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Take Time to be Holy, February 17
For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our
learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might
have hope.
Romans 15:4
.
We say to every soul, Study your Bible, as you have never studied it
before.... Let the affirmative of truth come forth from human lips, under the
dictation of the Holy Spirit. I beg of all to watch and pray, lest they enter into
temptation.
The work going on in the world means much to us all. It is now as it was
when the message was given in Noah’s day, and the invitation went forth
for all who would to enter the ark. We know not how soon the last message
of warning may be given, and our cases fixed for eternity. But the Lord is
gracious, and He presents the invitation, “Come; for all things are now ready”
(
Luke 14:17
).
There was hope for all the inhabitants of the Noachic world to enter the
ark before the door was closed. After it was closed, those who entered were
severely tried, for they were in the ark a full week before the rain came. O
what fearful scoffing and mocking and defiance of God there was by those
who had refused to enter! But after the week was ended, the rain began to fall
gently. This was a new thing. The rain continued until every living thing was
destroyed from the face of the earth. But one family—the family that entered
the ark—was saved.
We need now to be prepared for the closing scenes of this earth’s history.
Let all search their own hearts diligently and be converted, that their sins
may be pardoned. The world is becoming more and more decidedly opposed
to God and to the truth of God. All who will do the will of God will be
successful in obtaining knowledge and their experience will be valuable.
We must now prepare to do a great work in a short time. We must have an
individual experience, and, if we will come to the Lord in humility, He will
be found of us, and He will work with us, and His salvation will be revealed.
Day and night I have been sending my prayers up to the Lord.... I have
been weighed down as I have thought of the situation of those who have
had such great light, and yet have gone steadily on step by step in rejection
of light.... I long to see the unbelief break. I long to see Satan defeated
and expelled.... I am holding on by the gift of faith.—
Letter 84, February
17, 1906
, to Elder and Mrs. E. W. Farnsworth, laboring in Battle Creek,
Michigan.
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