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Testimonies for the Church Volume 9
given, “Lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world.”
Revelation 10:11
;
Matthew 28:20
.
I am instructed to point our ministers to the unworked cities
and to urge them by every possible means to open the way for the
presentation of the truth. In some of the cities where the message
of the second coming of the Lord was first given, we are compelled
to take up the work as if it were a new field. How much longer will
these barren fields, these unworked cities, be passed by? Without
delay the sowing of the seed should begin in many, many places.
The Lord demands that in His servants shall be found a spirit
that is quick to feel the value of souls, quick to discern the duties
to be done, quick to respond to the obligations that the Lord lays
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upon them. There must be a devotion that will regard no earthly
interest of sufficient value to take the place of the work to be done
in winning souls to a knowledge of the truth.
Ministers, preach the truths that will lead to personal labor for
those who are out of Christ. Encourage personal effort in every
possible way. Remember that a minister’s work does not consist
merely in preaching. He is to visit families in their homes, to pray
with them, and to open to them the Scriptures. He who does faithful
work outside of the pulpit will accomplish tenfold more than he who
confines his labors to the desk. Let our ministers carry their load
of responsibility with fear and trembling, looking to the Lord for
wisdom and asking constantly for His grace. Let them make Jesus
their pattern, diligently studying His life and bringing into the daily
practice the principles that actuated Him in His service while upon
the earth.
* * * * *
“Come unto Me, all ye that labor and are heavy-laden, and I will
give you rest.” This is a prescription for the healing of all mental
and physical and spiritual ills. It is Christ’s gift to those who seek
Him in sincerity and in truth. He is the Mighty Healer. Then comes
another invitation: “Take My yoke upon
you
, and learn of
Me
; for I
am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
For My yoke is easy, and My burden is light.”
Matthew 11:28-30
.
Wearing Christ’s yoke and learning of Him the lesson of meekness