Chapter 192—A Faithful Guide
For this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even
unto death.
Psalm 48:14
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No truth is more clearly taught in the Bible than that God by His Holy
Spirit especially directs His servants on earth in the great movements for the
carrying forward of the work of salvation. Men are instruments in the hands
of God, employed by Him to accomplish His purposes of grace and mercy.
I am encouraged and blessed as I realize that the God of Israel is still
guiding His people, and that He will continue to be with them, even to the
end....
If ever there was a time when we needed the special guidance of the Holy
Spirit, it is now. We need a thorough consecration. It is fully time that we
gave to the world a demonstration of the power of God in our own lives and
in our ministry.
The Lord desires to see the work of proclaiming the third angel’s message
carried forward with increasing efficiency. As He has worked in all ages to
give victories to His people, so in this age He longs to carry to a triumphant
fulfillment His purposes for His church. He bids His believing saints to
advance unitedly, going from strength to greater strength, from faith to
increased assurance and confidence in the truth and righteousness of His
cause.
We are to stand firm as a rock to the principles of the Word of God,
remembering that God is with us to give us strength to meet each new
experience.... We are to hold as very sacred the faith that has been
substantiated by the instruction and approval of the Spirit of God from
our earliest experience until the present time. We are to cherish as very
precious the work that the Lord has been carrying forward through His
commandment-keeping people, and which, through the power of His grace
will grow stronger and more efficient as time advances. The enemy is seeking
to becloud the discernment of God’s people, and to weaken their efficiency,
but if they will labor as the Spirit of God shall direct, He will open doors of
opportunity before them.... Their experience will be one of constant growth,
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