Power of the Few

2000-1-3 18:10:00

Sterling writes:

"In this discussion about preparedness, the argument has been put forth to the effect, 'One is wasting his time to be engaged in activities (e.g. preparations) where they cannot make a difference in the course of events.'

"My reply is that how man gauges success, and how God and his angels gauge what is important, are two completely different things. The number of Jesus name in Greek is 888, which word number in the New Testament lexicon means useless.

"If the angels had been able to find but ten righteous people in the city of Sodom, it would have been spared. (Gen. 18:32.) Just ten. Not a majority, not a slim minority, ten. Just think if three or so more people had repented besides Lot and his family, the city would have been spared. That is not a tall order.

"That is why I cannot feel that my outwardly futile preparations for various possible disasters, over the past many years, were indeed futile. God and his angels saw my sincerity -- along with the few others who were doing the same ? and the course of history was changed accordingly.

"No. We were not given voice in Washington D.C. before a joint session of Congress. No, we did not get on national television and make a statement. No, we hardly even got a mention in the local newspaper. Yet our efforts were seen by heaven.

"Heaven calls the shots, based on our agency. And when heaven sees enough effort toward repentance, it listens."

Any time a person follows the highest he sees and understands, the Spirit rejoices, for this moves one forward upon the path and the vision of such becomes more and more acute until the parts are seen as a fitting whole, a beautiful picture.

JJ