Testimonies for the Church, Volume 9 - Ellen G. White

Our work will soon be closed up, and soon the time
of trouble, such as never was, will come upon us,
of which we have but little idea.
The Lord wants His workers to represent Him,
the great Missionary Worker. The manifestation of
rashness always does harm. The proprieties
essential for Christian life must be learned daily in
the school of Christ. He who is careless and
heedless in uttering words or in writing words for
publication to be sent broadcast into the world,
sending forth expressions that can never be taken
back, is disqualifying himself to be entrusted with
the sacred work that devolves upon Christ's
followers at this time. Those who practice giving
harsh thrusts are forming habits that will strengthen
by repetition and will have to be repented of.
We should carefully examine our ways and our
spirit, and see in what manner we are doing the
work given us of God, which involves the destiny
of souls. The very highest obligation is resting
upon us. Satan is standing ready, burning with zeal
to inspire the whole confederacy of satanic
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