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Testimonies for the Church Volume 1 - A New You Ministry

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Number Nine Testimony <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong><strong>Church</strong>Chapter 69 - The Rebellion[See Appendix]The dreadful state of our nation calls <strong>for</strong> deep humility on <strong>the</strong> part of God’s people.The one all-important inquiry which should now engross <strong>the</strong> mind of everyone is: AmI prepared <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> day of God? Can I stand <strong>the</strong> trying test be<strong>for</strong>e me?I saw that God is purifying and proving His people. He will refine <strong>the</strong>m as gold,until <strong>the</strong> dross is consumed and His image is reflected in <strong>the</strong>m. All have not that spiritof self-denial and that willingness to endure hardness and to suffer <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> truth’s sake,which God requires. Their wills are not subdued; <strong>the</strong>y have not consecrated <strong>the</strong>mselveswholly to God, seeking no greater pleasure than to do His will. Ministers and peoplelack spirituality and true godliness. Everything is to be shaken that can be shaken.God’s people will be brought into most trying positions, and all must be settled, rooted,and grounded in <strong>the</strong> truth, or <strong>the</strong>ir steps will surely slide. If God com<strong>for</strong>ts and nourishes<strong>the</strong> soul with His inspiring presence, <strong>the</strong>y can endure, though <strong>the</strong> way may be dark andthorny. For <strong>the</strong> darkness will soon pass away, and <strong>the</strong> true light shine <strong>for</strong>ever. I waspointed to Isaiah 58:1-15; Jeremiah 14:10-12, as a description of <strong>the</strong> present state ofour nation. The people of this nation have <strong>for</strong>saken and <strong>for</strong>gotten God. They havechosen o<strong>the</strong>r Gods and followed355

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