No More Delay by H. F. PHELPS

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Washington, D.C. · Dec 17, 1903

No More Delay

By H. F. PHELPS

H. F. PHELPS

I CAN truly say, with Paul, “Nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.” And by this love I still love the cause of God, and the dear old family paper, the REVIEW. It still stands upon the watch-tower, and sends forth the true advent ring of the advent message.

True, we have been looking for the coming of the Lord for more than fifty years; but just as true is it that that long-expected event is more than fifty years nearer than when we first believed; and that word, “There shall be delay no longer,” revives the soul. And the wide-open doors for gospel work, with many pleas, “Come over and help us,” together with the many, many calls for consecrated men and consecrated means, are all added evidences that the promise of no more delay is true. “For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry.”

Unbelief may look at the unentered fields and the millions yet unwarned, and comparing the vastness of the work to be performed before the Lord comes, with the more than fifty years already past since this work began, conclude that his coming is yet a long way off. But this is the spirit with which the ten spies viewed the work before the people of God in their time. In reply my faith says that my Lord is not straitened for means to fulfil his word, and to finish his work as appointed. The word of the Lord has gone forth; and as truly as he has spoken, there will be no more delay. For more than half a century we have been in the “finishing” of the “mystery of God,” the mystery of the gospel, and very soon it will be said, “It is done.” The work will be “finished,” “cut short in righteousness.” And he is able to do it. Of course, we are not able; but our God is able. And, thanks to his name, he will accept our hands, our feet, and our hearts to do his work, and our mouths to proclaim his word to the ends of the earth. But if we hold our peace at this time, the very rocks will cry out; for the time is even now here when a mighty work will be performed in a very short time. And our God will speed the work.