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Working Through Humble Instruments, May 25
Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of
God is stronger than men.
1 Corinthians 1:25
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God will move upon men of humble position in society, men who have not
become insensible to the bright rays of light through so long contemplating
the light of truth, and refusing to make any improvement or advancement
therein. Many such will be seen hurrying hither and thither, constrained by
the Spirit of God to bring the light to others. The truth, the word of God, is as
a fire in their bones, filling them with a burning desire to enlighten those who
sit in darkness.
Many, even among the uneducated, now proclaim the words of the Lord.
Children are impelled by the Spirit to go forth and declare the message from
heaven. The Spirit is poured out upon all who will yield to its promptings,
and, casting off all man’s machinery, his binding rules and cautious methods,
they will declare the truth with the might of the Spirit’s power. Multitudes
will receive the faith and join the armies of the Lord.
Many of those who are professedly followers of the Lord at the present
time do not submit themselves to the guidance of His Spirit, but try to harness
up the Holy Spirit, and drive Him in their way. All such must abandon their
self-sufficiency, and yield themselves unreservedly to the Lord, that He may
work out His good pleasure in and through them.
The seven last plagues are about to descend upon the disobedient. Many
have let the gospel invitation go unheeded; they have been tested and tried; but
mountainous obstacles have seemed to loom up before their faces, blocking
their onward march. Through faith, perseverance, and courage, many will
surmount these obstructions and walk out into the glorious light. Almost
unconsciously barriers have been erected in the strait and narrow way; stones
of stumbling have been placed in the path; these will all be rolled away.
The safeguards which false shepherds have thrown around their flocks will
become as naught; thousands will step out into the light, and work to spread
the light.—
The Review and Herald, July 23, 1895
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