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Be Strong, for God is With Us, July 14
Be strong, all ye people of the land, saith the Lord, and work: for I
am with you, saith the Lord of hosts.
Haggai 2:4
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Our Lord is cognizant of the conflict of His people in these last days
with the satanic agencies combined with evil men who neglect and refuse
their great salvation. With the greatest simplicity and candor, our Saviour,
the mighty General of the armies of heaven, does not conceal the stern
conflict which they will experience. He points out the dangers, He shows
us the plan of the battle, and the hard and hazardous work to be done, and
then lifts His voice before entering the conflict to
count
the
cost
while at
the same time He encourages all to take up the weapons of their warfare
and expect the heavenly host to compose the armies to war in defense of
truth and righteousness. Men’s weakness shall find supernatural strength
and help in every stern conflict to do the deeds of Omnipotence, and
perseverance in faith and perfect trust in God will ensure success.
While the past confederacy of evil is arrayed against them He bids
them to be brave and strong and fight valiantly for they have a heaven to
win, and they have more than an angel in their ranks, the mighty General
of armies leads on the armies of heaven. As on the occasion of the taking
of Jericho, not one of the armies of Israel could boast of exercising their
finite strength to overthrow the walls of the city, but the Captain of the
Lord’s host planned the battle in the greatest simplicity, that the Lord alone
should receive the glory and man should not be exalted. God has promised
us all power; for the promise is unto you and your children, and to all that
are afar off even as many as the Lord our God shall call
Faith is the living power that presses through every barrier, overrides
all obstacles, and plants its banner in the heart of the enemy’s camp
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The S.D.A. Bible Commentary 2:995, 996
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30
The Signs of the Times, April 14, 1881
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