A Jealous God by Libbie Thurston

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Apr 30, 1872

A Jealous God.

By Libbie Thurston

AND is our God such? With all that has fallen under my observation, I am perfectly satisfied that this is the case. And more especially have I observed this, with regard to his holy Sabbath. It is certainly dangerous to our earthly interests to trifle, in the least, with this command, in any of its requirements. And every instance which has come under my notice has proved thus.

I could mention several instances of Sabbath-keepers, who, perhaps thoughtlessly, have suffered their teams to work, or boarded people who did work, on that day, or who did business of other kinds either themselves, or others for them, all of which have experienced loss in earthly affairs.

And all these things, say plainly to me, “There is a God,” and he is a jealous God, and no one can trample upon his holy Sabbath with impunity. Let no Sabbath-keeper dare to do this in any way; for the Lord will not suffer his holy day to be desecrated without terrible consequences. And if one judgment will not suffice to open our eyes, others more terrible may follow. Now God in mercy and love sends all these to warn us of our errors. May we not then thank him, that he has not left us to go our own ways unwarned?

LIBBIE THURSTON.