Chapter 3—Isaiah 58—A Divine Prescription
The Chapter That Defines Our Work—The whole of the fifty-
eighth chapter of Isaiah is to be regarded as a message for this time, to
be given over and over again.—
Special Testimonies, Series B 02:5
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What saith the Lord in the fifty-eighth chapter of Isaiah? The whole
chapter is of the highest importance.—
Testimonies for the Church
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I have been instructed to refer our people to the fifty-eighth chapter
of Isaiah. Read this chapter carefully and understand the kind of
ministry that will bring life into the churches. The work of the gospel
is to be carried by means of our liberality as well as by our labors.
When you meet suffering souls who need help, give it to them. When
you find those who are hungry, feed them. In doing this you will be
working in lines of Christ’s ministry. The Master’s holy work was a
benevolent work. Let our people everywhere be encouraged to have a
part in it.—
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The Work Outlined—Please read
Isaiah 58
: “Is it such a fast that
I have chosen? a day for a man to afflict his soul? is it to bow down
his head as a bulrush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him?
wilt thou call this a fast, and an acceptable day to the Lord? Is not
this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to
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undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye
break every yoke? Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that
thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest
the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from
thine own flesh? Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and
thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go
before thee; the glory of the Lord shall be thy rereward. Then shalt
thou call, and the Lord shall answer; thou shalt cry, and He shall say,
Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the
putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity; and if thou draw out
thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy
light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noonday: and the
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