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the prevailing sins of the age in which he lived. So may we remain
pure and uncorrupted.—
Testimonies for the Church 2:122
(1868).
Remember God’s Past Blessings
In reviewing our past history, having traveled over every step of
advance to our present standing, I can say, Praise God! As I see
what the Lord has wrought, I am filled with astonishment, and with
confidence in Christ as leader. We have nothing to fear for the future,
except as we shall forget the way the Lord has led us, and His teaching
in our past history.—
Life Sketches of Ellen G. White, 196
(1902).
A Time for Serious Reflection
If there ever was a time when serious reflection becomes every one
who fears God, it is now, when personal piety is essential. The inquiry
should be made, “What am I, and what is my work and mission in
this time? On which side am I working—Christ’s side or the enemy’s
side?” Let every soul now humble himself or herself before God, for
now we are surely living in the great Day of Atonement. The cases
even now of many are passing in review before God, for they are to
sleep in their graves a little season. Your profession of faith is not
your guarantee in that day, but the state of your affections. Is the
soul-temple cleansed of its defilement? Are my sins confessed and
am I repenting of them before God, that they may be blotted out?
Do I esteem myself too lightly? Am I willing to make any and every
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sacrifice for the excellency of the knowledge of Jesus Christ? Do I
feel every moment I am not my own, but Christ’s property, that my
service belongs to God, whose I am?—Ms 87, 1886.
We should ask ourselves, “For what are we living and working?
And what will be the outcome of it all?”—
The Signs of the Times,
November 21, 1892
.
Living With Reference to the Judgment Day
I have questioned in my mind, as I have seen the people in our
cities hurrying to and fro with business, whether they ever thought
of the day of God that is just upon us. Every one of us should be
living with reference to the great day which is soon to come upon
us.—
Sermons and Talks 1:25
(1886).