A Failure to Honor GodIn view of the terrible crisis before us what are those doing who profess to believe the truth? I was called by my Guide, who said, “Follow Me,” and I was shown things among our people that were not in accordance with their faith. There seemed to be a bicycle craze. Money was spent to gratify an enthusiasm in this direction that might better, far better, have been invested in building houses of worship where they are greatly needed. There were presented before me some very strange things in Battle Creek. A bewitching influence seemed to be passing as a wave over our people there, and I saw that this would be followed by other temptations. Satan works with intensity of purpose to induce our people to invest their time and money in gratifying supposed wants. This is a species of idolatry. The example will be followed, and while hundreds are starving for bread, while famine and pestilence are seen and felt, because God cannot, according to His own name’s glory, protect those who are working contrary to His will, shall those who profess to love and serve God act as did the people in the days of Noah, following the imagination of their hearts? {8T 50.4}

Gud bliver ikke æret
Når vi ser den frygtelige krise der ligger foran os, hvad gør så dem som tror sandheden? Jeg blev kaldt af min Vejleder, (51) som sagde, "Følg, mig," og jeg fik vist ting blandt vort folk som ikke var i overensstemmelse med deres tro. Det er som om vi er i en ond ring. Penge bliver brugt på at glæde en begejstring i denne retning, som kunne være brugt bedre, langt bedre, til at bygge gudsdyrkelseshuse, hvor der er så stærk brug for dem. Der blev vist nogle meget besynderlige ting for mig i Battle Creek. En forheksende indflydelse synes at gå som en bølge over vort folk der og jeg så at dette ville efterfølges af andre fristelser. Satan arbejder med stærk iver for at få vort folk til at investere deres tid og penge på indbildte mangler. Dette er menneskeslægtens afgudsdyrkelse. Eksemplet vil blive efterfulgt og skønt hundredvis sulter efter brød, skønt hungersnød og pest ses og mærkes, fordi Gud ikke, i overensstemmelse med sit eget navn, kan beskytte dem, som arbejde mod hans vilje, skal så dem som bekender at elske og tjene Gud, handle som folket i Noas dage gjorde og følge deres hjerters indbildning?