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speak. Their message is to be, “Thus saith the Lord.” God calls for
men like Elijah, Nathan, and John the Baptist—men who will bear His
message with faithfulness, regardless of the consequences; men who
will speak the truth bravely, though it call for the sacrifice of all they
have.
God cannot use men who, in time of peril, when the strength,
courage, and influence of all are needed, are afraid to take a firm stand
for the right. He calls for men who will do faithful battle against
wrong, warring against principalities and powers, against the rulers of
the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
It is to such as these that He will speak the words: “Well done, good
and faithful servant; ... enter thou into the joy of thy Lord.”
Matthew
25:23
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