A New Year’s Day Letter
by Ellen G. White
(Written to the wife of an Adventist
minister in Europe, January 1, 1887.)
Dear sister:
I wish you a happy new year. Let us
put away everything like distrust and want of faith in Jesus forever. Let us
commence a life of simple child-like trust, not relying upon feeling but upon
faith.
Do not dishonor Jesus by doubting His
precious promises. He wants us to believe in Him with unwavering faith. There
is a class who say, "I believe, I believe," and claim all the promises which
are given on condition of obedience. While they claim everything in the
promises of God, they do not the works of Christ. God is not honored by any
such faith, it is a spurious faith. Then we see a people trying to keep all of
God's commandments, but there are many of these who do not come up to their
exalted privileges and claim nothing. God's promises are to those who keep His
commandments and do those things that are pleasing in His sight. . .
.
I have to fight the good fight of
faith everyday. I have to put to the stretch the powers of faith and not rely
upon feeling, and act as though I knew the Lord heard me, and would answer me
and bless me. Faith is not a happy flight of feeling, it is simply taking God
at His word and believing, because God said He would do this. . . .
God wants you to be free, He wants
you to be believing, to be trustful, and just cease to doubt and believe. May
God help you. . . . A new year has opened upon us. Let it be a happy New Year.
To you, my sister, nestle in the sheltering arms of Jesus, and do not wrestle
yourself out of His arms. Just believe and praise God and go forward. We are
almost home.
The Lord is coming. Look up and
rejoice, for your redemption draweth nigh. I see in Jesus a compassionate,
loving Redeemer, One who can save to the uttermost all who come unto Him. Bear
your whole weight on the promises of God. Believe it is your privilege to
believe.
Published in This Day With
God, page 9.
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