Counsels that Bear Fruit
The counsel of the Spirit of Prophecy has been instrumental in establishing publishing, health, education, humanitarian, and media institutions. The Spirit of Prophecy guides the pastoral, evangelistic, missionary, and administrative expansion of the church. The Spirit of Prophecy provides instruction in almost every aspect of life including theology, lifestyle, personal health, the family, the home, young people, interpersonal relationships, personal stewardship, and many others. The Spirit of Prophecy is guiding God’s people and always will until the Lord returns. This is why I believe in Ellen G. White’s prophetic ministry.GOP 419.8
As a result of Spirit of Prophecy guidance, the Seventh-day Adventist Church is not just another denomination but a heaven-born Advent movement with a special destiny—a mission and message to proclaim found in Revelation 14:6-12—the three angels’ messages.GOP 420.1
Testimonies for the Church, volume 9, page 19, tells us:GOP 420.2
In a special sense Seventh-day Adventists have been set in the world as watchmen and light bearers. To them has been entrusted the last warning for a perishing world. On them is shining wonderful light from the Word of God. They have been given a work of the most solemn import—the proclamation of the first, second, and third angels’ messages. There is no other work of so great importance. They are to allow nothing else to absorb their attention.GOP 420.3
It is why Satan attacks the Spirit of Prophecy and its important counsel from God for His last- day remnant church. Selected Messages, book 1, page 48, indicates:GOP 420.4
There will be a hatred kindled against the testimonies which is satanic. The workings of Satan will be to unsettle the faith of the churches in them, for this reason: Satan cannot have so clear a track to bring in his deceptions and bind up souls in his delusions if the warnings and reproofs and counsels of the Spirit of God are heeded.GOP 420.5
In addition, Testimonies for the Church, volume 8, page 298, says:GOP 420.6
We must follow the directions given through the spirit of prophecy. We must love and obey the truth for this time. This will save us from accepting strong delusions. . . . [God] has spoken to us through the testimonies to the church and through the books that have helped to make plain our present duty and the position that we should now occupy.GOP 420.7
Christ has called us to a prominent position as the “remnant of her seed,” a unique movement of destiny, standing firm for His truth, proclaiming the Advent message, bearing the testimony of Jesus, turning people’s eyes to Jesus, who is the center of all truth, and, through the power of the Holy Spirit, turning people back to the true worship of God and who Christ is.GOP 420.8