Testimonies for the Church Volume 1 - A New You Ministry

I saw that the greater the light which the people reject, the greater will be the powerof deception and darkness which will come upon them. The rejection of truth leavesmen captives, the subjects of Satan’s deception. After the Conferences at—–and—–,the subjects of this delusion were left to still greater darkness, to enter deeper into thisstrong delusion, and bring upon the cause of God a stain which would not soon bewiped away. A fearful responsibility is resting upon Brother G. While professing to bea shepherd he suffered the devourer to enter the flock, and looked on while the sheepwere torn and devoured. God’s frown is upon him. He has not watched for souls asone who must give account.I was pointed back, and saw that God had not blessed his labors for some timepast. The Lord’s hand has not been with him to build up the church, and convert soulsto the truth. His heart is not right with God. He has not possessed the spirit of the thirdangel’s message. He shut himself away from union and sympathy with God’s peoplebefore this delusion arose, and this is one reason why he was left in such darkness. Goddoes not leave His faithful, consecrated servants in darkness as to the character of sucha fanatical spirit, to raise no cry to warn the people. When the servants of God broughtthe light, and raised their voices against this delusion, he knew not the voice of the TrueShepherd speaking through them; his jealousy and stubbornness led him to regard it asthe voice of a stranger. Shepherds of the flock, above all others, should understand thevoice of the Chief Shepherd. God wants His people to be a holy and powerful people.When the spirit of holiness and perfect love abounds in the heart, working in thosewho profess the name of Christ, it will be like a refining fire, consuming the dross andscattering the darkness. Whatever is of the spirit of Satan takes the attitude of defense,and quickly works out its own destruction. But truth will triumph.232