“And you shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that endures to the end shall be saved.” Matthew 10:22.

But when the world makes void the law of God, what will be the effect upon the truly obedient and righteous? Will they be carried away by the strong current of evil? Because so many rank themselves under the banner of the prince of darkness, will God’s commandment-keeping people swerve from their allegiance? Never! Not one who is abiding in Christ will fail or fall. His followers will bow in obedience to a higher authority than that of any earthly potentate. While the contempt placed upon God’s commandments leads many to suppress the truth and show less reverence for it, the faithful ones will with greater earnestness hold aloft its distinguishing truths. We are not left to our own direction. In all our ways we should acknowledge God, and He will direct our paths. We should consult His Word with humble hearts, ask His counsel, give up our will to His. We can do nothing without God.

There is the highest reason for us to prize the true Sabbath and stand in its defence, for it is the sign which distinguishes the people of God from the world. The commandment that the world makes void is the one to which, for this very reason, God’s people will give greater honour. –Selected Messages, book 2, pp. 368, 369.

Questions to think about:

But when the world makes void the law of God, what will be the effect upon the truly obedient and righteous?

Will they be carried away by the strong current of evil?

Because so many rank themselves under the banner of the prince of darkness, will God’s commandment-keeping people swerve from their allegiance?