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Women Gifted to Benefit Humanity, July 23
And many of the Samaritans of that city believed on him for the saying
of the woman, which testified, He told me all that ever I did. So when
the Samaritans were come unto him, they besought him that he would
tarry with them: and he abode there two days. And many more
believed because of his own word; and said unto the woman, Now we
believe, not because of thy saying: for we have heard him ourselves,
and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world.
John
4:39-42
.
Women may accomplish a good work for God, if they will first learn the
precious, all-important lesson of meekness in the school of Christ. They will
be able to benefit humanity by presenting to them the all-sufficiency of Jesus.
When each member of the church realizes his own individual responsibility,
when he humbly takes up the work which presents itself before him, the work
will go on to success. God has given to every man his work according to his
several ability.
It will not be an easy task to work for the Master in this age. But how
much perplexity might be saved, if workers continually relied upon God, and
duly considered the directions that God has given. He says, “Having then
gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy,
let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith; or ministry, let us wait
on our ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching; or he that exhorteth, on
exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with
diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness” (
Romans 12:6-8
).
This is a subject that demands close, critical study. Many mistakes are
made because men do not heed this instruction. Many who are entrusted with
some humble line of work to do for the Master soon become dissatisfied, and
think that they should be teachers and leaders. They want to leave their humble
ministering, which is just as important in its place as the larger responsibilities.
Those who are set to do visiting, soon come to think that anyone can do that
work, that anyone can speak words of sympathy and encouragement, and lead
men in a humble, quiet way to a correct understanding of the Scriptures. But
it is a work that demands much grace, much patience, and an ever-increasing
stock of wisdom.—
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