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God’s Special Message for Today, April 9
The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the
works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.
Romans 13:12
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In a time like this, we should have but one object in view—the em-
ploying of every means that God has provided by which the truth may be
planted in the hearts of men.... It is the duty of every Christian to strive to
the utmost of his ability to spread abroad the knowledge of the truth.
God has waited long, and He is waiting still, to have the beings that are
His by both creation and redemption, listen to His voice, and obey Him as
loving, submissive children, whose desire is to be near His side, and to have
the light of His countenance shining upon them. We are to bear the third
angel’s message to the world, warning men against the worship of the beast
and his image, and directing them to take their places in the ranks of those
who “keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.” God has not
revealed to us the time when this message will close, or when probation
will have an end.... It is our duty to watch and work and wait, to labor every
moment for the souls of men that are ready to perish....
Now, just now, is the time for us to be watching, working, and waiting....
The end of all things is at hand.... The Spirit of the Lord is working to
take the truth of the inspired word and stamp it upon the soul so that the
professed followers of Christ will have a holy, sacred joy that they will be
able to impart to others....
There is need of a deeper, stronger, more constraining testimony on the
power of the truth as seen in the practical godliness of those who profess to
believe it.
We are to have the truth planted in the heart, and teach it to others as it is
in Jesus. The world is in a very solemn period; for souls are deciding what
will be their eternal destiny. Satan and his angels are continually plotting to
make void the law of God, and thus to enslave the souls of men in the toils
of sin. The darkness which is covering the earth is deepening, but those
who walk humbly with God have nothing to fear.
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