Counsels for the Church - Ellen G. White

sent a special message from heaven to him, and by another message directed
Peter to visit him and give him light. It ought to be a great encouragement to
us in our work to think of the compassion and tender love of God for those
who are seeking and praying for light.
There are many who are represented to me as being like Cornelius, men
whom God desires to connect with His church. Their sympathies are with the
Lord's commandment-keeping people. But the threads that bind them to the
world hold them firmly. They have not the moral courage to take their
position with the lowly ones. We are to make special efforts for these souls,
who are in need of special labor because of their responsibilities and
temptations.
From the light given me I know that a plain "Thus saith the Lord" should
now be spoken to men who have influence and authority in the world. They
are stewards to whom God has committed important trusts. If they will
accept His call, God will use them in His cause....
There are some who are especially fitted to work for the higher classes.
These should seek the Lord daily, making it a study how to reach these
persons, not to have merely a casual acquaintance with them, but to lay hold
of them by personal effort and living faith, manifesting a deep love for their
souls, a real concern that they shall have a knowledge of the truth as it is in
the word of God.
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