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immediately. She arose and prepared supper, a thing she had not done
for ten years. Now the minister was vile, his life was corrupt, and yet
here was a great work. He took the glory all to himself.
Then again the scene mentioned above passed before me. I saw that
the woman was a true disciple of Christ; her faith was that she should
be healed. I saw their prayers: One was misty, dark, fell downward;
the other prayer was mixed with light or specks which looked to me
like diamonds, and arose upward to Jesus and He sent it up to His
Father like sweet incense, and a beam of light was immediately sent to
the afflicted one and she revived and strengthened under its influence.
Said the angel, God will gather every particle of true, sincere faith;
like diamonds shall they be gathered up and will surely bring a return
or answer; and God will separate the precious from the vile. Although
He bears long with the hypocrite and sinner, yet he will be searched
out. Though he may flourish with the honest a while like the green
bay tree, yet the time will come when his folly will be made manifest,
and he be brought to confusion.—
Letter 2, 1851
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When Restoration Would Not Be Best
We know of instances where the Lord has laid a case of diseased
humanity upon the heart of His people and put within them a longing
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of soul, and they have prayed most earnestly for recovery and have
supposed they had a right to claim the promise, and yet the sick died.
The Lord, who sees the end from the beginning, understood that should
He work by His power to heal, the divine will would be misunderstood.
At times, restoration would not be best, either for the friends or
for the church, but would result in wild enthusiasm and fanaticism,
leading some to the conclusion that impulse is the ground of our faith.
The only safe course is to follow the written Word. After you have
done all you can for the sufferer, place the case in the hands of the
Lord. It may be that death will be for His glory. The Lord permits
some to die who for months and years have lingered in sickness. He
sees fit to give His suffering ones rest.—
Manuscript 67, 1899
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