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Appreciating the Promises, January 7
Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ,
doing the will of God from the heart; with good will doing service, as to
the Lord, and not to men.
Ephesians 6:6, 7
.
Let us in our lifework strive constantly to answer the prayer of Christ,
that we may be united with one another and with Him. Let us always be-
fore undertaking anything, ask ourselves the question, “Will this please my
Saviour? Is it in harmony with the will of God?” The consciousness that we
are bringing the Christ-life into the daily experience will give a sacred dignity
to the everyday duties. All that we do will be done with faithfulness, that the
Master may be honored. Thus shall we show to the world what Christianity
can accomplish for sinful human beings, giving them constantly increasing
efficiency for service in this life, preparing them for the higher life in the
world to come.—
Manuscript 1, January 7, 1903
, “An Appeal.”
I praise the Lord. This morning I slept until four o’clock. There was
not the usual awakening through the night. This is a great blessing to me,
for which I am thankful. I have been carrying a heavy burden so long as I
consider the spiritual condition of the people of God, moving so far below
their privilege. I lie awake pleading with my heavenly Saviour to come to our
help and raise up messengers that shall bear a message
decidedly
to the point.
“Thy word is truth” (
John 17:17
). I long for physical strength and power that
out of the abundance of the heart moved by the Holy Spirit the mouth may
speak.
Oft in the vision of the night I am speaking to large companies and in
strong appeals I am repeatedly urging upon the companies before me, “If ye
then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ
sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affections on things above, not on
things on the earth. For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.
When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him
in glory” (
Colossians 3:1-4
).
What a rich promise is this presented to us! Let us then show that we
appreciate these promises and work to the point to be fully in earnest and to
be thankful for such assurance. It is for our good and the good of all with
whom we shall associate in all our public labors that we shall reveal that we
are seeking those things that are above.—
Manuscript 173, January 7, 1905
,
diary.
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