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Open the Door, March 6
Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and
open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with
me.
Revelation 3:20
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When the heart is emptied of self-importance, the door will be opened to
Christ, because you will recognize His knock. But unless you clear away the
rubbish that keeps the Lord Jesus out, He cannot possibly enter; for He forces
no entrance.
In the visions of the night I have been bearing a decided testimony that the
Lord Jesus will be found of all who will seek Him with the whole heart, and
lay hold of Him by faith. I was addressing you with intensity of earnestness.
Answer the prayer of Christ for unity, and put away the suspicions with which
Satan has been trying to lead you astray. Dismiss the enemy, and then the
Spirit of the Lord will lift up for you a standard against the enemy....
The prosperity of the soul depends upon Christ’s atoning sacrifice. He
came to this world to obtain forgiveness in our behalf. Our first work is to
strive most earnestly for spiritual blessings, in order that we may be kept
loyal and true amidst the perils of these last days—kept from yielding one
inch to Satan’s devices. It is the duty of every one to make straight paths
for his feet, lest the lame be turned out of the way. We have no time to lose.
The prosperity of the soul depends upon the oneness that Christ prayed might
exist among those who believe in Him. They are to be one with Him as He is
one with the Father. Drawing apart from one another is not God’s plan, but
the plan of the artful foe.
We are to beware of those who are denying their past experience, and who,
through specious devising, would if possible deceive the very elect. He who
is our Advocate in the heavenly courts is acquainted with every particular
of the deceptive wiles of those who are doing this work. Those who are
departing from the faith are at work to undermine the confidence of others,
and they have been thus at work for years. Our warnings come from the One
who is interested in us, because He sees our dangers, and is acquainted with
the conniving of those who are opposed to His truth....
He who is our Intercessor in the heavenly courts will purify His people.
Christ will perfect His saints.—
Letter 90, March 6, 1906
, to the brethren
assembled in council at Graysville, Tennessee.
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