THE LAST DAYS by N. W. Irish

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jun 1, 1869

THE LAST DAYS.

By N. W. Irish

What solemn words, The last days. The last days of trials and afflictions for God's people; the last days of preparation to appear before the great Judge of all the earth; the last days of frivolity, fun, and fashion, for the world; the last days of blasphemy against God and holy things; the last days which with the people of God shall end with praises to his holy name, and with deliverance from the snares and temptations of our most deadly foe, the Devil.

We who are striving to keep the commandments of God and hold the faith of Jesus, meet with trials and persecutions on every side, whether we come, go, or stay. We may try, to the best of our ability, to influence souls to turn and live eternally, and they curse us for our efforts in their behalf. Oh! the blindness and indifference which pervades the unconverted in the last days. Oh! could they realize their awful position before God, and how soon they are to render their accounts to him, would they not turn in with the overtures of mercy now before it is everlastingly too late? Oh! that such might call to mind the scripture that says, “Agree with thine adversary quickly, while thou art in the way with him.” O sinner, soon thou wilt not be in the way with him; then you will call and he will not answer, except it be, Depart from me, ye workers of iniquity. Then you will call for mercy when no mercy can be found for you.

I would that many of us who profess godliness might live it out more fully, and instead of crying, My leanness, my leanness, we might cry, Worthy, worthy is the Lamb who taketh away the sins of the world. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me. N. W. IRISH.

Alle. Co. N. Y.