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Christ calls every man and woman to put on the armor of His
righteousness and begin to work. “I am at your right hand to help
you,” He declares. Tell all your trials and perplexities to your God.
He will never betray your confidence. There is nothing so precious to
Christ as His purchased possession, His church, the workers who go
forth to scatter the seeds of truth.... Think of Jesus. He is in His holy
place, not in a state of solitude, but surrounded by ten thousand times
ten thousand of heavenly angels who wait to do His bidding. And
He bids them go and work for the weakest saint who puts his trust in
God. High and low, rich and poor, have the same help provided.—
The
Southern Watchman, November 7, 1905
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There Should Be No Thought of Failure
Workers for Christ are never to think, much less to speak, of failure
in their work. The Lord Jesus is our efficiency in all things; His Spirit
is to be our inspiration; and as we place ourselves in His hands, to be
channels of light, our means of doing good will never be exhausted.
We may draw upon His fulness, and receive of that grace which has
no limit.—
Gospel Workers, 19
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When we give ourselves wholly to God, and in our work follow His
directions, He makes Himself responsible for its accomplishment. He
would not have us conjecture as to the success of our honest endeavors.
Not once should we even think of failure. We are to co-operate with
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One who knows no failure.—
Christ’s Object Lessons, 363
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The Lord is disappointed when His people place a low estimate
upon themselves. He desires His chosen heritage to value themselves
according to the price He has placed upon them. God wanted them,
else He would not have sent His Son on such an expensive errand to
redeem them. He has a use for them, and He is well pleased when
they make the very highest demands upon Him, that they may glorify
His name. They may expect large things if they have faith in His
promises.—
The Desire of Ages, 668
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Proportionate Success
When God opens the way for the accomplishment of a certain
work, and gives assurance of success, the chosen instrumentality must