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The European Union in Prophecy
On every hand they hear the plottings of treason and see the active working of
rebellion; and there is aroused within them an intense desire, an earnest yearning of
soul, that this great apostasy may be terminated and the wickedness of the wicked
may come to an end. But while they plead with God to stay the work of rebellion, it is
with a keen sense of self-reproach that they themselves have no more power to resist
and urge back the mighty tide of evil. They feel that had they always employed all
their ability in the service of Christ, going forward from strength to strength, Satan's
forces would have less power to prevail against them.
They afflict their souls before God, pointing to their past repentance of their
many sins, and pleading the Saviour's promise: "Let him take hold of My strength,
that he may make peace with Me; and he shall make peace with Me." Isaiah 27:5.
Their faith does not fail because their prayers are not immediately answered. Though
suffering the keenest anxiety, terror, and distress, they do not cease their
intercessions. They lay hold of the strength of God as Jacob laid hold of the Angel; and
the language of their souls is: "I will not let Thee go, except Thou bless me."
Had not Jacob previously repented of his sin in obtaining the birthright by fraud,
God would not have heard his prayer and mercifully preserved his life. So, in the time
of trouble, if the people of God had unconfessed sins to appear before them while
tortured with fear and anguish, they would be overwhelmed; despair would cut off
their faith, and they could not have confidence to plead with God for deliverance. But
while they have a deep sense of their unworthiness, they have no concealed wrongs to
reveal. Their sins have gone beforehand to judgment and have been blotted out, and
they cannot bring them to remembrance.
Satan leads many to believe that God will overlook their unfaithfulness in the
minor affairs of life; but the Lord shows in His dealings with Jacob that He will in no
wise sanction or tolerate evil. All who endeavour to excuse or conceal their sins, and
permit them to remain upon the books of heaven, unconfessed and unforgiven, will be
overcome by Satan. The more exalted their profession and the more honourable the
position which they hold, the more grievous is their course in the sight of God and the
more sure the triumph of their great adversary. Those who delay a preparation for
the day of God cannot obtain it in the time of trouble or at any subsequent time. The
case of all such is hopeless.
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