Look on the Fields
Divine Commission and Examples Say not ye, there are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest. John 4:35. Vast territories are opened before us where the light of truth has never penetrated. Whichever way […]
Preach the Word
Divine Commission and Examples Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine. 2 Timothy 4:2. The subject of Christ’s teaching was the Word of God. He met questioners with a plain, “It is written,” “What saith the Scripture?” “How readest thou?” At every opportunity, when […]
Go Ye
Divine Commission and Examples Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Matthew 28:19. The gospel commission is the great missionary charter of Christ’s kingdom…. The disciples were to carry their work forward in Christ’s name. Their every word […]
Christ Came to Call Sinners
Jesus Came to Do His Father’s Work I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. Mark 2:17. He who came from heaven to be our example spent nearly thirty years of His life in common, mechanical labor; but during this time He was studying the Word and the works of God, and […]
He Shall Justify Many
Jesus Came to Do His Father’s Work He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities. Isaiah 53:11. True holiness is wholeness in the service of God. This is the condition of true Christian living. Christ […]
Christ’s Work Is Our Work
Jesus Came to Do His Father’s Work To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all that mourn. Isaiah 61:2. The example of the Saviour should inspire us to put forth earnest, self-sacrificing effort for the good of others. He came to this world as […]
