March 11

“As for the other events of Solomon’s reign–all he did . . . are they not written in the book of the annals of Solomon?” — 1 Kgs 11:41

They are all written! They are not all written in the Bible–but they all went down in the chronicles of the kings. Nor was that all. When their ancient paper was used, the impression of the writing goes through and is traced on underlying sheets.

Just so, our life makes its records in the chronicles of the times; but the writing also goes through, and every line and word goes down on pages invisible to our eyes the pages of God’s book. We read in the Bible, that the books will be opened for final judgment; and Solomon himself tells us that “God shall bring every work into judgment, with every hidden thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.”

Solomon is gone, and his record cannot now be changed; but we are concerned with our own lives. The young have the chief portion of their life yet before them. It is important that they remember that all their acts are written; that things which are hidden from the eyes of the world–are yet written down on the Book within the veil; and that some day–all secret things shall be manifested, brought fully to the light, before all the universe. It is important, therefore, that they do, along the common days, only the things which they will be glad to see revealed when all secret things shall be uncovered. When the day of judgment comes, we shall be asked how holy were our lives–and not how fine our words!