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The Third Angel's Message (1893) - Alonzo T. Jones

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"wine that maketh glad the heart of God and man."<br />

Gladness, then, He will give. And what is the<br />

"corn"? <strong>The</strong> wheat, the grain, from which comes<br />

our bread, to sustain life and supply strength.<br />

Strength, then, also, will He give. Oh, then, thank<br />

the Lord. He will send us strength, and gladness<br />

and joy.<br />

But to whom will He send it? When will He<br />

send it? When the people are gathered and the<br />

congregation assembled and the children and the<br />

babies, the elders, the bridegrooms and the brides,<br />

and the ministers--when we are gathered together<br />

as the testimony says, "in companies" seeking God<br />

with all the heart--then it is, that He will do what<br />

He says. Let us go at it as never before. It is a<br />

wonderful thing when the Lord promises that we<br />

shall be satisfied with what He is going to give. It<br />

is not according to our measure. How much is God<br />

satisfied that we should be satisfied with? Nothing<br />

short of everything He has, for He gave just that in<br />

Jesus Christ, and He does not want us to stop short<br />

of everything He has. Just as Brother Haskell read<br />

in that blessed testimony this morning--you<br />

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