The Messengers
The Lord has often given me a view of the situation and wants of
the scattered jewels who have not yet come to the light of the present
truth, and that the messengers should speed their way to them as fast as
possible, to give them the light. Many, all around us, only need to have
their prejudices removed, and the evidences of our present position
spread out before them from the Word, and they will joyfully receive
the present truth. The messengers should watch for souls as they that
must give account. I have seen that theirs must be a life of toil, and
anguish of spirit, while the weight of the precious, but often-wounded
cause of Christ rests upon them. They will have to lay aside worldly
interests and comforts, and make it their first object to do all in their
power to advance the cause of truth, and save perishing souls.
They will also have a rich reward. In their crowns of rejoicing,
those rescued by them and finally saved, will shine as stars for ever
and ever. And to all eternity they will enjoy the satisfaction of having
done what they could in presenting the truth in its purity and beauty,
so that souls fell in love with it, were sanctified through it, and availed
themselves of the inestimable privilege of being made rich, and being
washed in the blood of the Lamb, and redeemed unto God.
I saw that the shepherds should consult those in whom they have
reason to have confidence, those who have been in all the messages,
and are firm in all the present truth, before they advocate new points
of importance, which they may think the Bible sustains. Then the
shepherds will be perfectly united, and the union of the shepherds will
be felt by the church. Such a course I saw would prevent unhappy
divisions, and then there would be no danger of the precious flock
being divided, and the sheep scattered, without a shepherd.
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I also saw that God had messengers that he would use in his cause,
but they were not ready. They were too light and trifling to exert a
good influence over the flock, and did not feel the weight of the cause,
and the worth of souls as God’s messengers must feel in order to effect
good. Said the angel, “Be ye clean that bear the vessels of the Lord,
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