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Strength is a Talent, April 23
Improving My Talents
A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength.
Proverbs 24:5
We are to love God, not only with all the heart, mind, and soul, but
with all the strength. This covers the full, intelligent use of the physical
powers....
It was Christ who planned ... every specification in regard to the
building of Solomon’s temple. The One who in His earthly life worked
as a carpenter in the village of Nazareth was the heavenly architect who
marked out the plan for the sacred building where His name was to be
honored....
All right inventions and improvements have their source in Him who
is wonderful in counsel and excellent in working. The skillful touch of
the physician’s hand, his power over nerve and muscle, his knowledge of
the delicate organism of the body, is the wisdom of divine power, to be
used in behalf of the suffering. The skill with which the carpenter uses
the hammer, the strength with which the blacksmith makes the anvil ring,
comes from God. He has entrusted men with talents, and He expects
them to look to Him for counsel....
Bible religion is to be interwoven with all we do or say.... They are
to be united in all human pursuits, in mechanical and agricultural labors,
in mercantile and scientific enterprises.... It is just as essential to do the
will of God when erecting a building as when taking part in a religious
service....
Of Daniel we learn that in all his business transactions, when sub-
jected to the closest scrutiny, not one fault or error could be found. He
was a sample of what every businessman may be. His history shows
what may be accomplished by one who consecrates the strength of brain
and bone and muscle, of heart and life, to the service of God.
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