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do missionary work?” In the fear and love of God I say, Become a
home missionary. Educate yourself in Bible ways and means, that you
may be a successful worker in your own home, for, you see, they need
to be saved, for they are sinners. Do not forsake your post of duty
because of the unpleasantness of it. There are many living martyrs
today who suffer in silence, who trust in God when they are abused
with the tongue and who are tantalized, who are hurt and wounded
by coarse, harsh denunciations, whose lot seems to be to live and to
suffer, receiving comfort only from Jesus who is the Source of their
strength. Such souls are missionaries. They are Christ’s noble ones,
and their names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.
Remember, Jesus knows it all—every sorrow, every grief; He will
not leave you to sink, for His arms are beneath you. You may be an
enlightenment to a whole neighborhood if you are indeed patient, kind,
forbearing. In this, my sister, consider your questions answered.—
Manuscript 9, 1868
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Secure in God’s Promises—It is essential for you to put your
trust in God. I am sorry that in the place where you live you have
so little encouragement in religious lines. There are many who will
give you words of sympathy, but they do not bring comfort to the
longing, hungry soul, which is bruised and wounded and which needs
the healing balm. Never forget that your Saviour lives and reigns.
Your grasp on the divine promises must be strong. Human teachers in
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Christian faith are few.
You may have felt almost discouraged, and may have yielded to the
temptation to neglect your religious duties, to shun the cross-bearing
life of a Christian; you may have consented to be governed by worldly
principles and sentiments; you may have neglected prayer, neglected
to confess Christ. If you have done this, do so no more. Remember
the words of Christ, “Ye are My witnesses.” Your light may have been
flickering, but, thank God, it is not too late, even now, to acknowledge
the claims the Lord has upon you.
Trust in the Merits of Christ—You are the property of Jesus
Christ. He has purchased you at an infinite cost to Himself. His you
are by creation and by redemption. Although to you your hope of
heaven may be at times uncertain, yet you know in whom to trust.
Your hope of heaven is found alone in the merits of Jesus Christ. You
may now gain a living experience in the things of God. Looking unto