Why We Are in the World
By G. G. Rupert
SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS, as such, are in the world for one purpose only, and that is to give to the world the light that the Lord has seen fit to give through his Word. This is to be done by properly representing the truth in our own lives, and by teaching the truth in whatever way the Lord may open. If ever there was a people who should have their minds centered on one prime thought, it is this people. Till this thought is riveted in our minds, we shall not be where we ought to be. Every man who makes a success gives all his energies to the thing in which he is engaged. Our work is to give the message to the world in this generation. Now whatever we do, this should be the main thought in the enterprise. I am sure that we are not here to get rich, to enter into speculations, or to please and gratify ourselves. Money making is not harmful if the object is a right one, and the money is used for the right purpose. Many have thought that when they make the money, they will use it to build up the truth; but we notice that when they do succeed, these persons are as slow to give as others. Let us reason on this a moment. If I have an object to accomplish, I will keep adding to the enterprise all the money I can get. But I observe that those who are going to do something when they make some money are slow to use it when they do get it, but look forward to some time in the future when they propose to do some great thing for God, but the time seldom comes when they are ready to do it. Don’t be deceived. Let us invest as we go; then the devil will not cheat us out of it.