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“What Are You Doing Here?”
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to end the reign of sin and death, many with whom the Spirit of God
is still working.
These need the personal help of others who know God and His
Word. As those who understand Bible truth seek out the men and
women who are longing for light, angels will go with them. As a
result, many will stop giving honor to human institutions and will
take their stand fearlessly on the side of God and His law.
Satan makes every possible effort to cause the obedient to lose
sight of their mission and become satisfied with the pleasures of this
life. He leads them to settle down at ease or, for the sake of worldly
advantages, to move away from places where they might be a power
for good. Others he causes to flee from duty in discouragement
because of persecution. To every child of God whose voice the
enemy of souls has succeeded in silencing, the question comes,
“What are you doing here?” I commissioned you to go into all the
world and preach the gospel, to prepare a people for the day of God.
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Who sent you here?
The joy that sustained Christ through sacrifice and suffering was
the joy of seeing sinners saved. This should be the joy of every
Christian. Those who realize what redemption really means will be
moved to compassion as they see the moral and spiritual destitution
of people who are under the shadow of a terrible doom, with which
physical suffering cannot compare.
In many churches there are families who might move to places in
need of the ministry they can give. God calls for families to go to the
dark places of earth and work wisely for those who are wrapped in
spiritual gloom. This requires selfsacrifice. While many wait to have
every obstacle removed, souls are dying without hope and without
God. For worldly advantage, or to acquire scientific knowledge,
people endure hardship and privation. Where are those who are
willing to do as much for the sake of telling others of the Savior?
In Times of Weakness, Trust in God
If, under difficult circumstances, people of spiritual power who
are pressed beyond measure become discouraged, this is nothing
strange or new. One of the mightiest of the prophets ran for his life
from the rage of an infuriated woman. Bitter disappointment crushed