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All Men Are Brothers, September 17
God that made the world and all things therein ...hath made of one
blood all nations of men.
Acts 17:24-26
.
God has shown for human beings an infinite depth of love, and yet how
far short we fall of appreciating this love. Christ died on the cross of Calvary
that sinners might be redeemed from the slavery of sin and placed on vantage
ground before God. Think of the wonderful love that the Father revealed in
making this sacrifice. It is ours to point those outside the fold to this love,
ours to tell sinners what Christ has done for them, and what they may become
through His transforming grace.
We desire that in all that is done, the Lord’s name shall be glorified, and
His cause advanced. Never was there a time when wise generalship was so
much needed as at the present time. Human prejudice is not of God. To be
guided by impulse is very dangerous. Human impulse is a poor commodity
and cannot take the place of sanctified reason.
The Lord Jesus is looking upon every soul with intense interest. He has
declared that the spiritual character of His church is to be carefully main-
tained. The church is in the world, and is to do a work for the world, but the
doors of the church are not to be opened to worldliness. “Every plant, which
my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up” (
Matthew 15:13
).
The church must be strictly guarded. Its sacred character must be demon-
strated to the world. “Ye are God’s husbandry, ye are God’s building” (
1
Corinthians 3:9
). “Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. For
it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure”
(
Philippians 2:12, 13
)....
Today the truth is to be proclaimed to all nations and kindreds and tongues
and peoples. Christ desires us to labor in a way that will not arouse prejudice,
for when prejudice is aroused, some are cut off from hearing the truth....
We are still in this world, where these barriers exist, and we must work in
a way that will enable us to reach all classes. Let not the present obstructions
worry you and destroy your faith and confidence in God.—
Manuscript 114,
September 17, 1904
, “Directions Regarding Work for Colored People.”
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