What is Ahmadiyyat? — Page 91
( ~H and his opponents. For his· follG\vers,. it was to be a rule of life. For others. , it ~. aS to serve as an instrument for testing the truth of his claims. . Our God is a living God. The realm both of Xature and of Spirit are under 1-Jis sovereignty. A believer's duty is to cultivate as close a relation with God as he can and come as near to Him as is possible. . He who is. without guidance must seek guidance from Him and reach the truth with His help. The message of ·the Promised 11essiah for this age is that mankind. has to find God again. and having found God, to re-forni itself to His liking. :T6 those who seem to despair, the ·Promised ~essiah brings the certain expectation of meeting God. FrieDds~ read the holy books. Read the history of your own fore-fat~rs. Were their lives consecrated. to material ('. nds. ? Did t h e y rely. only · on