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Page 188 of 316Amos 11:4
@@@^“Most startling messages will be borne by men of God’s appointment, messages of a character to warn the people, to arouse them. And while some will be provoked by the warning, and led to resist light and evidence, we are to see from this that we are giving the testing message for this time.”—“Testimonies for the Church,” Vol. 9, p. 137.
Amos 11:5
@@@^“But as real spiritual life declines, it has ever been the tendency to cease to advance in the knowledge of the truth. Men rest satisfied with the light already received from God’s word, and discourage any further investigation of the Scriptures. They become conservative, and seek to avoid discussion.”—Id., Vol. 5, pp. 706, 707.
Amos 11:17
@@@^Truly “The Shepherd’s Rod” is the Rod of God. It shows us our sins, and as for myself, “I will bear the indignation of the Lord, because I have sinned against Him, until He plead my cause, and execute judgment for me: He will bring me forth to the light, and I shall behold His righteousness. (Mic. 7:9.)
Amos 12:2
@@@^I shall feed in God’s pasture, and shall never again turn to man’s withered fields. “But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of Whom thou hast learned them.” (2 Tim. 3:14.) @3(Signed) Oran Callantine@4Bozeman, Mont.
Amos 12:13
@@@^What wonderful love our Lord must have for us to try so hard to help us when we have been such a rebellious people! I pray that God will soon have all the 144,000 sealed, and the ‘great multitude’ called forth, that we might shortly go home with Him that loves us so. Oh, how I long for that day when our Savior shall in the clouds of Heaven, come for us! This glorious hope is my one consolation when persecution comes so strongly that I feel I can stand it no longer: and I seem to hear a voice speaking to my heart, ‘It won’t be long;’ then I am again able to go on with peace in my soul.
Amos 13:3
@@@^@@“I asked the roses, as they grew@0Richer and lovelier in their hue,@0What made their tints so rich and bright;@0They answered, ‘Looking toward the light.’@0Ah, secret dear! said heart of mine.@0God meant my life to be like thine—@0Radiant with heavenly beauty bright,@0By simply looking toward the light.”
Amos 13:8
@@@^@@I love Mt. Carmel Academy,@0Surrounded by hill, and vale, and tree,@0Whence some have wearily walked and trod, To learn more of our loving God;@0And here upon this sacred spot,@0Prepare themselves in heart and thought,@0To spread the tidings far and nigh@0That all may live and never die.@0Oh, wondrous message, place, and school!@0Forbid, oh Lord, I play the fool,@0And let the Devil’s siren song@0Allure me from that happy throng,@0Preparing here below on earth@0To sing beyond the song of mirth!
Amos 13:9
@@@^@@Beautiful, beautiful autumn leaves,@0Whirling down with every breeze.@0Red and yellow, green and gold,@0Beauty unmatched! Beauty untold!@0Glorious, O Glorious, bright leaves of a tree—@0Perfect in hue, in symmetry;@0Perfect in color, perfect to see,@0Perfect, all perfect!—Then, why not we@0Whom God loves more than a falling leaf,@0And yearns to save from sorrow and grief,@0And through eternity make to sup@0Purest beauty from the golden cup?@0I hear the rustling leaves reply,@0 “Because to self ye will not die.”@4—Dorothy Pinon, Age 9.
Amos 14:6
@@@^“God is not honored when the body is neglected or abused, and is thus unfitted for His service. To care for the body by providing for it food that is relishable and strengthening is one of the first duties of the householder. It is far better to have less expensive clothing and furniture than to stint the supply of food.
Amos 15:8
@@@^“With extremists, this reform seemed to constitute the sum and substance of their religion. It was the theme of conversation and the burden of their hearts; and their minds were thus diverted from God and the truth. They failed to cherish the spirit of Christ, and manifested a great lack of true courtesy. Instead of prizing the dress for its real advantages, they seemed to be proud of its singularity. Perhaps no question has ever come up among us which has caused such development of character as has the dress reform.”—“Testimonies for the Church,” Vol. 4, p. 636.
Obadiah 2:2
@@@^@@O Soul! Awake! Swing wide thy gate!—@0The King! He brings, in “No. 8,”@0More butter from His kine and sheep;@0Yea, honey too! O soul, why sleep!@0Arouse thee from thy deathly swoon,@0And of the Holy Spirit’s boon—@0The rare, the fine, the large, the stern delight@0Let feast thy sicklied appetite!—@0Behold: The “Hands”, the“Sticks”, the “Scroll”,@0The “Stars,” the “Lion,” “Hour,” and “Rod”—@0The mystic “Seven” that unroll@0The crowning work on earth of God!
Obadiah 3:7
@@@^Life’s experience teaches that no matter how perfectly one tries to perform any given work, one can never, in respect to it, hope to please everybody. Even the Christ, Himself, all perfect as He was, could not, in respect to His divine mission, please many. Hardly then could we, with any degree of wisdom, be so sanguine as to expect a reformatory work such as ours,—none too popular at very best—to meet the approval of very many. And by the same token, neither can we, in respect to any certain procedure in connection with the work of Present Truth, very well expect to please all its professed believers. Hence, it was not in the vain hope of pleasing any man, but solely with the desire and purpose of pleasing God, that we framed and sent out the recent “Statistical Reform Survey” blanks to be filled in and returned.
Obadiah 3:8
@@@^But just as post-church history prove has always been the case, we find that those, walking in the full light of Present Truth, were, of course, pleased with the Survey, and thankful to have it; in fact, some faithful ones to whom we unintentionally neglect to mail blanks, and who in one way or another learned about them, wrote in, requesting them; others among this same earnest class, even betrayed a bit of hurt to think we had missed them. Whereas, those not walking in the full light of the message, but running ahead of or lagging behind it, or treading on its side edges, were, of course, not so pleased with the Survey, perhaps because it naturally brought to view their failure to regard some of the reforms which God is calling for at this time.
Obadiah 5:2
@@@^A similar state of affairs existed in the days, of Elijah. Church, home and school “had fallen into decay during the years of Israel’s apostasy,” and thus remained until Elijah came and restored them. His work of reestablishing the schools of the prophets, “making provision for young men to gain an education that would lead them to magnify the law of God and make it honorable,” was essentially one of making the institution of the school an agency in restoring and uniting church and home, and reconciling parents and children.
Obadiah 5:9
@@@^“I have been shown that very many of the parents who profess to believe the solemn message for this time, have not trained their children for God. They have not restrained themselves, and have been irritated with any one who attempted to restrain them. They have not by living faith daily bound their children upon the altar of the Lord. . . .
Obadiah 5:11
@@@^“Parents do not see these things. They do not foresee the result of their course. They do not feel that their children need the tenderest culture, the most careful discipline in the divine life. They do not look upon them as being in a peculiar sense the property of Christ, the purchase of his blood, the trophies of his grace, and as such, skillful instruments in God’s hands to be used for the upbuilding of his kingdom. Satan is ever seeking to wrest these youth from the hand of Christ, and parents do not discern that the great adversary is planting his hellish banners close by their sides. They are so blinded they think it is the banner of Christ.”—“Testimonies for the Church,” Vol. 5, p. 41.
Obadiah 6:2
@@@^“Not until parents themselves walk in the law of the Lord with perfect hearts, will they be prepared to command their children after them. A reformation in this respect is needed, a reformation which shall be deep and broad. Parents need to reform; ministers need to reform; they need God in their households. If they would see a different state of things, they must bring his word into their families, and must make it their counselor.”—“Patriarchs and Prophets,” pp. 142, 143.
Obadiah 6:3
@@@^“Weakness in requiring obedience, and false love and sympathy,—the false notion that to indulge and not to restrain is wisdom,—constitute a system of training that grieves angels; but it delights Satan, for it brings hundreds and thousands of children into his ranks. This is why he blinds the eyes of parents, benumbs their sensibilities, and confuses their minds. . . . Oh! When will parents be wise? When will they see and realize the character of their work in neglecting to require obedience and respect according to the instructions of God’s word?
Obadiah 6:7
@@@^“The curse of God will surely rest upon unfaithful parents. Not only are they planting thorns which will wound them here, but they must meet their own unfaithfulness when the Judgment shall sit. Many children will rise up in judgment and condemn their parents for not restraining them, and charge upon them their destruction. The false sympathy and blind love of parents causes them to excuse the faults of their children and pass them by without correction, and their children are lost in consequence, and the blood of their souls will rest upon the unfaithful parents.”—“Testimonies for the Church,” Vol. 1, p. 219.
Obadiah 7:3
@@@^We read from the Spirit of Prophecy that “Unselfish liberality threw the early church into a transport of joy; for the believer knew that their efforts were helping to send the gospel message to those in darkness. Their benevolence testified that they had not received the grace of God in vain. What could produce such liberality but the sanctification of the Spirit? In the eyes of believers and unbelievers it was a miracle of grace.”—“The Acts of the Apostles,” p. 344.