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the power of His grace should talk their doubts, and by thus doing
make themselves a channel for Satan to transmit his suggestions to
other minds. A seed of unbelief and evil sown is not readily rooted up.
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Satan nourishes it every hour, and it flourishes and becomes strong. A
good seed sown needs to be nourished, watered, and tenderly cared
for; because every poisonous influence is thrown about it to hinder its
growth and cause it to die.
Satan’s efforts are more powerful now than ever before, for he
knows that his time to deceive is short. Brother Hull, I saw that you
had injured yourself greatly by exposing your weakness and telling
your doubts to those who are Satan’s agents. You have been deceived
by soft words and fair speeches, and have exposed yourself in a most
reckless manner to the attacks of Satan. How could you thus wound
yourself and reproach God’s word? You have recklessly rushed upon
Satan’s battleground, and it is no marvel that your mind is so stupid
and unfeeling. Already has Satan through his agents poisoned the
atmosphere you breathe; already have evil angels telegraphed to his
agents upon earth in regard to the course to be pursued toward you.
And this is one whom God has called to stand between the living and
the dead; this is one of the watchmen stationed upon the walls of Zion
to tell the people the time of night. A heavy responsibility rests upon
you. If you go down, you will not go alone; for Satan will employ you
as his agent to lead souls to death.
I saw that angels of God were looking sorrowfully toward you.
They had left your side and were turning mournfully away, while
Satan and his angels were grinning in exultation over you. If you
had yourself battled with your doubts and not encouraged the devil
to tempt you, by talking out your unbelief and loving to dwell upon
it, you would not have attracted the fallen angels about you in such
numbers. But you chose to talk your darkness; you chose to dwell
upon it; and the more you talk and dwell upon it, the darker and darker
you grow. You are shutting out from you every ray of heaven’s light;
and a great gulf is coming between you and the only ones who can
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help you. If you proceed in the way you have started, misery and woe
are before you. God’s hand will arrest you in a manner that will not
suit you. His wrath will not slumber. But now He invites you. Now,
just now, He calls upon you to return unto Him without delay, and He
will graciously pardon and heal all your backslidings. God is leading