Testimonies for the Church, Volume 2 - Ellen G. White

epented of and restitution made. One wrong move
does more harm than can be undone in years; if the
wrongdoer could see the extent of the evil, it would
wring from his soul cries of anguish. You are
selfish in regard to means. In the case of Brother K
the angel of God pointed to you and said:
"Inasmuch as ye have done this to one of Christ's
disciples, ye have done it to Jesus in His person."
The cases I have mentioned are not the only
ones. I would you could see these things as Heaven
has opened them before me. There is a sad
deception upon minds. It is the religion of Christ
that you need. He pleased not Himself, but lived to
benefit others. You have a work to do, and should
lose no time in humbling your heart before God,
and by humble confessions remove the blots from
your Christian character. Then can you engage in
the solemn work of laboring for the salvation of
others without making so many mistakes.
What has your time amounted to, spent as it has
been spent while engaged in a work which God did
not set you about? Impressions have been made on
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