A. T. ROBINSON by A. T. Robinson

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Oct 30, 1913

A. T. ROBINSON

By A. T. Robinson

“By Us”

A. T. ROBINSON

“For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen [be it so], unto the glory of God by us.” 2 Cor. 1:20.

LET us make an application of the principle stated in this text, to a definite, specific promise which the Lord is just now holding out to every Seventh-day Adventist in the world.

It seems but yesterday that we were startled with the statement that our mission enterprises demanded an expenditure of $1,000 for every day in the year. We are less moved today upon learning that every rising and setting sun, $2,000 has to be forthcoming to keep our world-wide missionary operations going. We do not expect the advance in the demands of our missions to grow less in the years that remain for the finishing of this work. Rather we may expect the increase to be greater. Every thinking man or woman knows, however, that at the rate our mission enterprises are advancing, it will be but a very short time until the demands of our work will go far beyond the financial ability of this people. As the limit of their financial ability to carry the work approaches, we may be sure the Lord will be preparing the way for means to come into our ranks from outside sources.

The Lord has given us a definite, specific promise for just such an emergency. This promise states that in the closing of this message, as outlined in the sixtieth chapter of Isaiah, “the wealth of the Gentiles shall come unto thee.” Verse 5, marginal reading.

This is one of “all the promises of God,” which “in him are yea, and in him Amen [be it so], unto the glory of God by us.” “By us.” In the providence of God, this people has been raised up to carry forward this closing message of the gospel to mankind. If he had chosen to do so, he might have sent angels from heaven to proclaim the message, but his plan was to accomplish this work through human instrumentality. He might have rained down gold from heaven to meet the demands of his work, as he did the manna, but he ordained that the needed means should be supplied through the spirit of sacrifice on the part of his chosen people. He might now move upon men of the world to give of their earthly treasures to carry forward the work, but this he will not do without the cooperation of his people.

The promise of God, that “the wealth of the Gentiles shall come unto thee,” will be fulfilled “unto the glory of God by us.” We are to cooperate with his plan in bringing about the fulfilment of this promise.

In the Harvest Ingathering campaign we have a most wonderful opportunity of seeing this promise fulfilled, “unto the glory of God by us.” As we do our part in bringing this precious message-laden REVIEW to the people, and present to them in a simple way how wonderfully God is bringing thousands of people in

heathen lands to rejoice in the saving message of the gospel, we should expect God to move upon hearts to respond in liberal gifts.

“Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered without the gate. Let us go forth therefore unto him without the camp, bearing his reproach.” Heb. 13: 12, 13.

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