The Ellen G. White 1888 Materials: Volume 2 - Ellen G. White

denial of the truth. We are to fix the eye of faith
steadfastly upon Jesus. When the days come, as
they surely will, in which the law of God is made
void, the zeal of the true and loyal should rise with
the emergency and should be the more warm and
decided, and their testimony should be the more
positive and unflinching. But we are to do nothing
in a defiant spirit, and we shall not if our hearts are
fully surrendered to God. (Rom. 13:1-7; Titus 3:1.)
Now is the time for God's people to take up the
duties that lie next them. Be faithful in the little
things; for on the right performance of these hang
great results. Do not leave the work which needs to
be done, because it appears to your judgment to be
small and inconsiderable. Make up every waste
place, repair the breaches as fast as they occur. Let
no differences or dissensions exist in the church.
Let all go to work to help someone who needs help.
There is a cause for the great weakness in our
churches, and that cause it is hard to remove. It is
self. Men have none too much will, but they must
have it wholly sanctified to God. They need to fall
on the Rock, and be broken. Self must be crucified