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Testimonies to Ministers and Gospel Workers
as the hungry, starving company of God’s sheep and lambs, which
must be fed.
Preach the Word
Those who claim to preach the word should preach the word, ever
remembering that they are laborers together with God. He is their
efficiency, and if He is given opportunity He will work for them.
If they are humble, if they do not rely upon their own supposed
wisdom and ability, God will place arguments in their mind and
speak through their lips. He will also impress the minds of the
hearers, preparing their hearts to receive the seed which is sown.
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My brother, a daily work must be done for you by the power
of God, or else, instead of the Holy Spirit, the enemy of God and
man will stand by your side. Under his influence, weakness will
appear in your work. The most precious points of faith relative to
the salvation of the soul will be marred and mutilated in your hands.
Unless you change your manner of labor, you will give a faulty
education to those connected with you in the work. Let your heart
struggle and break for the longing it has for God, the living God.
Let nothing divert your mind from the work of God to unimpor-
tant matters. With all your God-given energies work earnestly and
prayerfully, calling upon the church to cooperate with you. Put
no trust in yourself, but rest in the assurance that God is the chief
Worker. You are only His servant; and your work is to voice His
words, “We are laborers together with God.”
Denying of Self
Take no glory whatever to yourself. Do not work with a divided
mind, trying to serve self and God at the same time. Keep self out
of sight. Let your words lead the weary and heavy-laden to carry
their burdens to Jesus. Work as seeing Him who is at your right
hand, ready to give you His efficiency and omnipotent power in any
emergency.
The Lord is your Counselor, your Guide, the Captain of your sal-
vation. He goes before your face, conquering and to conquer. Dedi-
cate yourself, soul and body, to Him, banishing all self-indulgence.
Deny self; take up your cross, and work earnestly for the Master. Do