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Our Mission to the World, November 1
As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them
into the world.
John 17:18
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Will separation from the world, in obedience to the divine command,
unfit us for the work the Lord has left us? Will it hinder us from doing
good to those around us? No; the firmer hold we have on heaven, the
greater will be our power of usefulness. We should study the Pattern, that
the spirit which dwelt in Christ may dwell in us. The Saviour was not
found among the exalted and honorable of the world. He did not spend His
time among those who were seeking their ease and pleasure. He worked
to help those who needed help, to save the lost and perishing, to lift up the
bowed down, to break the yoke of oppression from those in bondage, to
heal the afflicted, and to speak words of sympathy and consolation to the
distressed and sorrowing. We are required to follow this example. The
more we partake of the spirit of Christ, the more we shall seek to do for
our fellow men. We shall bless the needy and comfort the distressed....
Probation is about to close.... Soon the last prayer for sinners will have
been offered, the last tear shed, the last warning given, the last entreaty
made, and the sweet voice of mercy will be heard no more. This is why
Satan is making such mighty efforts to secure men and women in his
snare.... The enemy is playing the game of life for every soul. He is
working to remove from us everything of a spiritual nature, and in the
place of the precious graces of Christ to crowd our hearts with the evil
traits of the carnal nature—hatred, evil surmising, jealousy, love of the
world, love of self, love of pleasure, and the pride of life. We need to
be fortified against the incoming foe, ... for unless we are watchful and
prayerful these evils will enter the heart and crowd out all that is good.
How great is the responsibility placed upon the disciple of Christ. How
imperative the duty to reflect the light of heaven upon a world enshrouded
in darkness. The deeper the surrounding gloom, the brighter should shine
out the light of Christian faith and Christian example.
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