Psalms 126: 6 He that goes forth and weeps, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.
There are times when some point of truth is spoken in clear lines, yet for some reason, it may not impact the hearts and minds of the hearers in ways that will bring conviction to the point of decision, even if The Holy Ghost is present. This is what took place with William Miller, as truth of the Sabbath was presented to him from scripture.
There it was before his face, he couldn’t reasonably deny it neither could he dodge it, yet Miller was not able to fully grasp its significance then, because of circumstances that were unfolding at that time. Thus, even though the word of God was there, and The Holy Spirit was present, the convincing power of God did not sway Miller’s mind, to the point of decision and he died without accepting the present truth, yet he will be saved in God’s kingdom.
Not only does information not guarantee conviction, but even the convincing power of God, at times, has to be engaged several times upon the person’s mind before he or she finally gets it. The time when folks gave their lives to Christ, when they came up to the altar with tears, and confession of sin, after hearing the sermon, was most likely not the first time The Holy Ghost tried to reach such and such persons with conviction.
Proverbs 22:6 Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!