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Let those who feel that their work is not appreciated and who
crave a position of greater responsibility consider that “exaltation
comes neither from the east nor from the west nor from the south.
But God is the Judge: He puts down one, and exalts another.”
Psalm
75:6, 7
. Every person has a place in the eternal plan of heaven.
Whether we fill that place depends upon our own faithfulness in
cooperating 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 endured for us silence every murmuring thought. We are
treated better than was our Lord. “‘Do you seek great things for
yourself? Do not seek them.’”
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 people who are more intent upon
doing their duty than upon receiving their reward—men and women
who are more concerned for principle than for promotion.
Those who are humble and who do their work as unto God may
not make as 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
principal thing; therefore get wisdom. And in all your getting, get
understanding. Exalt her, and she will promote you; she will bring
you honor, when you embrace her.’”
Proverbs 4:7, 8
.
Many become stereotyped in a wrong course of action because
they have not the determination to take themselves in hand and
reform. But this need not be. They may cultivate their powers to
do the very best kind of service, and then they will always be in
demand. They will be valued for all that they are worth.
If any are qualified for a higher position, the Lord will lay the
burden not on them alone but on those who have tested them, who
know their worth, and who can understandingly urge them forward.
Those who perform their appointed work faithfully day by day will
in God’s own time hear His call, “Come up higher.”
While the shepherds were watching their flocks on the hills
of Bethlehem, angels from heaven visited them. So today while
humble workers for God are following their employment, angels