Awake to Duty by R. F. Cottrell

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Dec 15, 1874

Awake to Duty.

By R. F. Cottrell

The solemn truths which pertain to our times are enough, it would seem, to cause all who have the evidences of them, to cut loose from the present world and prepare for the future. Those who believe, cannot be satisfied unless they can feel assured that they are living for the world to come, and are in a state of acceptance before God through our Lord Jesus Christ. One cannot believe, and have a full realizing sense of the truth without feeling a strong desire to be right with God, and to do all in his power for the salvation of others. The inquiry of the heart will be, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? Those who have no anxiety to help forward the cause and be instrumental in saving men, cannot have a true sense of the truth and duty. The great work of this last and most fearfully solemn message, and the little time in which it is to be done, furnish motives to stir the heart and arouse to action, if anything can. All should feel an ardent desire to do something; and all that will, may. The way is open for those who will, to take a part in the work of God. And may all who profess faith show it by their works.

It will not be regretted, a little in the future, that we labored and sacrificed in the cause; but the regrets will be that such opportunities of doing good to our fellow-men were not improved. Now we can do something in the cause of human salvation. In a little time from this we cannot. Let us be stirred to action, diligent and persevering, while it is called to-day.

R. F. Cottrell.