'For a moment we hesitated to venture. Then we exclaimed: “Our only hope is to trust wholly to the cord. It has been our dependence all the difficult way. It will not fail us now.” Still we were hesitating and distressed. The words were then spoken: “God holds the cord. We need not fear.” These words were then repeated by those behind us, accompanied with: “He will not fail us now. He has brought us thus far in safety.”
My husband then swung himself ove...
'At length we came to a large chasm, at which our path ended. There was nothing now to guide the feet, nothing upon which to rest them. Our whole reliance must be upon the cords, which had increased in size, until they were as large as our bodies. Here we were for a time thrown into perplexity and distress. We inquired in fearful whispers, “To what is the cord attached?” My husband was just before me. Large drops of sweat were falling from his brow, the veins in his neck and temp...
I'm really sorry for not continuing with this series for so long. I have been busy around the home. I must say that this is one of my favorite parts of the whole Spirit of Prophecy series.
'We then thought of those who had not accustomed themselves to privations and hardships. Where were such now? They were not in the company. At every change, some were left behind, and those only remained who had accustomed themselves to endure hardships. The privations of the way only made these mor...
'As the path grew more narrow, we decided that we could no longer go with safety on horseback, and we left the horses and went on foot, in single file, following in the footsteps of one another. At this time small cords were let down from the top of the pure white wall; these we eagerly grasped, to aid in keeping our balance on the path. As we traveled, the cord moved along with us. The path finally became so narrow that we concluded that we could travel more safely without our shoes; s...
'As we journeyed on, the road grew narrower and steeper. In some places it seemed so very narrow that we concluded that we could no longer travel with the loaded wagons. We then loosed them from the horses, took a portion of the luggage from the wagons and placed it upon the horses, and journeyed on horseback.
As we progressed, the path still continued to grow narrow. We were obliged to press close to the wall, to save ourselves from falling off the narrow road down the steep precipice. A...
So today I thought I might share something that has been a real inspiration to me. Many of you have probably heard it, but I think that it would be beneficial to share it on the web.....
Its found in Christian Experience and Teachings, written be Ellen G White, chapter 31;
'While at Battle Creek, Michigan, in August 1868, I dreamed of being with a large body of people. A portion of this assembly started out prepared to journey. We had heavily loaded wagons. As ...