Testimonies for the Church Volume 1 - A New You Ministry

the world, like their Master. They will not imitate its pride, fashions, or customs. Thenoble object will be ever before them, to glorify God and gain the immortal inheritance.This prospect will swallow up all beside of an earthly nature. God will have a peopleseparate and distinct from the world. And as soon as any have a desire to imitate thefashions of the world, that they do not immediately subdue, just so soon God ceases toacknowledge them as His children. They are the children of the world and of darkness.They lust for the leeks and onions of Egypt, that is, desire to be as much like the worldas possible; by so doing, those that profess to have put on Christ virtually put Him off,and show that they are strangers to grace and strangers to the meek and lowly Jesus. Ifthey had acquainted themselves with Him, they would walk worthy of Him.*****Chap. 24 - Wives of MinistersI saw the wives of the ministers. Some of them are no help to their husbands, yetthey profess the third angel’s message. They think more of studying their own wishesand pleasure than the will of God, or how they can hold up the hands of their husbandsby their faithful prayers and careful walk. I saw that some of them take so willfuland selfish a course that Satan makes them his instruments and works through them todestroy the influence and usefulness of their husbands. They feel at liberty to complainand murmur if they are brought through any strait places. They forget the sufferingsof the ancient Christians for the truth’s sake and think that they must have their wishesand way, and follow their own will. They forget the suffering of Jesus, their Master.They forget the Man of Sorrows, who was acquainted with grief—He who had notwhere to lay His137