Ecclesiastes 12:10 The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth. 11 The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.
The preachers of present truth in our day will have to brace themselves for stiff oppositions, coming from within and without. And, as the epidemic of itching ears continues to spread like the plague, it will become increasingly difficult to speak forth the words of truth and soberness. The three angel’s messages in particular are not in line with the world view, and therefore, we would have to pray like never before, that The Lord would grant us grace and courage to preach what persons need to hear, not what they prefer to hear.
[The Great Controversy pp 607] As the controversy extends into new fields and the minds of the people are called to God's down-trodden law, Satan is astir. The power attending the message will only madden those who oppose it. They will be threatened with fines and imprisonment. And some will be offered positions of influence, and other rewards, and advantages, as inducements to renounce their faith.
In closing, we are all encouraged to take a decided stand for truth, for God will enable the decision that is made in favor of truth. Let not the adverse winds of strife and change deter you, and never ever water down truth in order to curry favor with persons who are becoming frozen in falsehood. God’s grace and His power will rise correspondingly with the emergency, and truth will triumph in the end, because it is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth that will set us free. We therefore end with a passage of scripture that will encourage the Christian to endure hardness as good soldiers of the cross, because truth has always made its way against opposition, yet it triumphs in the end.
2nd Timothy 4: 5 But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.
May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!