An Exhortation by A. K. Crosby

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Dec 15, 1868

An Exhortation.

By A. K. Crosby

Let us take heed to ourselves, lest at any time our hearts be overcharged with surfeiting and drunkenness and cares of this life, and so that day come upon us unawares. Let us esteem our faithful ministers. They render us an essential service. They aid us in our duties, and they are in a certain degree responsible for our failures; for they watch for souls as those that must give an account. Let us sympathize with and support each other. We are soldiers in the same army, engaged in the same conflict. Let us mind the command, “Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.” Let us be patient under injuries and forgive as God for Christ’s sake has forgiven us. Let us rejoice in Christ Jesus. Let us never be lax in prayer. Let us be always on the guard, that we do not destroy our comfort by causing the divine Comforter to withdraw from us, as he certainly will if we indulge in carnal lusts, and mind earthly things. Let us ever be ready to hear the word of God, that we may have our mind stirred up to duty. Let us try all our principles by the word of God, and let us avoid even the appearance of evil; and that will be the surest way to keep our souls from real evil. May the God of peace sanctify us wholly, and enable us to obey his commandments, and do his will, so that we may be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

A. K. CROSBY.

Oakland Co., Mich.