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Seventh-day Adventist Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Mar 2, 1882

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 8, No. 9.

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Courage in the Lord.

By R. F. Cottrell

THE Lord is leading his people. The great work of the last message will soon be accomplished. The way is being prepared. Facilities are being increased. The importance of united effort is being felt; and, to this end, system, government, leadership, are seen to be a necessity, and the true hearted, those who have faith in God and his work, will find their place in the organized, disciplined army of the Lord.
How can those who hope for salvation in the soon-coming day of the Lord sleep on now and lose the prize almost within reach? How can the backslidden in heart be content to remain so to their own eternal loss, having the heart engrossed in the world, the family altar broken down, and having no relish for the duties of religion? Awake, sleeper! Dispel those false dreams, and cry to God for pardon, before it shall be too late!
God has spoken. Will we hear his voice and heed the reproofs of his Spirit? It is time the decision was made. How long halt ye between two opinions? Who will be on the Lord’s side? It is high time to be one thing or the other. If this is the work of God, it is time to show by works that we have faith in it; if it is not, the farther from it we get the better. “Whosoever is fearful and afraid, let him return and depart early.” But let those who trust in God and believe his providence in fulfilling his word have courage in the Lord.
Oh! for a sense of the fearful responsibilities of the present hour! Oh! for a love of souls approaching to that which brought the Saviour from Heaven! Awake, my soul, to the important and solemn work of the Lord, in these few remaining hours of probationary time. Oh! for that Spirit which is to effect the work—the refreshing from the presence of the Lord—the supping with the true and faithful Witness!
R. F. COTTRELL.