CONCLUSION

Dear Reader: Every objection against the Sabbath that is based on want of information, can be answered by prayerful study; but those objections that grow out of a lack of consecration can be removed only by yielding to God in taking up the cross. The cross will appear in the form of inconvenience; in the loss of friends, reputation, and worldly pleasure. But do not speak of inconvenience when Christ has suffered so much to save us; or of loss of friends, when you will lose no true friends, and when, in exchange for those you may lose, you will have God, Christ, and the Spirit of God as your special friends. Do not mention loss of reputation; for that is a dear and shameful reputation that is retained at the sacrifice of truth, and at the loss of honor that comes from God. Oh! do not talk of worldly pleasure. The pleasures of sin are vain, deceitful, and fleeting, and end in sorrow and woe. No earthly pleasures can compare with those of a life of holiness and obedience.RFOS 68.1

You may be tempted to think that you cannot get along in your business, and may lose in point of means. But God, who numbers the hairs of your head, will not suffer you to come to want. If you obey him and trust in him, you are on the way to true prosperity. And should you even lose pecuniarily, your example in your loss would be a gain to the truth.RFOS 68.2

Yield not to the temptation to wait for others to lead out in obeying. The truth has come to you, and God wants you to respond to it now, not because others do, but because it is right and will glorify God. Lean on God and on the merits of the truth, and you will stand. It is only in obeying that you can lead others to obey, and the heavier the cross, the greater the reward. When we see the binding force of the Sabbath, it is as sinful to break it as it is to violate any other precept of the law. How can you meet God over his broken law? Oh! take up the cross, and cheerfully engage in the closing work of reform. Receive the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus. Look to Christ for pardon and help. Obey and live.RFOS 69.1