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Testimonies for the Church, Volume 8 - Ellen G. White

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working out your own plans, to <strong>the</strong> disregard of<br />

God's plans.<br />

Extract from a letter written in 1898 from<br />

Cooranbong, New South Wales. --My bro<strong>the</strong>r, <strong>the</strong><br />

Lord God of Israel must be your counselor. Satan<br />

has come down with great power to work with all<br />

deceivableness of unrighteousness. Lean hard on<br />

Christ. You have worked untiringly to bring about<br />

good results. Do not now make mistakes. Never,<br />

never seek to remove one landmark that <strong>the</strong> Lord<br />

has given His people. The truth stands firmly<br />

established on <strong>the</strong> eternal Rock--a foundation that<br />

storm and tempest can never move.<br />

Remember that just as soon as you allow your<br />

influence to lead away from <strong>the</strong> straight and<br />

narrow path that <strong>the</strong> Lord has cast up <strong>for</strong> His<br />

people, your prosperity will cease; <strong>for</strong> God will not<br />

be your guide. Again and again <strong>the</strong> record of<br />

Nebuchadnezzar's life has been presented to me to<br />

present to you, that you may be warned not to trust<br />

in your own wisdom or to make flesh your arm. Do<br />

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