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Live While You Have a Chance, June 12
Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there
is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave,
whither thou goest.
Ecclesiastes 9:10
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It is a solemn thing to die, but a far more solemn thing to live. Every
thought and word and deed of our lives will meet us again. What we
make of ourselves in probationary time, that we must remain to all
eternity. Death brings dissolution to the body, but makes no change in
the character. The coming of Christ does not change our characters; it
only fixes them forever beyond all change....
I appeal to the members of the church to be Christians, to be Christ-
like. Jesus was a worker, not for Himself, but for others.... If you are
Christians you will imitate His example....
Awake, I beseech you, from the sleep of death. It is too late to devote
the strength of brain, bone, and muscle to self-serving. Let not the last
day find you destitute of heavenly treasure. Seek to push the triumphs of
the cross, seek to enlighten souls, labor for the salvation of your fellow
beings, and your work will abide the trying test of fire.
Let us remember that while the work we have to do may not be our
choice, it is to be accepted as God’s choice for us. Whether pleasing
or unpleasing, we are to do the duty that lies nearest. “Whatsoever thy
hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device,
nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.”
If the Lord desires us to bear a message to Nineveh, it will not be as
pleasing to Him for us to go to Joppa or to Capernaum. He has reasons
for sending us to the place toward which our feet have been directed. At
that very place there may be someone in need of the help we can give.
Whatever the line of work in which we engage, the Word of God
teaches us to be “not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the
Lord.”
Romans 12:11
.... “Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the
reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.”
Colossians 3:24
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