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the example of Jesus, and make a sacrifice for his fellow man. Satan
and his angels are combined against the people of God; but Jesus is
seeking to purify them unto Himself. He requires them to advance His
work. God has deposited with His people in this world enough to carry
forward His work without embarrassment, and it is His plan that the
means which He has entrusted to them be used judiciously. “Sell that
ye have, and give alms,” is a part of God’s sacred word. The servants
of God must arise, cry aloud, and spare not, “show My people their
transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.” The work of God is
to become more extensive, and if His people follow His counsel, there
will not be much means in their possession to be consumed in the final
conflagration. All will have laid up their treasure where moth and rust
cannot corrupt; and the heart will not have a cord to bind it to earth.
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