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Testimonies on Sabbath-School Work
Lifelong Service
The Lord calls for young men and women to gird themselves for
lifelong, earnest labor in the Sabbath-school work. Spasmodic efforts
will not avail to accomplish much good, or to make you successful
laborers in the work of God. By patient continuance in well-doing,
you are to become laborers together with God. You are to reckon
yourselves the servants of God by the day. Be diligent in your work
for one day, and see that you make no crooked paths for your feet, lest
the lame be turned out of the path of rectitude by your misdoings.
The Lord would have teachers in the Sabbath-school work who can
give whole-hearted service, who will increase their talent by exercise,
and make improvement on what has already been attained. The Lord
would have working Christians in His church; for the worker has
fewer temptations than those who have little to do. Those who truly
believe in Christ will become laborers together with God. They will be
governed by His Spirit; their affections will be purified, their passions
will be controlled, and precious fruits will appear in their lives for
the glory of God; for those who truly believe in Christ will reflect
light. New light will ever be revealed on the Word of God to him who
is in living connection with the Sun of Righteousness. Let no one
come to the conclusion that there is no more truth to be revealed. The
diligent, prayerful seeker for truth will find precious rays of light yet
to shine forth from the Word of God. Many gems are yet scattered
that are to be gathered together to become the property of the remnant
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people of God. But light is not given simply to be a strength to the
church, but to be shed upon those who are in darkness. The people of
God are to show forth the praises of Him who hath called them out of
darkness into His marvelous light. Christ has said of His people, “Ye
are the light of the world,” and it is the mission of light to shine out
and illuminate the darkness.
Oh, may teachers and pupils be what the Lord designed that they
should be when He gave His life that they might be the sons and
daughters of God, and win the crown of immortal glory!—
Sabbath-
School Worker, March 1, 1892, par.5
.