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flock of sheep and take the leadership of Israel. The divine com-
mand found him self-distrustful, slow of speech, and timid. He
was overwhelmed with a sense of his incapacity to be a mouthpiece
for God. But he accepted the work, putting his whole trust in the
Lord. The greatness of his mission called into exercise the best pow-
ers of his mind. God blessed his ready obedience, and he became
eloquent, hopeful, self-possessed, fitted for the greatest work ever
given to man. Of him it is written: “There hath not arisen a prophet
since in Israel like unto Moses, whom Jehovah knew face to face.”
Deuteronomy 34:10
, A.R.V.
“For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor
from the west, nor from the south. But God is the judge:
he putteth down one, and setteth up another.”
Psalms
75:6, 7
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Let those who feel that their work is not appreciated, and who
crave a position of greater responsibility, consider that “promotion
cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south.
But God is the Judge: He putteth down one, and setteth up another.”
Psalm 75:6, 7
. Every man has his place in the eternal plan of heaven.
Whether we fill that place depends upon our own faithfulness in
co-operating with God.
We need to beware of self-pity. Never indulge the feeling that
you are not esteemed as you should be, that your efforts are not
appreciated, that your work is too difficult. Let the memory of what
Christ has endured for us silence every murmuring thought. We
are treated better than was our Lord. “Seekest thou great things for
thyself? seek them not.”
Jeremiah 45:5
. The Lord has no place in
His work for those who have a greater desire to win the crown than
to bear the cross. He wants men who are more intent upon doing
their duty than upon receiving their reward—men who are more
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solicitous for principle than for promotion.
Those who are humble, and who do their work as unto God, may
not make so great a show as do those who are full of bustle and
self-importance; but their work counts for more. Often those who
make a great parade call attention to self, interposing between the
people and God, and their work proves a failure. “Wisdom is the