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Called to Be Witnesses
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sense of their danger. If every Seventh-day Adventist had done the
work laid upon him, the number of believers would now be much
larger than it is. In all the cities of America there would be those
who had been led to heed the message to obey the Law of God.
In some places the message regarding the observance of the
Sabbath has been set forth with clearness and power, while other
places have been left without warning. Will not those who know the
truth awake to the responsibilities resting upon them? My brethren,
you cannot afford to bury yourselves in worldly enterprises or inter-
ests. You cannot afford to neglect the commission given you by the
Saviour.
Everything in the universe calls upon those who know the truth
to consecrate themselves unreservedly to the proclamation of the
truth as it has been made known to them in the third angel’s message.
That which we see and hear calls us to our duty. The working of
satanic agencies calls every Christian to stand in his lot.
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The Kind of Workers Needed
The work given us is a great and important one, and in it are
needed wise, unselfish men, men who understand what it means to
give themselves to unselfish effort to save souls. But there is no
need for the service of men who are lukewarm, for such men Christ
cannot use. Men and women are needed whose hearts are touched
with human suffering and whose lives give evidence that they are
receiving and imparting light and life and grace.
The people of God are to come close to Christ in self-denial and
sacrifice, their one aim being to give the message of mercy to all
the world. Some will work in one way and some in another, as the
Lord shall call and lead them. But they are all to strive together,
seeking to make the work a perfect whole. With pen and voice they
are to labor for Him. The printed word of truth is to be translated
into different languages and carried to the ends of the earth.
My heart is often burdened because so many who might work
are doing nothing. They are the sport of Satan’s temptations. Every
church member who has a knowledge of the truth is expected to
work while the day lasts; for the night cometh, wherein no man
can work. Erelong we shall understand what that night means. The