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Page 90 of 316Zephaniah 9:12
@@@^“But few comprehend the ways and works of God in the mysteries of His providence. They advance a few steps, and then are unable to touch bottom or shore. It is the superficial thinker who deems himself wise. Men of solid worth, of high attainments, are the most ready to admit the weakness of their own understanding. God wants every one who claims to be His disciple to be a learner, to be more inclined to learn than to teach.
Zephaniah 12:4
@@@^Abraham could not understand how the promise in Isaac was to be fulfilled and at the same time he be offered for a burned sacrifice, but Abraham knew that wisdom did not die with him, and thus he left the perplexing problem for God to work out. As Abraham became the father of the faithful because he believed, though he did not understand, then if we are to become “the children of Abraham,” we, too, must lay aside all egotism and pride of opinion, and do as did he. Says God:
Zephaniah 12:6
@@@^As the denomination has never practiced making a record of persons present at any conference meeting, no one knows whether or not all are dead that were present at that particular meeting of which Sister White speaks. In fact many of them who were then young must yet be alive. At any rate, as this is not the only thing in the Word of God that they cannot satisfactorily explain, it is better to wait until God Himself explains it, than to throw away a carload of jewels for a supposed lump of dirt.
Haggai 2:4
@@@^“Here is your danger, in failing to press forward ‘toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.’ Has the Lord given you light? Then you are responsible for that light; not merely while its rays are shining upon you, but for all which it has revealed to you in the past. You are to surrender your will to God daily; you are to walk in the light, and to expect more; for the light from the dear Saviour is to shine forth in clearer, more distinct rays amid the moral darkness, increasing in brightness more and more unto the perfect day.”—“Testimonies for the Church,” Vol. 5, p 486.
Haggai 3:14
@@@^“We need never expect that when the Lord has light for His people, Satan will stand calmly by, and make no effort to prevent them from receiving it. He will work upon minds to excite distrust and jealousy and unbelief. Let us beware that we do not refuse the light God sends, because it does not come in a way to please us. Let not God’s blessing be turned away from us because we know not the time of our visitation.”—“Testimonies for the Church,” Vol. 5, p. 728.
Haggai 3:15
@@@^“We are taught in God’s Word that this is the time, above all others, when we may look for light from heaven. It is now that we are to expect a refreshing from the presence of the Lord. We should watch for the moving of God’s providence as the army of Israel watched for ‘the sound of a going in the tops of the mulberry trees,’—the appointed signal that Heaven would work for them.”—Testimonies for the Church." Vol 5 P. 728
Haggai 4:1
@@@^It behooves us, then, to study to know what is truth, what are God’s principles, what are the warnings and instructions given to His people at this time. In daily meditation of these, we shall be equipped to go forward in the Christian warfare, prepared for the darts of the evil one. However, we shall only be able to resist the enemy’s arrows by having our whole attention absorbed in being determined to serve God, and thus we shall know that we are walking in the light “even as He is in the light.” Then when specific calls come to us, we shall recognize in them the voice of our master, or, the voice of the usurper.
Haggai 4:12
@@@^“Now is the time to prepare. The seal of God will never be placed upon the forehead of an impure man or woman. It will never be placed upon the forehead of the ambitious, world-loving man or woman. It will never be placed upon the forehead of men or women of false tongues or deceitful hearts. All who receive the seal must be without spot before God—candidates for Heaven.”—“Testimonies for the Church,” Vol. 5, pp. 214, 216.
Haggai 8:5
@@@^The first phase of sanctification embraces the accepting of Christ—“the way, the truth, and life” (John 14:6)—with consequent forsaking of the world: the flesh, and the devil. God, by His Spirit, sanctifies (sets apart) the elect, or true believers, by leading them into all truth (John 16:13) and instilling in them the principle of holiness. “And such were some of you,” says Paul, after speaking of those who are without the Truth, “but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified . . . in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.” (1 Cor. 6:11.)
Haggai 8:10
@@@^Sanctification is not the work of a moment, an hour, or a day. It is a continual growth in grace.” “Jesus, considered as a man, was perfect, yet He grew in grace. Luke 2:52, ‘And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.’ Even the most perfect Christian may increase continually in the knowledge and love of God.”—“Testimonies for the Church,” Vol. 1, pp. 339, 340.
Haggai 9:5
@@@^“Many . . . do not exemplify the truth in their lives. They have special exercises upon sanctification, yet cast the word of God behind them. They pray sanctification, sing sanctification, and shout sanctification. . . The present truth, which is the channel, is not regarded, but is trampled under foot. Men may cry, Holiness! holiness! sanctification! sanctification! consecration! consecration! and yet know no more by experience of what they talk than the sinner with his corrupt propensities. God will soon tear off this whitewashed garb of professed sanctification which some who are carnally minded have thrown around them to hide the deformity of the soul.”—“Testimonies for the Church,” Vol. 1, pp. 338, 336.
Haggai 9:6
@@@^“The prophet Daniel was an example of true sanctification. His long life was filled with noble service for his Master. He was a man ‘greatly beloved’ of Heaven. Yet instead of claiming to be pure and holy, this honored prophet identified himself with the really sinful of Israel, as he pleaded before God in behalf of his people: ‘We do not present our supplications before Thee for our righteousnesses, but for Thy great mercies.’ We have sinned, we have done wickedly.’ He declares, ‘I was speaking, and praying, and confessing my sin and the sin of my people.’ And when at a later time the Son of God appeared, to give him instruction, Daniel says, ‘My comeliness was turned in me into corruption, and I retained no strength.’
Haggai 9:8
@@@^“Paul’s sanctification was the result of a constant conflict with self. He said, ‘I die daily.’ His will and his desires every day conflicted with duty and the will of God. Instead of following inclination, he did God’s will, however crucifying to his own nature.
Haggai 11:9
@@@^@0The meeting closed with praise and prayer@0We felt the presence of Jesus there.@0Then to our homes with reverent thought@0Of the marvelous things that God hath wrought. We went with hearts aglow with love,@0Flowing fresh from God’s Throne above.@0This ever through our veins must flow@0If we would to those mansions go,@0And there enjoy that sacred bliss@0Of which, a grand foretaste, is this.@0Then filled with joy that is Heaven born.@0We sweetly rested till Sabbath morn.@8
Haggai 12:3
@@@^@0After our study from God’s Book@0Another night of rest we took@0We rested till the break of day@0And then rejoicing all the way—@0We drove to the river below the lake,@0And there for our Redeemer’s sake@0The twenty-eight were born again@0Baptized with Christ thus to remain.@0And ever y heart who had before Vowed these vows, did so once more.@0Vowed to obey the Shepherd’s Rod.@0And dwell in the Kingdom of our God.@8
Haggai 12:5
@@@^@0Elder Wilson offered prayer@0To close the solemn hour spent there.@0O may each heart remember well@0The sacred scenes of Mount Carmel.@0And may God help us all to keep@0These sacred vows lest we should reap@0A bitter harvest in the end@0And be unfit for God to send@0To give His message so divine@0And thus to fall at Ezekiel Nine.@0O may we die to self each day@0And walk within the “Narrow Way.”@8
Zechariah 2:5
@@@^As they failed to turn from their evil course, the voice of prophecy declared that they were to be delivered into the hands of the Chaldeans and there to remain captive seventy years. At the close of that span of time, God, by the hand of Cyrus and Darius, the kings of Medo-Persia, again set His people free, and the kings commanded them to rebuild the temple and the holy city. (Ezra 1:1, 2). As the prophecies concerning the church were then fulfilled, God in His faithfulness, made known to His people that which was to take place within a period of “two thousand three hundred days” or years (Dan. 8:14), beginning at the time when the commandment was made to rebuild the city, and ending in 1844. Among the events that took place during that length of time were Christ’s first coming and His crucifixion. (Dan. 9:26.)
Zechariah 5:7
@@@^The foregoing prophetic statement reveals two definite things. First, that the Lord is not now holding the reins in His Own hands, and, second, that at some time He will do so. That is, as God is not now ruling the denomination through its present organization, He must reorganize it. Moreover, it is stated that God will do this by means so simple that even “the workers will be surprised;” that is, He is not going to start reorganizing the denomination by something great, something complicated, or something which the world calls wonderful, but rather by humble means, quietly, slowly, steadily, and as naturally as represented by the mustard seed (Matt. 13:31, 32), and also as the unnoticeable lump of leaven working in dough (verse 33), whereas, the workers will still want to “control the work, but they will lose out as grass is choked by the wheat.
Zechariah 6:8
@@@^The prophet Zechariah describes the case of the wicked and the conversion of the righteous in the following language: “And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it. In that day, saith the Lord, I will smite every horse with astonishment, and his rider with madness: and I will open Mine eyes upon the house of Judah, and will smite every horse of the people with blindness. And the governors of Judah shall say in their heart, The inhabitants of Jerusalem shall be my strength in the Lord of hosts their God. In that day will I make the governors of Judah like an hearth of fire among the wood, and like a torch of fire in a sheaf; and they shall devour all the people round about, on the right hand and on the left: and Jerusalem shall be inhabited again in her own place, even in Jerusalem. In that day shall the Lord defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and he that is feeble among them at that day shall be as David; and the house of David shall be as God, as the angel of the Lord before them. And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem. And I will pour upon the House of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the Spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon Me Whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for Him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for Him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.” (Zech. 12:3-10.).
Zechariah 7:4
@@@^Our danger at the present time does not lie in that which God has said He will do, for He is well able to handle the situation, but the great peril lies in that many of us are in danger of losing out by questioning and criticizing everything that arises in the unfolding of truth, criticizing the work and position of others, criticizing every branch of the work in which they have not themselves a part (“Testimonies for the Church,” Volume 5, p. 690), instead of coming to the help of the Lord. Yes, some will attempt “to dictate even what movements shall be made when the work goes forward under the direction of the angel who joins the third angel in the message to be given to the world.”—“Testimonies to Ministers,” p. 300. Some go still farther by saying to the promised mouthpiece of God, “You are too earnest, you do not interpret the Scriptures in the proper way. Let me tell you how to teach your message.”—“Testimonies to Ministers,” p. 475.