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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Dec 7, 1916

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 93, No. 60.

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A Short Sermon

By H. A. St. John

H. A. ST. JOHN
“Curse ye Meroz, said the angel of the Lord, curse ye bitterly the inhabitants thereof; because they came not at the help of the Lord, to the help of the Lord against the mighty.” Judges 5:23.
Why? What had Meroz done?—Nothing. Cursed bitterly for doing nothing! Its inhabitants would not hearken to the call of the Lord to come up to his help against the foes of Israel. Probably their proximity to the scene of conflict, or the opportunity they had of rendering some special assistance, made their refusal peculiarly blameworthy.
We have come to the time when the true Israel of God are entering upon the last conflict with all their mighty foes, with the powers of darkness. This final struggle will be short, but sharp and severe. The Lord is now calling upon every true Israelite to come up to his help against the mighty. Those who come not up, who heed not the call, but remain indifferent and lukewarm, will be cursed bitterly in the end, when there will be no chance to reform, no time to redeem the past. Such can have no part in the final triumph of the true Israel of God.
But how can you come up to the Lord’s help against the mighty?—By consecrating body, soul, and spirit to the Lord as a living sacrifice. Cleanse yourselves from “all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.” Be filled with the Holy Spirit; then you will be filled with divine love and light and truth; then you will be burning and shining lights in the world, living temples of the living God; then you will have come up to the help of the Lord against the mighty. Then he can and will use you as efficient instruments in closing up his work triumphantly and gloriously. That triumph and glory will be eternal, and in it you will share.
Hasten, dear reader, to find your place in the Lord’s glorious cause, and maintain it until you hear the inspiring words, “Well done.” Then you will enter into the joys of the Lord, to be with him and with all the redeemed saints forever.
Sanitarium, Cal.