We see it continually. In ancient times it was so. A word written down by a prophet in one age had a special application for those who should read it centuries later. “Not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are now reported unto you.” 1 Peter 1:12. Inspiration is a wonderful thing. It speaks a living word. SPIAM 124.6
So, again and again, as conditions have changed and new situations have arisen in the progress of the advent movement, workers have found instruction in the printed volumes that came like a new message, as though spoken for that very hour. They had never seen the application before. The counsels of the Spirit of prophecy continue to speak and guide the church. More people study these writings now, it would seem, than ever in the lifetime of the writer of them. SPIAM 124.7