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Rewards of Service, October 27
It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.
Lamentations 3:27
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The Lord calls for young men and women to enter His service. The
youth are receptive, fresh, ardent, hopeful. When once they have tasted
the spirit of self-sacrifice, they will not be satisfied unless they are learning
constantly of the great Teacher....
As we work in connection with the great Teacher, our experience
improves. The faculties of the mind are enlarged. The conscience is
under divine guidance. Christ takes the entire being under His control.
We are safe only as we allow Him to do this; for there is another close
by, watching for an opportunity to come in and begin his destructive,
ensnaring work. Then, as we enter the service of God, let Him take
possession of the whole being, body, soul, and spirit....
No one can be truly united to Christ, practicing His lessons, submitting
to His yoke of restraint, without realizing that which he can never express
in words. New, rich thoughts come to him. Light is given to the intellect,
determination to the will, tenderness to the conscience, purity to the
imagination.
Young men and women who are truly converted will depart from all
iniquity.... If they see the offensive character of sin, and hate it as the
vile thing it is, and come to Jesus in contrition, purifying their souls by
obedience to the truth, then they may be entrusted with some part in the
work....
God reads the heart, He weighs the character, and is acquainted with
every man’s work. He gives His Spirit in proportion to the consecration
and self-sacrifice manifested by those who engage in His work.
The youth are strong. They are not worn down with the weight of years,
and with cares. Their affections are ardent, and if they are withdrawn
from the world, and placed upon Christ and heaven, doing the will of God,
they will have a hope of the better life that is enduring, and they will abide
forever, being crowned with glory, honor, immortality, eternal life.
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