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Selected Messages Book 2
Jesus Christ has triumphed over death and rent the fetters of the
tomb, and all who sleep in the tomb will share the victory; they will
come forth from their graves as did the Conqueror....
God Has Not Left You
Dear afflicted ones, so sadly bereaved, God has not left you to be
the sport of Satan’s temptations. Let your sorrowful hearts be opened
to receive the words of consolation from your pitying Redeemer. Jesus
loves you. Receive the bright beams of the Sun of Righteousness and
be comforted. Thank Him who has risen from the dead, and who ever
liveth to make intercession for you. Jesus Christ is a living Saviour.
He is not in Joseph’s new tomb. He is risen, He is risen! Rejoice, even
in this your day of sorrow and bereavement, that you have a Saviour
who sympathizes with all your grief. He wept at the grave of Lazarus,
and identifies His sorrows with those of the sorrowing children.
In all your conflicts, in all the trials and perplexities of life, seek
counsel from God. The path of obedience to God is as a shining light
that shineth more and more unto the perfect day. Follow step after
step in the path of duty. Steep places may have to be climbed, but
go forward in the path of humility, of faith and self-denial, leaving
the clouds of doubt behind you. Sorrow not in a hopeless way, for
the living need your care and love. You have enlisted in the Lord’s
army; be brave soldiers of Jesus Christ. Let words of penitence and
grateful praise come up before God as sweet incense in His heavenly
sanctuary.
You may be disappointed, and your will and your way may be
denied; but be assured that the Lord loves you. The furnace fire may
kindle upon you, not for the purpose of destroying you, but to consume
the dross, that you may come forth as gold seven times purified. Bear
in mind that God will give you songs in the night. Darkness may
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seem to enclose you, but you are not to look at the clouds. Beyond
the darkest cloud there is an ever-shining light. The Lord has light for
every soul. Open the door of the heart to hope, peace, and joy. Jesus
says, “These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain
in you, and that your joy might be full” (
John 15:11
).
God has a special work for everyone to do, and each one of us may
do well the work which God has assigned him. The only thing we have