The Light of Present Truth
By Joshua Philbrick
BRO. SMITH: Since I returned from the Conference, and have rested body and mind, I have felt to thank God for the privilege I then enjoyed with the dear brethren, and since then for the refreshing view of Jesus and his word. I have felt, in some degree, the triumph of his grace, and do thank him for it. It is the greatest source of comfort and joy of my life to think of the triumphs of his love for unworthy me. I thank the Lord to-day for the light of present truth, the light that shines from the open door of the heavenly sanctuary. The Lord is good, blessed be his name! But the question often comes home to my heart, Have I searched the depth of the fountain of my life as the nature of the case demands? How fearful, fearful the danger of being careless, indifferent, and lukewarm, and thus not realizing our need of Spiritual Gifts, and the Testimonies, here in the investigative Judgment. Oh! for a deep, realizing sense of the work before me. How wonderful is the health reform in all its parts, and how definitely applicable is this solemn work to disclose to us the transgressions of both moral and physical law. As I follow on in the light that shines, the way grows brighter. As sure as the baptism of John was from Heaven, and not of men, so sure is the same true of the third message. The Lord bless you, and all his dear servants upon whom he has, in his wise arrangement, placed the responsibility and burden of sending out, and proclaiming, the solemn truths, of the last message of mercy to man.
JOSHUA PHILBRICK.
Oakland Co., Mich.