“And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind…” – Romans 12:2 These words [of Isaiah 58:12] outline our work. We are to repair the breach that has been made in the law of God, to exalt the downtrodden fourth commandment. We...
“Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.” – Galatians 6:2 In contrast with the worship offered Him by this people [of Isaiah 58:1-4], God places the work that He desires them to perform. “Is it such a fast that I have chosen? A day for a...
“Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.” – 1 Thessalonians 5:11 “Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show My people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins. Yet they seek Me daily, and...
“Thus saith the Lord, Keep ye judgment, and do justice: for my salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed.” – Isaiah 56:1 The work of Sabbath reform to be accomplished in the last days is foretold in the prophecy of Isaiah: “Thus saith the Lord,...
“And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in.” – Isaiah 58:12 I cannot too strongly urge all our...
“Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the Lord shall be thy rereward.” – Isaiah 58:8 If you engage in this work of mercy and love, will the work prove...
