God Has a Work for You to Do
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in personal effort to bring souls to Jesus and the knowledge of the
truth. In such labor you will find both a stimulus and a tonic; it will
both arouse and strengthen. By exercise your spiritual powers will
become more vigorous, so that you can with better success work out
your own salvation. The stupor of death is upon many who profess
Christ. Make every effort to arouse them. Warn, entreat, expostulate.
Pray that the melting love of God may warm and soften their icebound
natures. Though they may refuse to hear, your labor will not be lost.
In the effort to bless others your own souls will be blessed
Let none feel that because they are uneducated they cannot take
part in the Lord’s work. God has a work for you to do. He has given
to every man his work. You can search the Scriptures for yourselves.
“The entrance of Thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto
the simple.”
Psalm 119:130
. You can pray for the work. The prayer of
the sincere heart, offered in faith, will be heard in heaven. And you
are to work according to your ability
Heavenly intelligences are waiting to co-operate with human in-
strumentalities, that they may reveal to the world what human beings
may become and what, through their influence, they may accomplish
for the saving of souls that are ready to perish. Christ calls upon us to
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labor patiently and perseveringly for the thousands perishing in their
sins, scattered in all lands, like wrecks on a desert shore. Those who
share in Christ’s glory must share also in His ministry, helping the
weak, the wretched, and the despondent
Every believer should be wholehearted in his attachment to the
church. Its prosperity should be his first interest, and unless he feels
under sacred obligations to make his connection with the church a
benefit to it in preference to himself, it can do far better without him.
It is in the power of all to do something for the cause of God. There
are those who spend a large amount for needless luxuries; they gratify
their appetites, but feel it a great tax to contribute means to sustain the
church. They are willing to receive all the benefit of its privileges, but
prefer to leave others to pay the bills
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Testimonies for the Church 5:387
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Testimonies for the Church 6:433
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Testimonies for the Church 9:30, 31
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Testimonies for the Church 4:18