p. 178 | HAVE YOU READ? by D. A. Grant

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Mar 19, 1901

HAVE YOU READ?

By D. A. Grant

D. A. GRANT (Patten, Me.)

HAVE you read that excellent book, “Power for Witnessing”? To those who know something of the workings of the Holy Spirit, it is very encouraging and helpful; and to those who have not received this gift in its fullness, and as it is their privilege to do, it is invaluable, if carefully and prayerfully studied, and not simply given a superficial reading.

The company that the great seer saw redeemed from among men, were “without fault before the throne of God.” Happy, blissful state! If we would attain it, we must be in earnest; for we are not living in a sunny period of the world’s history; and the foe is strong. But, “thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ,” “whosoever will” may come; and shall we not “seek the Lord, till He come and rain righteousness” upon us?

The General Conference is soon to convene; let us pray that God’s Spirit may rest abundantly upon it, and that those of us who can not be there may share the rich blessing of God, which He is ever ready to bestow upon His waiting people.

The following is said to have been Queen Victoria’s favorite hymn:—

“Lo! He comes, with clouds descending, Once for favored sinners slain; Thousand thousand saints attending, Swell the triumph of His train: Hallelujah! God appears on earth to reign.

“Every eye shall now behold Him Robed in dreadful majesty; Those who set at naught and sold Him, Pierced and nailed Him to the tree, Deeply wailing, Shall the true Messiah see.

“All the tokens of His passion Still His dazzling body bears, Cause of endless exultation To His ransomed worshipers; With what rapture Gaze we on those glorious scars!

“Yea, Amen! let all adore thee, High on thy eternal throne; Saviour, take the power and glory; Claim the kingdom for thine own: Jah! Jehovah! Everlasting God, come down!”