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Testimonies to Southern Africa
believe, only believe, and you will see the salvation of God. If you
will be taught, God will teach you; if you will be led, He will lead
you to fountains of living waters. The Saviour invites you, “Learn of
me, for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your
souls.” Some for whom you labour will wish to have the work done
in their own way, thinking their way is best; but if you have the spirit,
the meekness of Christ, if you show respect and love for one another,
God will enable you to perfect the work in a manner that will please
Him. Show that you yourselves are willing to be taught.
The most impressive lesson you can give to those whom you
educate, will be that of a Christlike character. Let there be perfect
harmony; this is the greatest evidence that you can present of the
power of the truth upon the heart. Work for your own souls until self
is subdued, until Christ recognizes His image in you. This is the duty
of every worker in the Lord’s vineyard. Those who are now advancing
the truth of God, are ranging themselves on the side of Christ, united
in heart, mind and voice, speaking the same things in defence of the
truth. The Lord weighs our actions and our motives, and He will give
great power to those who are His own. Christ is not divided; Christ
in one worker will acknowledge Christ in a brother worker. Those
who are exacting, who are faultfinding, who think evil of others, are
advancing the work of the enemy, tearing down that which God would
have built up. All these discordant elements represent the powers of
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darkness, and show that Christ, the hope of glory, is not found within.
All who are in Christ will do the work of Christ, ever learning of
Him. My brethren, you are missionaries, and may you be so trans-
formed that your strong traits of character shall do no harm to the
cause of God. The Lord has revealed many things to me concerning
the manner in which the work should be carried forward in new fields,
and has shown me that if a certain course were pursued, it would
narrow the work and cause it to be marred. Perfect harmony can exist
only through the abundant grace of Christ. Self-sufficiency is a hin-
drance to the work. Be an example to those who shall accept the truth.
May the Lord give you light and wisdom and His righteousness, is my
prayer.—
Letter 4, 1890
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