Prayer Meeting
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Testimonies
The testimony meeting may be considered the most precious
of all meetings—What deep and grave importance is attached to these
little assemblies! Jesus Christ has paid the ransom money of His own
blood for their souls, and He is in the midst of them when they meet
to worship God. The Majesty of heaven identifies His interests with
those of the believers, however humble may be their circumstances.
And wherever they are privileged to meet together, it is appropriate
that they speak often one to another, giving utterance to the gratitude
and love that results from thinking upon the name of the Lord. Thus
shall God be glorified as He hearkens and hears, and the testimony
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meeting will be considered the most precious of all meetings.—
Our
High Calling, 168
Meetings are interesting when everyone has something to say
for the Lord—The Lord has shown me that great interest should be
taken by Sabbathkeepers to keep up their meetings and make them
interesting. There is great necessity of more interest and energy being
manifested in this direction. All should have something to say for
the Lord, for by so doing they will be blest. A book of remembrance
is written of those who do not forsake the assembling of themselves
together, but speak often one to another. The remnant are to overcome
by the blood of the Lamb and the word of their testimony. Some
expect to overcome alone by the blood of the Lamb, without making
any special effort of their own. I saw that God has been merciful in
giving us the power of speech. He has given us a tongue, and we
are accountable to Him for its use. We should glorify God with our
mouth, speaking in honor of the truth and of His unbounded mercy,
and overcome by the word of our testimony through the blood of the
Lamb.—
Early Writings, 114
.
Testimonies should be short and of a nature to help others—
The prayer and social meeting should be a season of special help and
encouragement. All should feel it a privilege to take part. Let every
one who bears the name of Christ have something to say in the social
meeting. The testimonies should be short, and of a nature to help
others. Nothing will so completely kill the spirit of devotion as for one
person to take up twenty or thirty minutes in a long testimony. This
means death to the spirituality of the meeting.—
Gospel Workers, 171
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