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Move Forward in Faith and Unity, Nobember 2
Therefore if there is any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any
fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and mercy, fulfill my joy by being
like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.
Philippians 2:1, 2
, NKJV.
I well remember how, when we were living in the Carroll House [in Takoma
Park, Maryland], near the water tower, the young men working on the school land
would meet together in a large room in this house at half-past five every morning
for family worship. As we worshiped God together, we knew that the Holy Spirit
was among us.
We sought the Lord with the whole heart, and He came very near to us. We
presented the promise “Ask, and it shall be given unto you; seek, and ye shall find;
knock, and it shall be opened unto you.” Is not this assurance strong enough? We
took this promise with us into the place of prayer, asking the Lord to lead and direct
in the work to be done here....
If there are any of you who have weak faith, remember that it is because you do
not work on the affirmative side. It is of no use for us to think that we can carry
forward the glorious work of God without strong, unfaltering faith. The world is
fast becoming as it was in the days of Noah. Satan is working with intensity of
effort, knowing that he has but a short time. Wickedness prevails to an appalling
extent. God’s people are but a handful, compared with the ungodly, and we can
gain success only as we cooperate with the heavenly angels, who will go before all
who press forward to do that which God has said should be done....
When I think of all that God has done for us, I say, “Praise God, from whom
all blessings flow.” As the work is opened up in the various places, may we ever
remember that we are to draw in even cords. Those who have educated themselves
to stand on the negative side should without delay repent and be converted....
Remember that when you stand on the negative side, accusing and condemning,
you make room for the agencies of the power of darkness. Precious time has to be
spent in waging war against these agencies, because there were those who refused
to stand on the affirmative side....
“Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory.” Satan is behind all strife and
vainglory. Let us get out of his company, and stand with those who say, “Victory is
for us, and we will cling to the arm of infinite power.”—
The Review and Herald,
June 15, 1905
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