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

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darkness, <strong>the</strong>y tempt <strong>the</strong> devil to tempt <strong>the</strong>m. If, in<br />

order to do good and glorify His name, <strong>the</strong> Lord<br />

requires us to go among infernal spirits, where is<br />

<strong>the</strong> blackest darkness, He will encircle us with His<br />

angels and keep us unsullied. But if we seek <strong>the</strong><br />

company of sinners, and are pleased with <strong>the</strong>ir<br />

coarse jests, and entertained and amused with <strong>the</strong>ir<br />

stories, sports, and ribaldry, <strong>the</strong> pure and holy<br />

angels remove <strong>the</strong>ir protection and leave us to <strong>the</strong><br />

darkness we have chosen.<br />

Bro<strong>the</strong>r B, I wish to alarm you; I wish to arouse<br />

you to action. I wish to entreat of you to seek God<br />

while He invites you to come to Him that you may<br />

have life. Watch, pray, work," are <strong>the</strong> Christian's<br />

watchwords. Satan is vigilant in his ef<strong>for</strong>ts; his<br />

perseverance is untiring, his zeal earnest and<br />

unabated. He does not wait <strong>for</strong> his prey to come to<br />

him; he seeks <strong>for</strong> it. To wrench souls from <strong>the</strong> hand<br />

of Christ is his determined purpose; yet professed<br />

Christians are asleep in <strong>the</strong>ir blindness, insane in<br />

<strong>the</strong>ir pursuits. God is not in <strong>the</strong>ir thoughts. A<br />

vigilant foe is upon <strong>the</strong>ir track; yet <strong>the</strong>y are in no<br />

danger while <strong>the</strong>y make God <strong>the</strong>ir trust. But unless<br />

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