WHAT IS WANTED by Sel.

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jul 20, 1869

WHAT IS WANTED.

By Sel.

1. PRAYER—intelligent prayer, with the facts, by reading, personal examination, and reflection brought clearly before the mind; anxious prayer, feeling the burden of the doom of the impenitent; believing prayer, knowing and trusting fully in the almighty arm and the infinite love of Him who has appointed prayer as a means to the performance of his glorious purposes of mercy; sincere prayer, seeking counsel and strength to do fully our own individual share in the great work.

2. Faithfulness in the administration of the trust of property. Every man to give one-tenth of his income to the Lord. This is to be multiplied as the Lord prospers him. The responsibility for this trust to be realized, and taught, and preached, until faithfulness to it shall be the rule and practice of the whole church.

3. Consecration of personal effort. There is something for every man and woman to do, and every man and woman should do something. The young must be taught to feel that life, in whatsoever walk, is to be Christ’s. The brightest, most pious, most strong, must have the call of the Master for their services as heralds of his kingdom sounded in their ears.—Sel.