Example of Christ
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When Jesus said to His disciples that the harvest was great and
the laborers were few, He did not urge upon them the necessity of
ceaseless toil, but bade them, “Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest,
that He will send forth laborers into His harvest.” To His toil-worn
workers today as really as to His first disciples He speaks these words
of compassion, “Come ye yourselves apart, ... and rest awhile.”
All who are under the training of God need the quiet hour for
communion with their own hearts, with nature, and with God.... We
must individually hear Him speaking to the heart. When every other
voice is hushed, and in quietness we wait before Him, the silence
of the soul makes more distinct the voice of God. He bids us, “Be
still, and know that I am God.” This is the effectual preparation for
all labor for God. Amidst the hurrying throng and the strain of life’s
intense activities, he who is thus refreshed will be surrounded with an
atmosphere of light and peace. He will receive a new endowment of
both physical and mental strength. His life will breathe out a fragrance
and will reveal a divine power that will reach men’s hearts.
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