Beware of Self-confidence
Peter said unto him, Lord, why cannot I follow thee now? I will lay down my life for thy sake. Jesus answered him, Wilt thou lay down thy life for my sake? Verily, verily, I say unto thee, The cock shall not crow, till thou hast denied me thrice. John 13:37, 38. Just before Peter’s […]
Rewards of Service
It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth. Lamentations 3:27. The Lord calls for young men and women to enter His service. The youth are receptive, fresh, ardent, hopeful. When once they have tasted the spirit of self-sacrifice, they will not be satisfied unless they are learning constantly of […]
No Middle Ground in God’s Service
He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad. Matthew 12:30. My fellow Christians, we are far from reaching the divine standard. Our works do not correspond with our privileges and opportunities…. In the service of God there is no middle ground…. Let none expect to […]
A Little Church in the Home
Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee. Mark 5:19. In forming a relationship with Christ, the renewed man is but coming back to his appointed relationship with God. He is […]
“To Every Man His Work,”
For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch. Mark 13:34. We have a personal work, an individual responsibility, a personal account to render, and it is our own […]
Watch, Pray, Work
I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work. John 9:4. Could the ledger of Heaven be opened before us, we would be greatly astonished at the large proportion of professing Christians who really contribute nothing toward the upbuilding of Christ’s kingdom, […]
