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is short, and we are to labor with unflagging zeal.—
The Review and
Herald, November 29, 1906
. (
Selections from the Testimonies Setting
forth Important Principles Relating to Our Work in General, 243, 244
.)
America Needs the Light Too—Wake up, wake up, my brethren
and sisters, and enter the fields in America that have never been worked.
After you have given something for foreign fields, do not think your
duty done. There is a work to be done in foreign fields, but there is a
work to be done in America that is just as important. In the cities of
America there are people of almost every language. These need the
light that God has given to His church.
The Lord lives and reigns. Soon He will arise in majesty to shake
terribly the earth. A special message is now to be borne, a message
that will pierce the spiritual darkness and convict and convert souls.
“Haste thee, flee for thy life,” is the call to be given to those dwelling
in sin. We must now be terribly in earnest. We have not a moment
to spend in criticism and accusation. Let those who have done this in
the past fall on their knees in prayer, and let them beware how they
put their words and their plans in the place of God’s words and God’s
plans.—
Testimonies for the Church 8:36
.
Labor in Settlements of Farmers—In many States there are set-
tlements of industrious, well-to-do farmers, who have never heard of
the truth for this time. Such places should be worked. Let our lay
members take up this line of service. By lending or selling books, by
distributing papers, and by holding Bible readings, our lay members
could do much in their own neighborhoods. Filled with love for souls,
they could present the message of present truth with such power that
many would be converted. Let us remember that it is as important to
carry the message to those in the home field who have not heard the
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truth, as it is to go as missionaries to foreign countries.
There is abundant work for all who know the truth. Approach
the people in a persuasive, kindly manner, with hearts filled with
cheerfulness and Christlike love. The Saviour is ever near, with grace
and power to enable you to present the gospel of salvation, which will
bring many souls out of the darkness of unbelief into His marvelous
light. Reach out after those who are ready to perish. Call their attention
to the “Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.”—
SpTPW 245.