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urge upon him just such service as He sees fit. God has promised that
His grace shall be sufficient for everyone who will come unto Him.
Those who surrender to Jesus, who open the door of the heart and
invite Him in, will be in safekeeping. He says, “I am the way, the
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truth, and the life.”
John 14:6
. Possessing Jesus, they will possess
truth. They will be complete in Him.
Draw Men to the Redeemer
Many professed Christians have broken away from Christ, the
great center, and they make themselves a center; but if they would be
successful in attracting others to the Saviour, they must themselves
flee back to Him, and realize their utter dependence upon His grace.
Satan has tried to the uttermost to sever the chain that unites men to
God; he desires to bind their souls to his own car, and make them
slaves in his service; but we are to work against him, and drawn men
to the Redeemer.
Be Faithful Students
Let canvassers be faithful students, learning how to make their
work successful; and while thus employed, let them keep their eyes
and ears and understanding open to receive wisdom from God, that
they may know how to help those who are perishing for lack of a
knowledge of Christ. Let every worker concentrate his energies and
use his powers for the highest of all service, to recover men from the
snare of Satan and bind them to God, making the chain of dependence
through Jesus Christ fast to the throne encircled with the rainbow of
promise.—
Manual for Canvassers, 35-39
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Means of Quickly Giving the Message
The work of bookmaking is a grand and good work; but it has not
always stood in the high and holy position that God designed it should
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occupy, because self has been interwoven with the work of some who
have engaged in it. The book work should be the means of quickly
giving the sacred light of present truth to the world. The publications
that come forth from our presses today are to be of such a character as