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Testimonies for the Church Volume 9
many souls will turn from error to truth. The earth will be lighted
with the glory of the Lord.
Heavenly angels have long been waiting for human agents—
the members of the church—to co-operate with them in the great
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work to be done. They are waiting for you. So vast is the field, so
comprehensive the design, that every sanctified heart will be pressed
into service as an instrument of divine power.
At the same time there will be a power working from beneath.
While God’s agents of mercy work through consecrated human
beings, Satan sets his agencies in operation, laying under tribute all
who will submit to his control. There will be lords many and gods
many. The cry will be heard, “Lo, here is Christ,” and, “Lo, there
is Christ.” The deep plotting of Satan will reveal itself everywhere
for the purpose of diverting the attention of men and women from
present duty. There will be signs and wonders. But the eye of faith
will discern in all these manifestations harbingers of the grand and
awful future, and the triumphs that await the people of God.
Work, oh, work, keeping eternity in view! Bear in mind that
every power must be sanctified. A great work is to be done. Let the
prayer go forth from unfeigned lips: “God be merciful unto us, and
bless us; and cause His face to shine upon us.... That Thy way may
be known upon earth, Thy saving health among all nations.”
Psalm
67:1, 2
.
Those who realize, even in a limited degree, what redemption
means to them and to their fellow men, will walk by faith and will
comprehend in some measure the vast needs of humanity. Their
hearts will be moved to compassion as they see the widespread
destitution in our world—the destitution of the multitudes who are
suffering for food and clothing, and the moral destitution of thou-
sands who are under the shadow of a terrible doom, in comparison
with which physical suffering fades into nothingness.
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Let church members bear in mind that the fact that their names
are registered on the church books will not save them. They must
show themselves approved of God, workmen that need not be
ashamed. Day by day they are to build their characters in accordance
with Christ’s directions. They are to abide in Him, constantly exer-
cising faith in Him. Thus they will grow up to the full stature of men
and women in Christ—wholesome, cheerful, grateful Christians,