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laborers together with Him. To every one of His workers our loving
heavenly Father says: “Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and He shall
sustain thee.”
Psalm 55:22
. Let the burden bearers believe that He will
carry every load, great or small.
Jesus consents to bear our burdens only when we trust Him. He is
saying: “Come unto Me, all ye weary and heavy-laden; give Me your
load; trust Me to do the work that it is impossible for the human agent
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to do.” Let us trust Him. Worry is blind and cannot discern the future.
But Jesus sees the end from the beginning, and in every difficulty He
has His way prepared to bring relief. Abiding in Christ, we can do all
things through Him who strengthens us.
Because of unconsecrated workers, things will sometimes go
wrong. You may weep over the result of the wrong course of oth-
ers, but do not worry. The work is under the supervision of the blessed
Master. All He asks is that the workers shall come to Him for their
orders, and obey His directions. All parts of the work—our churches,
missions, Sabbath schools, institutions—are carried upon His heart.
Why worry? The intense longing to see the church imbued with life
must be tempered with entire trust in God; for “without Me,” said the
great Burden Bearer, “ye can do nothing.” “Follow Me.” He leads the
way; we are to follow.
Let no one overtax his God-given powers in an effort to advance
the Lord’s work more rapidly. The power of man cannot hasten the
work; with this must be united the power of heavenly intelligences.
Only thus can the work of God be brought to perfection. Man cannot
do God’s part of the work. A Paul may plant, and an Apollos water,
but God gives the increase. In simplicity and meekness man is to
co-operate with divine agencies, at all times doing his best, yet ever
realizing that God is the great Master Workman. He is not to feel
self-confident, for thus he will exhaust his reserve force and destroy
his mental and physical powers. Though all the workmen now bearing
the heaviest burdens should be laid aside, God’s work would be carried
forward. Then let our zeal in labor be tempered with reason; let us
cease our efforts to do that which the Lord alone can accomplish.