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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jan 14, 1909

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 86, No. 2.

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Delay No Longer

THE triumph of the gospel is a triumph which as far exceeds all earthly victories as the things of eternity exceed the things of time. There is nothing on earth so important, nothing that involves so much. To have a part in it is the most glorious opportunity that can come to man. It means life everlasting; glories that can not fade, joys that never pass away, peace that can not be disturbed. The soldier of this world risks his life for a little glory that can not abide. The soldier of Jesus Christ sacrifices the unsatisfying things of this life, and is made partaker of all things that endure. How short our view when we choose our own way here, the things that please our fancy, the associations that minister to our pleasure, when such a choice stands in the way of our undivided service in the army of our King! As Christians, there is nothing we should desire so much as the return of our Lord; but the work he has commissioned us to do must first be done. “This gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole world for a testimony unto all the nations; and then shall the end come.” Every selfish desire that we permit ourselves to entertain, every call of God we refuse to answer, delays the day of his coming. Let there be delay no longer. If there is to be delay no longer, there must be a complete cessation of self-service on our part, a quick response to every call to God’s service, and an unwavering determination to endure to the end, guided by his eye and strengthened with his might.