p. 24 | The Saviour of the Individual

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D.C. · Jan 8, 1914

The Saviour of the Individual

The good reports of the meetings which have recently been held in South Lancaster, Graysville, and other centers of our work, as recorded in this number of the REVIEW, will bring courage and rejoicing to the heart of every reader. We who read the good messages can hardly repress the wish that we might have been present to share in the blessing. But let us remember this, that the blessing of God is not confined to time or place or circumstance. The Lord is no nearer to the centers of our work today than he is to the most remote outposts. He is no more ready to hear the cry of his people assembled in union conference than he is to hear the prayers which ascend from widely scattered believers and individual hearts.

The work of seeking God primarily is an individual work. The Lord Jesus died for the individual, for every individual who will accept the merits of his sacrifice. He will come near to his church as a whole in proportion as he comes near to the individual members. The spiritual power for which we are to plead is the power of overcoming grace in the individual life.

The Lord blesses his children in order that they in turn may give the blessing to others. The bestowal of his Spirit is for fitting for service. From Pentecost the disciples went forth as witnesses. From the pentecost of our experience, whether it be in a ministerial institute, a church gathering, or the secret place of prayer, we are to go forth to labor for those in darkness, and to carry to others the blessing which God has bestowed upon us.

Let us remember in all our experiences that God is near at hand. He desires to anoint our eyes that we may see him, to open our ears that we may hear his voice, to quicken our sensibilities that we may feel after him and find him. Upon every one of his children today, whether connected with a large church or assembled in conference with his brethren or alone in the desert wilds, God is waiting to bestow his blessing. Let us pray for faith to claim and appropriate it.

WORN nearly to the breaking point by his long and taxing labors, Elder A. G. Daniells was compelled, much against his will and to the great regret of his brethren, to return home from the meeting at Graysville, Tenn. Now for more than a score of years Brother Daniells has been under heavy official burdens in connection with this work. He remarked the other day that according to a careful estimate he had spent seventeen years of this time away from his home, either traveling or attending meetings. Under such strenuous labor as this, many of our workers have fallen by the wayside, and it will be necessary for Brother Daniells to give a little time to rest and recuperation in order that he may go on with the work that has been committed to him. He is by no means idle now, but busy in office work, though worn and weary. He is planning to attend the Central Union Conference meeting at College View, Nebr., a little later. We need to hold up in prayer our leading brethren who are carrying heavy responsibilities in connection with this movement.