Gods Sabbath

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The ones who remain steadfast will grow stronger in their de termination to see the struggle through. It will be an agonizing experience, for it will seem that they have been forsaken by both God and humanity. Every circumstance will support Satan’s as sertions that they must resort to their own devices to help them selves, for there is no one else, least of all God, who will help them. They will have to cling to their convictions that God alone is their Problem Solver no matter what happens, even though this has proved too much for His people in the past. They must do what no other church in history has achieved. And they will do it, thus enabling Christ to achieve through mortal, sinful hu manity, a victory so marvelous and complete that only the tri umph gained at Calvary can match it. To gain this final objective, the church will have to be brought to a high state of readiness—a condition achieved only through diligent and earnest preparation and practice. When the day of battle finally arrives, it will be too late then to learn the correct principles and the proper application of them. That knowledge and the proficient use of it, must be gained and built into the lives of God’s people now. Each person’s daily experiences are revealing how far the work has gone. Obviously, if we have not learned to trust God as our Problem Solver in the present when the trials are very light, we will have no hope of doing so in the future when tribulation is severe. We would be wise, therefore, to recognize that the tests of today are but opportunities to train for tomorrow. None of God’s systems involving humanity can work unless the element of a strong and living faith is present in the believ ers. Therefore Paul declared, “For we which have believed do en ter into rest ...” Hebrews 4:1. No unbeliever will ever experience God’s Sabbath rest. That is impossible. Therefore, those who are determined not to come short of His rest, need to concentrate on developing faith. They will learn to trust in God instead of self as their Problem Solv er and Plan Maker. They must realize that in this work no one Are We That People?