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Our Special Work, November 17
And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say,
Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him
take the water of life freely.
Revelation 22:17
.
The Lord has given His church a special work of personal service to do.
God could have sent angels to work for the reformation of man, but He did
not do this. Humanity must touch humanity....
Christ’s commission is to be received and acted upon. We are to go
forth in faith, with earnest prayer for the presence of One who has said, “Lo,
I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world” (
Matthew 28:20
).
With the promise of such companionship, we are guilty of great unbelief
and disobedience if we refuse to take up the cross of self-denial and self-
sacrifice.... As we communicate the light that has found entrance to our souls,
the Holy Spirit gives increased light, and our hearts are filled with the precious
joy of the Lord....
We have a crucified, risen Saviour to present to the people. All who have
come to Jesus for pardon have found Him ever ready to take their sins, and to
impute His righteousness to them. He who has come to Christ and has been
truly converted will have a longing to save the souls that are out of Christ. He
who loves God supremely and his neighbor as himself cannot rest content
with doing nothing....
God will use humble men as His instruments. Even though they have but
one talent, if they trade upon it, it will increase. The great fault in the church
is that the work of saving souls is so limited, that the advancement of the
kingdom of God is slow. A backslidden church is the sure result of a selfish
church, a church that does not use her talents in the work of cooperating with
Jesus to restore the moral image of God in man. We are to minister to every
creature. A responsibility is laid upon us to work for all, our friends, our
acquaintances, those that are bound up with the world and alienated from
God. The apparently amiable and agreeable are to come into the sphere
of our labors. The truth is for them as much as for us, and we must say,
“Come.”—
Manuscript 123, November 17, 1897
, “Christ’s Commission.”
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