Bible Verse (NKJV):
"Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me, and know my anxieties; And see if there is any wicked way in me, And lead me in the way everlasting."
— Psalm 139:23-24
“In 1897 A. T. Jones wrote:
God calls for many changes among the men who have formed committees, boards, councils, etc., and these men who compose these committees, boards, and councils are the very ones assembled here upon whom it will fall to make the changes. Now, how shall these men make the changes in which they themselves are involved, unless they themselves are changed first? The only way to have the change wrought is to have the men changed. All who will do so God will work through, and all who will not do so - what will become of them?
— General Conference Daily Bulletin, February 12, 1897, p. 2.5.
…I will begin and end with the Word. Here is something that tells us what to do when we come to such places as this: If the Lord is in the midst of your councils, beholding your order and love and fear, and your trembling at his word, then you are prepared to do his work unselfishly; but He will not “be in partnership with any unjust transaction.”
— [Letter 65, 1895, par. 1] General Conference Daily Bulletin, February 12, 1897, p. 3.1.
…Here we are in council. Though we be different in character, if we are molded by the same spirit of Christ, we are one. Then the church can rise as clear as the sun at mid-day, and go forth as terrible as an army with banners.
— General Conference Daily Bulletin, February 12, 1897, p. 3.2.
…What shall be done? Is the Lord going to have a chance to work now? Shall he be allowed to bring about the needed changes? This testimony is not to be applied by our taking hold of this work and going about abruptly to make the changes. My heart must be right before I can take part in any change. The thing to do is to surrender ourselves to God, and then let him work through us. We do not care who the men are if God is there.
— General Conference Daily Bulletin, February 12, 1897, p. 4.3.
…We are here to find God, and open our hearts that he may occupy the place from center to circumference, in every thought and heart, so that God shall do all that is to be done; and he will do it if we let him. Give God a chance. Those who are in the way are to get out of the way, and the rest of us are to keep out of the way. Then God can have the place that belongs to him.
— General Conference Daily Bulletin, February 12, 1897, p. 4.4.
…Let us seek the Lord with such heart, with such earnestness as never before, that he may use us as never before; and then he will roll away the reproach from his church, and she will rise to go forth untrammeled, fair as the moon, clear as the sun, and terrible as an army with banners. That is what the Lord wants of you and me to-day. Shall he have it?*
— General Conference Daily Bulletin, February 12, 1897, p. 5.6.
Prayer for Unity
Heavenly Father,
Search us and change us first, before we seek to change anything around us. Remove pride, selfish ambition, and any unjust way from our hearts. Mold us by the Spirit of Christ so that, though we are many, we may be one in You. May our councils be guided by humility, trembling at Your Word, and unselfish love. Teach us to step aside so You may have Your rightful place at the center of all things. Unite us in truth and purpose, that Your church may rise with clarity, beauty, and power—terrible as an army with banners, yet radiant with the love of Christ. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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