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Can You Claim God’s Seal?, August 16
Give ear, O my people, to my law: incline your ears to the words of my
mouth.
Psalm 78:1
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We have a message to bear to those who have not had the light of present
truth; and in our work we must make no denial of our faith. A study of the
history of the children of Israel will help us to learn lessons that will keep us
from repeating the mistakes that spoiled their record. The Lord wonderfully
delivered this people from their bondage to an oppressive king, and Himself
took charge of their vast army. He guided them by a pillar of cloud by day,
and a pillar of fire by night—a cloud which enshrouded His own presence. He
provided them with food in the wilderness; and men did eat angels’ food....
Soon after Israel’s encampment at Sinai, Moses was called up into the
mount to meet with God. Alone he climbed the steep and rugged path, and
drew near to the cloud that marked the place of Jehovah’s presence. Israel
was now to be taken into close and peculiar relationship to the Most High
God. As a nation they were to come under the special government of God....
Amid thunders and lightnings God spoke His law in the hearing of that
vast multitude. God gave the occasion of the giving of the law one of awful
grandeur. He desired that the people should understand the exalted character
of His law. The people must be taught that everything connected with His
service must be regarded with the greatest reverence....
The time left to us is very short. Let us put away all selfish indulgence; for
this weakens the physical, mental, and moral strength, and makes the human
agent unable to have a true sense of the sacredness of God’s requirements....
Can you claim the seal of the living God? Can you claim that you are
sanctified by the truth? We have not, as a people, given the law of God the
preeminence as we should. We are in danger of doing our own pleasure on
the Sabbath day.
Precious instruction has been given to our people in the books I have been
charged to write. How many read and study these books? The light that God
has given may be regarded with indifference and unbelief, but this light will
condemn all who have not chosen to accept and obey it.—
Letter 258, August
16, 1907
, to Edson and Emma White.
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