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Help In Daily Living
these privileges, but they should be careful not to absent themselves
needlessly from the house of worship.
In ministering to the sick, more than in any merely secular business,
success depends on the spirit of consecration and self-sacrifice with
which the work is done. Those who bear responsibilities need to place
themselves where they will be deeply impressed by the Spirit of God.
You should have as much greater anxiety than do others for the aid of
the Holy Spirit and for a knowledge of God as your position of trust is
more responsible than that of others.
Nothing is more needed in our work than the practical results of
communion with God. We should show by our daily lives that we
have peace and rest in the Saviour. His peace in the heart will shine
forth in the countenance. It will give to the voice a persuasive power.
Communion with God will ennoble the character and the life. Men
will take knowledge of us, as of the first disciples, that we have been
with Jesus. This will impart to the worker a power that nothing else
can give. Of this power he must not allow himself to be deprived.
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We must live a twofold life—a life of thought and action, of silent
prayer and earnest work. The strength received through communion
with God, united with earnest effort in training the mind to thoughtful-
ness and caretaking, prepares one for daily duties and keeps the spirit
in peace under all circumstances, however trying.
The Divine Counselor
When in trouble, many think they must appeal to some earthly
friend, telling him their perplexities, and begging for help. Under
trying circumstances unbelief fills their hearts, and the way seems
dark. And all the time there stands beside them the mighty Counselor
of the ages, inviting them to place their confidence in Him. Jesus, the
great Burden Bearer, is saying, “Come unto Me, and I will give you
rest.” Shall we turn from Him to uncertain human beings, who are as
dependent upon God as we ourselves are?
You may feel the deficiency of your character and the smallness of
your ability in comparison with the greatness of the work. But if you
had the greatest intellect ever given to man, it would not be sufficient
for your work. “Without Me ye can do nothing,” says our Lord and
Saviour.
John 15:5
. The result of all we do rests in the hands of God.