Chapter 331—Christ is Waiting
This gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a
witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.
Matthew 24:14
.
The gospel of Christ is from beginning to end the gospel of saving grace.
It is a distinctive and controlling idea. It will be a help to the needy, light for
the eyes that are blind to the truth, and a guide to souls seeking for the true
foundation. Full and everlasting salvation is within the reach of every soul.
Christ is waiting and longing to speak pardon, and impart the freely offered
grace. He is watching and waiting, saying as He said to the blind man at the
gate of Jericho, “What wilt thou that I should do unto thee?” (
Mark 10:51
). I
will take away thy sins; I will wash you in My blood.
In all the highways of life there are souls to be saved. The blind are
groping in darkness. Give them the light, and God will bless you as His
laborers.
We need greater earnestness in the cause of Christ. The solemn message
of truth should be given with an intensity that would impress unbelievers
that God is working with our efforts, that the Most High is our living source
of strength.
It is the privilege of every Christian, not only to look for, but to hasten
the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Were all who profess His name bearing
fruit to His glory, how quickly the whole world would be sown with the seed
of the gospel. Quickly the last harvest would be ripened, and Christ would
come to gather the precious grain.
The time has come when through God’s messengers the scroll is being
unrolled to the world. The truth contained in the first, second, and third
angels’ messages must go to every nation, kindred, tongue, and people; it
must lighten the darkness of every continent, and extend to the islands of the
sea. There must be no delay in this work.
Our watchword is to be, Onward, ever onward! Angels of heaven will go
before us to prepare the way. Our burden for the regions beyond can never
be laid down till the whole earth is lighted with the glory of the Lord.
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