Delay No Longer by J. M. REES

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Washington, D. C. · Nov 30, 1905

Delay No Longer

By J. M. REES

WHILE the week of prayer is designed to bring God's people together in a great spiritual convocation of prayer and heart searching, wrestling, Jacob-like, for the blessing from heaven, none should wait until the very day appointed to begin the meetings to arrange and prepare to attend, but now is the time continual prayers should ascend to the Giver of all gifts, that we may realize the great work to be performed in so short a time.

The Lord has told us that what we neglect to do now in time of peace, we must do later in time of trouble. The evil powers are at this time wonderfully pressing every soul with some kind of scheme. It is all hurry, hurry, keeping our minds on the various things that would bring coldness to our souls. So on account of this condition of things, the Lord is saying, “Go out quickly.” Go to the rural districts, to the cities; make haste; do not delay. The people are dying without the truth, and the Saviour is about to leave the mediatorial throne; all the pleadings for mercy will then be made with a deaf ear turned to them. Not another day of hope for the careless then. With these awful things so soon to be realized, is it not time for us to “weep between the porch and the altar,” and cry for God to spare his people?

Now, my dear brethren, when we see these things just before us, should it not stir our very souls, and knowing that we are right at the end, shall we not enter the week of prayer with the assurance that now is the time to lay all on the altar that it may be consumed in bringing souls to a knowledge of the truth, and to an acceptance of the same? This must be the banner year of our offerings. The Lord needs it. O that each from his Lord may hear the glad words, “Well and faithfully done! Enter into my joy, and sit down on my throne.”

J. M. REES, of Southern Illinois.