Below the nature of every man, the foundation of his nature, the everlasting rock upon which it is built, is God. He can not be ignored in any act, in any transaction. You may attempt to blot Him out, or cover Him up out of the sight of your own intelligence, but He is there always. He is your Creator, and the more you are in touch with Him, the more responsive you are to His promptings, the higher your moral character.
The old Pagans had no morality because they hid God from their own hearts and understandings, and substituted gods of wood and stone.
They really worshipped themselves, for when a man casts out God there is nothing but himself to worship.
The fact is, when men desire to lead immoral lives, or commit violations of law of any kind, they begin by closing their eyes to God and forgetting their Creator, and they say: “There is no Hell.”
In these days it is impossible for a man to live without a knowledge of his Creator. His name is everywhere and stamped upon everything. This very knowledge makes it incumbent upon every man to keep in touch with his Creator, for it is the common sentiment of all mankind, and can not be ignored.
The observance of every moral precept is prompted by the Creator, who “wills not that men shall perish, but that they shall live.”
To turn away from Him is to lose moral character, to keep in touch with Him is to preserve it. We keep in touch with God by remembering Him.
Do Not Try to Succeed Without the Help of God
“Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.” Proverbs, 3, 5.
The Lord is a mighty power of strength to you, as He is to all mankind, and He invites you to make use of that strength. Human life is a poor and small thing without something to make it of great importance. That something is the Lord, and He is part of our lives, of every moment, and we can not drive Him out of it. Why? Because He created us, and will not permit one of His creations to be without help.