Signs of the Times, Book 1 - Ellen G. White

solemn period of our responsibility is when light, truth and warnings come
directly to us. Christ said to Philip, "Have I been so long with you, and yet
hast thou not known me, Philip?" It is not the servants of Christ, the bearers
of his message whom we reject; but the Master who delegated them to act for
him, and sound his warning. Jesus Christ has been a long time with us in
mercies and warnings, and yet we have not known him. Christ says, Ye will
not come unto me that ye might have life. When entreaties, tears, and patient
efforts are in vain, the terrible doom pronounced over Jerusalem must be
pronounced over the sinner.
While mercy lingers, the golden opportunity still remains to repent and
be saved through Christ. Has the temple of the soul been desecrated by
unholy shrines? While the sun of righteousness still lingers, loath to remove
his rays from those who have slighted his blessings, there is still time to
repent, and make your peace with God. Christ calls the sinner, In this, thy
day, seek those things which will make for your peace both in this life, and
the life beyond the grave. He invites you who are stricken with sin to come
with your burdens, and he will relieve you. He will cleanse you from the
defilement of sin, and give you moral fitness for his kingdom. Despite your
indifference or scorn he urges you to accept his love and mercy.
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