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God Gives Me Power to Do Good, April 24
Improving My Talents
He that doeth good is of God.
3 John 11
There are many ways in which the youth can be putting to usury the
talents entrusted to them of God, to build up the work and cause of God,
not to please themselves but to glorify God. The Majesty of heaven, the
King of glory, made the infinite sacrifice in coming to our world in order
that He might elevate and ennoble humanity.... We read, “He went about
doing good.” ...
He has a vineyard in which everyone can perform good work. Suf-
fering humanity needs help everywhere. The students may win their
way to hearts by speaking words in season, by doing favors for those
who need even physical labor. This will not degrade any of you, but it
will bring a consciousness of the approval of God. It will be putting the
talents entrusted to you for wise improvement to the exchangers. It will
increase them by trading upon them....
It is our duty ever to seek to do good in the use of the muscles and
brain God has given to youth, that they may be useful to others, making
their labors lighter, soothing the sorrowing, lifting up the discouraged,
speaking words of comfort to the hopeless, turning the minds of the
students from fun and frolic which often carries them beyond the dignity
of manhood and womanhood to shame and disgrace. The Lord would
have the mind elevated, seeking higher, nobler channels of usefulness.
The true man is one who is willing to sacrifice his own interest
for the good of others, and who exercises himself in binding up the
brokenhearted.
All power to do good is God-given.... To God belongs all the glory
for the wise and good deeds of human agents.
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