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is connected with the other, and all are united with Christ. It is by
unselfish service that we improve and increase our talents.
The members of the church of God on this earth are as the different
parts of a machine, all closely related to one another, and all closely
related to and dependent on one great centre. There is to be unity
in diversity. No member of the Lord’s firm can work successfully in
independence, detached from the others.
There are many who have not a clear, distinct understanding of the
relation of man to his fellow-man in the work of God. The members
of God’s church stand in close relation to one another. All are to use
their entrusted capabilities in His service, that each may minister to
the perfection of the whole. Each is to work under the supervision
of God. By Christ’s wonderful union of divinity with humanity, we
are assured that even in this world we may be partakers of the divine
nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
It is God’s plan that each believer shall be a help to those who
have not yet become partakers of the divine nature. Christ has pledged
Himself to co-operate with those to whom He has entrusted talents.
He has pledged Himself to train us to be His co-labourers. He will
help us, to follow His example, doing good and refusing to do evil.
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We are to be consecrated channels through whom the love of Christ
flows to those in need of help. Every true worker is connected with
heavenly instrumentalities. Of the angels it is said, “Are they not all
ministering spirits, sent forth to minister to those who shall be heirs
of salvation?” Christ sends His light to those who keep the windows
of the soul open heavenward. Under the Holy Spirit’s influence, they
work the works of God. He who approaches nearest to obedience to
the divine law will be of the most service to God. He who follows
Christ, reaching out after His goodness, His compassion, His love
for the human family, will be accepted by God as a worker together
with Him. Such a one will not be content to remain on a low level of
spirituality. He will constantly reach higher and higher.—
Letter 115,
1903
. (Used in ;
Our High Calling, page 182
.)
Appeal to Follow Christ
Christ is the touchstone of all hearts. He is the revealer of the
Father and of the Father’s love. “God so loved the world that He gave