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you. Go forth in faith, praying that God will prepare hearts to receive
the light. Be pleasant and courteous. Show by a consistent course that
you are true Christians. Walk and work in the light of heaven, and
your path will be as the path of the just, shining more and more unto
the perfect day.
To Business Men and Ministers
Take the books to business men, to teachers of the gospel, whose
minds have not been called to the special truths for this time. The
message is to be given “in the highways,”—to men who take an active
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part in the world’s work, to the teachers and leaders of the people.
Thousands can be reached in the most simple, humble way. The most
intellectual, those who are looked upon as the world’s most gifted men
and women, are often refreshed by the simple words of one who loves
God, and who can speak of that love as naturally as the worldling
speaks of the things that interest him most deeply. Often the words
well prepared and studied have but little influence. But the true, honest
expression of a son or daughter of God, spoken in natural simplicity,
has power to open the door to hearts that have long been closed against
Christ and his love.
Let no one think that he is at liberty to fold his hands and do
nothing. That any one can be saved in indolence and inactivity is
an utter impossibility. Think of what Christ accomplished during his
earthly ministry. How earnest, how untiring, were his efforts! He
allowed nothing to turn him aside from the work given him. Are we
following in his footsteps? He gave up all to carry out God’s plan of
mercy for the fallen race. In the fulfillment of the purpose of heaven,
he became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. He had
had no communion with sin, had known nothing of it; but he came to
this world, and took upon his sinless soul the guilt of sinful man, that
sinners might stand justified before God. He grappled with temptation,
overcoming in our behalf. The Son of God, pure and unsullied, bore
the penalty of transgression, and received the stroke of death that
brought deliverance to the race.
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