Testimonies to Ministers and Gospel Workers - Ellen G. White

Jerusalem, to see the place where Jesus traveled
and taught, when we have the precious Saviour
nigh us, His presence with us, and we may have a
Jerusalem in our own houses and in the churches.
We can discern His fresh footsteps, we can eat His
words and have eternal life. We need more study,
more earnest meditation and communion with
Christ. We need to listen for the still small voice,
and to rest by faith in the love of Christ. We should
have a much more healthful experience, and
become much more vigorous Christians.
We have a superabundance of sermons, but we
need to learn to receive the word. All the help from
abroad cannot supply this deficiency. The home
missionary work must be entered into by home
missionaries. God is not pleased with the selfish
devisings to give so many advantages to those who
know the truth, who had opportunities to
understand far more of the truth than they practice.
Thousands upon thousands are in ignorance,
perishing out of Christ. Yet money and time and
labor are devoted to the class who are ever
learning, yet never able to come to the
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