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Counsels for the Church
It has cost self-denial, self-sacrifice, indomitable energy, and much
prayer, to bring up the various missionary enterprises where they
now stand. There is danger that some of those now coming upon the
stage of action will rest content to be inefficient, feeling that there
is now no need of so great self-denial and diligence, such hard and
disagreeable labor, as the leaders in this message experienced; that
times have changed; and that since there is now more means in the
cause of God, it is not necessary for them to place themselves in such
trying circumstances as many were called to meet in the rise of the
message.
But were there the same diligence and self-sacrifice manifest at the
present stage of the work as at its beginning, we should see a hundred
times more than is now accomplished
Our profession is an exalted one. As Sabbathkeeping Adventists
we profess to obey all God’s commandments and to be looking for
the coming of our Redeemer. A most solemn message of warning has
been entrusted to God’s faithful few. We should show by our words
and works that we recognize the great responsibility laid upon us. Our
light should shine so clearly that others can see that we glorify the
Father in our daily lives; that we are connected with heaven and are
joint heirs with Jesus Christ, that when He shall appear in power and
great glory, we shall be like Him
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Testimonies for the Church 4:16