The Highways and Byways
Out-of-the-Way Places—In our planning for the extension of the
work, far more than the cities alone must be comprehended. In out-of-
the-way places are many, many families that need to be looked after in
order to learn whether they understand the work that Jesus is doing for
His people.
Those in the highways are not to be neglected; neither are those
in the hedges; and as we journey about from place to place and pass
by house after house, we should often inquire, “Have the people who
are living in these places heard the message? Has the truth of God’s
Word been brought to their ears? Do they understand that the end of
all things is at hand, and that the judgments of God are impending?
Do they realize that every soul has been bought with an infinite price?
As I meditate upon these things, my heart goes out in deep longing
to see the truth carried in its simplicity to the homes of these people
along the highways and places far removed from the crowded centers
of population....It is our privilege to visit them and acquaint them with
God’s love for them and with His wonderful provision for the salvation
of their souls.
In this work in the highways and the hedges, there are serious
difficulties to be met and overcome. The worker, as he searches for
souls, is not to fear nor be discouraged, for God is his helper, and
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will continue to be his helper; and He will open up ways before His
servants.—
Manuscript 15, 1909
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A Call for Larger Plans—We are altogether too narrow in our
plans. We need to be broader minded. God wants us to carry out in
our work for Him the principles of truth and righteousness. His work
is to go forward in cities and towns and villages....
We must get away from our smallness and make larger plans. There
must be a wider reaching forth to work for those who are nigh and
those who are afar off.—
Manuscript 87, 1907
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Unpromising Fields—The field of labor is to be extended. The
gospel message is to go to all parts of the world. The most unpromising
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