Life sketches of ellen g. white

the responsibility resting on them to be Christlike in word
and act! I shall try to arouse their slumbering senses by
writing, if not by speaking. The awful sense of my
responsibility takes such possession of me that I am
weighted as a cart beneath sheaves. I do not desire to feel
less keenly my obligation to the Higher Power. That
Presence is ever with me, asserting supreme authority and
taking account of the service that I render or withhold."
p. 432, Para. 2, [LS15].
"The Lord commands me to speak, and this I shall do," Mrs.
White declared further when feeling thus burdened over her
responsibility as a chosen messenger. 'I have been
instructed to bear my testimony with the decision of
authority." And in another communication, penned the same
month, she wrote: p. 432, Para. 3, [LS15].
"I have every reason to praise my heavenly Father for the
clearness of thought that He has given me in regard to
Bible subjects. I long to bring out these precious things,
so that the minds of ministers and people may, if possible,
be drawn away from contention and strife to something that
is nourishing to the soul,-- food that will give health,
hopefulness, and courage. . . . p. 432, Para. 4, [LS15].
"In the night season many things are passing before me.
The Scriptures, full of grace and richness, are presented
before me. The word of the Lord to me is: 'Look on these
things, and meditate on them. You may claim the rich grace
of truth, which nourishes the soul. Have naught to do with
controversy and dissension and strife, which bring darkness
and discouragement to your soul. Truth is clear, pure,
savory. . . . Speak the truth in faith and love, leaving
the result with God. The work is not yours, but the Lord's.
In all your communications, speak as one to whom the Lord
has spoken. He is your authority, and He will give you His
sustaining grace.'" p. 433, Para. 1, [LS15].
These words were written about the time "Testimonies for
the Church," Volume 7, was in the hands of the printers.
Shortly after its appearance, she wrote regarding volumes
six and seven: p. 433, Para. 2, [LS15].
"I have been impressed to call upon the members of our
churches to study the last two volumes of 'Testimonies for
the Church.' When I was writing these books, I felt the
deep moving of the Spirit of God. . . . They are full of