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Life is a Holy Trust, May 18
With thee is the foundation of life: in thy light shall we see the light.
Psalm 36:9
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We need as workers to keep looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of
our faith. As workers together with God, we are to draw souls to Christ. We
are to remember that each has a special part to act in the Master’s service. O
how much good the members of the church might accomplish if they realized the
responsibility resting upon them to point those with whom they come in contact
to the Redeemer.
When church members shall disinterestedly engage in the work given them of
God, a much stronger influence will be exerted in behalf of souls ready to die, and
much more earnest efforts will be put forth in medical missionary lines. When
every member of the church does his part faithfully, the workers in the field will
be helped and encouraged and the cause of God will move forward with power....
When you take time to cultivate your garden, thus gaining the exercise needed
to keep the system in good working order, you are just as much doing the work
of God as in holding meetings. God is our Father, He loves us, and He does not
require any of His servants to abuse their bodies.
Another cause, both of ill health and inefficiency in labor, is indigestion. It is
impossible for the brain to do its best work when the digestive powers are abused.
Many eat hurriedly of various kinds of food; this causes war in the stomach, and
confuses the brain. The use of unwholesome food, and overeating of even that
which is wholesome, should alike be avoided. Many eat at all hours, regardless of
the laws of health. Then gloom covers the mind. How can men be honored with
divine enlightenment when they are so reckless in their habits, so inattentive to
the light which God has given in regard to these things?...
Life is a holy trust, which God alone can enable us to keep, and to use to His
glory. But He who formed the wonderful structure of the body will take special
care to keep it in order if men do not work at cross-purposes with Him. Every
talent entrusted to us He will help us to improve and use in accordance with the
will of the Giver. Days, months, and years are added to our existence that we
may improve our opportunities and advantages for working out our individual
salvation, and by our unselfish life promote the well-being of others. Thus may
we build up the kingdom of Christ, and make manifest the glory of God.—
The
Review and Herald, June 20, 1912
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