“Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.” – John 15:8
If our leaders realized the time of night, they could not leave our cities unwarned and be willing to do so little to change the present condition of things in the world. God requires that every soul who believes in Christ shall go forth and bear much fruit…. (1)
Watch for souls as they that must give an account. Watch constantly, vigilantly, and pray earnestly. Faithfully warn every soul that is in danger. Encourage the sinner to go to Christ. If he repents of his sin, he will find abundant pardon. He has assurance that his sins will be remitted; for thus it is written. (2)
In the service of Christ, there is peace, and content, and joy unalloyed; there is rest in the consciousness of duties well done. We may be weary in working, but to grow weary in doing Christ’s work, wearing Christ’s yoke, lifting Christ’s burden, is to find rest, quietude, and peace. Jesus, who went about doing good is your example. (3)
Unless more is done than has been done for the cities of America, ministers and people will have a heavy account to settle with the One who has appointed to every man his work.…
May God forgive our terrible neglect in not doing the work that as yet we have scarcely touched with the tips of our fingers….
After you have given something for foreign fields, do not think your duty done. (4)
Remember that there is a work to be done in America… Have you taken an unselfish, practical interest in their work? Have you helped them by your sympathy and your gifts?
In the cities of America there are people of almost every language. These need the light that God has given to His church. Our people do not realize the responsibility resting on them to proclaim the truth in the unwarned cities of America. God says to them, “Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.” [Isaiah 60:1.] Why, then, do they feel no burden to add new territory to the Lord’s kingdom, to plant the standard of truth in new places? Why do they not obey the Word, “Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not”? [Luke 12:33.] Why do they not return to the Lord His own, to be invested in the heavenly merchandise? Why is there not an earnest call made for volunteers to enter the whitening harvest field? Unless more is done in the cities of America, ministers and people will have a heavy account to settle with the One who has appointed to every man his work. (5)
Charge for the Day: Claim the promise: “In the service of Christ, there is peace, and content, and joy unalloyed; there is rest in the consciousness of duties well done.”
1. Letter 172, 1908
2. The Review and Herald, June 13, 1899
3. Letter 23, 1890
4. Testimonies For The Church, vol. 8, pp. 35-36
5. Letter 18, 1903