Seeking God’s Favor and Forgiveness
Bro. J. S. Day writes from Monterey, Mich., Jan. 13th, 1857: "It encourages me to read the testimonies and the resolutions of the brethren and sisters to obtain the gold tried in the fire, and the white raiment that they may be clothed with righteousness. "It is about six months since I began to seek the favor of God, and the forgiveness of sin. I do not regret that I ever embraced the last call of mercy, the Third Angel's Message; but I do feel solemn when I realize the stupidity which we have passed, or are passing through. How near we have come to being spued out of the Lord's mouth. I hope the time will soon come when God's people will get where he can pour out a blessing upon them. Brethren, let us be zealous in this matter. I am striving to overcome every besetment, and to bring my 'tithes into the storehouse' of the Lord, that I may receive a blessing when the windows of heaven are opened."