Our Work
What is our work? The same as that given to John the Baptist, of
whom we read: “In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in
the wilderness of Judea, and saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of
heaven is at hand. For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet
Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye
the way of the Lord, make His paths straight.”
Matthew 3:1-3
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All who are truly engaged in the work of the Lord for these last
days will have a decided message to bear. Read the first few verses of
the fortieth chapter of Isaiah:
“The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way
of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Every
valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low:
and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain:
and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it
together: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.”
Isaiah 40:3-5
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“The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh
is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field:
the grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the Spirit of the Lord
bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass. The grass withereth, the
flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand forever.”
Verses 6-8
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This chapter is filled with instruction appropriate for us at this
time. The word of the Lord to us is: “Repent ye; prepare the way for a
revival of My work.”
The removal to Washington of work hitherto carried on in Battle
Creek is a step in the right direction. We are to continue to press into
the regions beyond, where the people are in spiritual darkness. Every
valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low:
and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain.”
Verse 4
. Every obstacle to the redemption of God’s people is to be
removed by the opening of His word and the presentation of a plain
“Thus saith the Lord.” The true light is to shine forth; for darkness
covers the earth, and gross darkness the people. The truth of the living
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