Words to Those in Advanced Years
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Tell all that Sister White’s hand still traces words of instruction for
the people. I am completing another book on Old Testament history.
[
Reference here is to Prophets and Kings
.]
May the Lord bless you and keep you in hope and courage.—
Letter
130, 1910
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Less Constant Taxing Labor
Dear Brother [S. N.] Haskell,
I urge you not to work above that which you are able to do. You
should have less constant, taxing labor, that you may be able to keep
yourself in a rested condition. You should take a sleep in the daytime.
You can then think more readily, and your thoughts will be more clear
and your words more convincing. And be sure to bring your whole
being into connection with God. Accept the Holy Spirit for your
spiritual illumination, and under its guidance follow on to know the
Lord. Go forth where the Lord directs, doing what He commands.
Wait on the Lord, and He will renew your strength.
But it is not required of you or of me to be on a continual strain. We
should surrender continually what He requires of us, and He will show
us His covenant. “The secret of the Lord is with them that fear him”
(
Psalm 25:14
). We shall be instructed more deeply in the mystery of
God the Father and of Jesus Christ. We shall have visions of the King
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in His beauty, and before us will be opened the rest that remaineth
for the people of God. We will soon enter the city whose builder and
maker is God—the city we have long talked of.—
Letter 78, 1906
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Trust God—Lean Upon Him
Dear Sister [S. N.] Haskell,
Now when you can no longer be active, and infirmities press upon
you, all that God requires of you is to trust Him. Commit the keeping
of your soul to Him as unto a faithful Creator. His mercies are sure,
His covenant is everlasting. Happy is the man whose hope is in the
Lord his God, who keepeth truth forever. Let your mind grasp the
promises and hold to them. If you cannot call to mind readily the rich
assurance contained in the precious promises, listen to them from the
lips of another. What fullness, what love and assurance are found in