Testimonies for the Church Volume 1 - A New You Ministry

unbelief and evil sown is not readily rooted up. Satan nourishes it every hour, and itflourishes and becomes strong. A good seed sown needs to be nourished, watered, andtenderly cared for; because every poisonous influence is thrown about it to hinder itsgrowth and cause it to die.Satan’s efforts are more powerful now than ever before, for he knows that histime to deceive is short. Brother Hull, I saw that you had injured yourself greatlyby exposing your weakness and telling your doubts to those who are Satan’s agents.You have been deceived by soft words and fair speeches, and have exposed yourself ina most reckless manner to the attacks of Satan. How could you thus wound yourselfand reproach God’s word? You have recklessly rushed upon Satan’s battleground, andit is no marvel that your mind is so stupid and unfeeling. Already has Satan throughhis agents poisoned the atmosphere you breathe; already have evil angels telegraphedto his agents upon earth in regard to the course to be pursued toward you. And thisis one whom God has called to stand between the living and the dead; this is one ofthe watchmen stationed upon the walls of Zion to tell the people the time of night. Aheavy responsibility rests upon you. If you go down, you will not go alone; for Satanwill employ you as his agent to lead souls to death.I saw that angels of God were looking sorrowfully toward you. They had left yourside and were turning mournfully away, while Satan and his angels were grinning inexultation over you. If you had yourself battled with your doubts and not encouragedthe devil to tempt you, by talking out your unbelief and loving to dwell upon it, youwould not have attracted the fallen angels about you in such numbers. But you choseto talk your darkness; you chose to dwell upon it; and the more you talk and dwellupon it, the darker and darker you grow. You are shutting out from you every ray ofheaven’s light; and a great gulf is coming between you and the430