While we were living at this place, my husband was impressed that it was his duty to write and publish the present truth. He was greatly encouraged and blessed as he decided thus to do. But again he would be in doubt and perplexity, as he was penniless. There were brethren who had means, but they chose to keep it. He at length gave up in discouragement, and decided to look for a field of grass to mow. As he left the house, a burden was rolled upon me, and I fainted. Prayer was offered for me, and I was blessed, and taken off in vision. I saw that the Lord had blessed and strengthened my husband to labor in the field one year before; that he had made a right use of the means there earned; and that he would have a hundredfold in his life, and, if faithful, a rich reward in the kingdom of God; but that the Lord would not now give him strength to labor in the field, for He had another work for him; that he must walk out by faith, and write and publish the present truth. He immediately commenced to write, and when he came to some difficult passage, we would call upon the Lord to give us the true meaning of His word. {1T 87.2}


Vidnesbyrd for menigheden bind 1 kapitel 12. 87.     Fra side 87 i den engelske udgave.tilbage

Forlagsvirksomhed og rejse

Mens vi boede der, blev min mand tilskyndet til, at det var hans pligt at skrive og udgive den nærværende sandhed. Han blev meget opmuntret og velsignet, da han besluttede (88) at gøre dette. Men atter tvivlede han og var rådvild, da han var uden penge. Der var brødre, som havde midler, men de valgte at beholde dem. Modløs som han var, gav han omsider op og besluttede at se efter en græsmark, som han kunne slå. Da han forlod huset, rullede en byrde over mig, og jeg besvimede. Der blev bedt for mig, og jeg blev velsignet og henrykket i et syn. Jeg så, at Herren året før havde velsignet og styrket min mand til at arbejde i marken; at han havde gjort rigtig brug af de midler, som han tjente der; og at han ville få dem hundredfold tilbage i dette liv og, hvis han var trofast, en rig belønning i Guds rige; men at Herren ikke ville give ham styrke til at arbejde i marken nu, for han havde en anden gerning til ham; at han måtte begynde i tro og skrive og udgive den nærværende sandhed. Han begyndte øjeblikkeligt at skrive, og når han kom til en eller anden svær tekst, påkaldte vi Herren og bad ham give os den sande betydning af hans ord.

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