DEAR BRO. WHITE:—I feel very thankful to the Lord our God that I have the privilege of hearing from the remnant of the Lord's children, who are striving in these "last days" to keep the commandments of God and have the faith of Jesus; and while opposition to the truth is raging among the world and the professed churches, and while "they are willingly ignorant" of "those things that are coming upon the earth," how carefully ought we to walk before the world, who say that peace and safety is coming; and that all the world will be converted to God; and some in this place say that the seventh day Sabbath ought not to be preached: now, I ask, brethren, How does the case stand with such men who are professed christians? They will not come to the light, lest their deeds should be reproved: they have a form of godliness, but they do deny the power: from such turn away.
I have made up my mind, brethren, that Satan with all his malice will make war with the remnant of God's children. Shall we shrink and murmur against the Lord? No: by the help of the Lord we will stop our ears to the siren songs of the world, and go on crying, Life, life, eternal life! But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? only such as have clean hands and pure hearts. "Unto you that fear my name shall the Son of Righteousness arise with healing in his wings." When the Son of man cometh shall he find faith on the earth?
Brethren let us examine ourselves carefully by the word of God and see whether we be in the faith or not; to the law and to the testimony—contend earnestly for the faith which was once delivered to the saints.
Says Jesus, "Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also, and greater works than these shall he do; because I go to the Father." John xiv, 12. "And these signs shall follow them that believe: in my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; they shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover." Mark xvi, 17, 18. Let us hold fast the present truth, keep all the commandments, and love one another with pure hearts fervently; and bear one another's burdens and so fulfill the law of Christ. There are many that would hinder the work of God, and there are some that profess to be standing on the present truth, that have been and still are drawing away to perdition. The Lord is proving his people. The Lord will sift the house of Israel and all the sinners of his people shall die with the sword. Amos ix, 9, 10.
The Lord will bruise Satan shortly under our feet. Soon the voice will be heard from the throne of God, saying, It is finished. Brethren, in patience let us possess our souls. Trials may press heavily upon us, but the Lord will be the hope of his people and the glory of Israel. The Devil has come down having great wrath for he knoweth that he hath but a short time to do his work. The nations are getting very angry. God's wrath is coming, and the time of the dead that they should be judged. May we so live that when the Lord comes, we can say, Lo! this is our God, we have waited for him.