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Good Works to Follow Revival, December 24
If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to
cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
1 John 1:9
, NKJV.
The soul that lives by faith in Christ desires no other nor greater good than
to know and to do the will of God. It is God’s will that faith in Christ shall be
made perfect by works; He connects the salvation and eternal life of those who
believe with these works, and through them provides for the light of truth to go to
all countries and peoples. This is the fruit of the working of God’s Spirit.
The truth has taken hold of hearts. It is not a fitful impulse, but a true turning
unto the Lord, and the perverse will of human beings is brought into subjection
to the will of God. To rob God in tithes and offerings is a violation of the plain
injunction of Jehovah and works the deepest injury to those who do it; for it deprives
them of the blessing of God, which is promised to those who deal honestly with
Him....
If Satan cannot keep souls bound in the ice of indifference, he will try to push
them into the fire of fanaticism. When the Spirit of the Lord comes among His
people, the enemy seizes the opportunity to work also, seeking to mold the work of
God through the peculiar, unsanctified traits of different ones who are connected
with that work. Thus there is always danger that unwise moves will be made. Many
carry on a work of their own devising, a work which God has not prompted....
If the enemy can push individuals to extremes, he is well pleased. He can thus
do greater harm than if there had been no religious awakening. We know that there
has never yet been a religious effort made in which Satan has not tried his best to
intrude himself, and in these last days he will do this as never before. He sees that
his time is short, and he will work with all deceivableness of unrighteousness to
mingle errors and incorrect views with the work of God and push men and women
into false positions....
Hearts that are under the influence of the Spirit of God will be in sweet harmony
with His will. I have been shown that when the Lord works by His Holy Spirit,
there will be nothing in its operations which will degrade the Lord’s people before
the world, but it will exalt them. The religion of Christ does not make those who
profess it coarse and rough. The subjects of grace are not unteachable, but ever
willing to learn of Jesus and to counsel with one another.—
Testimonies for the
Church 5:644-647
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