Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1911-06-07
Know the Value
Personal Work

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M ture OF God has a part "a
V Nv. do in life. Mine may be
| HW a much moro obscure part
! IN. Mo than yours. yet 1 am &C
| NY countable to God for my
part. God does not expect those with
one talent to do what those with Ave
talents will accomplish. We are oil
here for a purpose and IL we will an
aver the purpose OF our creation we
must give God our heart and make
full and complete surrender to him.
Tor out OF the heart are the issues Of
life"
II We would have success In doing
personal work VIC must ourselves be
thoroughly converted. Jesus said to
Peter. When thou are converted.
strengthen thy brethren"
In doing personal work Il In neces.
'ary that We lay aside all sin and
worldliness and let God lead our way.
h we will not let him have his own
way. our power will be crippled and
men will be lost that we might have
been instrumental In saving.
We must have working knowl-
God Is quick. and powerful. and
sharper than any two-edged sword.
piercing even to the dividing asunder
Or soul and spirit. and of the joints
and marrow. and Is discerner of the
thoughts and intents OF the heart"
Heb. 4:12). In Jer. %: 90 We read.
is not my word like as n fire? saith
the Lord; and like hammer that
oreaketh the rock in pieces3" 1t In
able to melt and break hearts. Oh.
Christian friends. how very essential
II is to know the word OF God. II 10
the instrument upon which we must
rely In doing personal work.
We will be prayerful. We may be
Tree from sin and we may have the
Bible knowledge but, unless we ara
closely connected with the power.
house OF God. all our efforts will be
vain.
Look to God for Guidance.
We must pray to God to lead us to
The right person to do personal work
II would not be wise to speak to
every one we meet. We must pray
10 God to show us Just what to say
TO those to whom he leads us. Study
70 show myself approved unto God, a
workman that needeth not be
ashamed. rightly dividing the word
Of truth" OI Tim. 2:15). After all
when we have studied the blessed
word. we need Gods guiding hand at
all times
We must pray God to give power
TO that which he has given us to do.
We need not only a message from God
but power from him to send the mes
sage home. Sometimes In doing per.
'onal work we reason and plead with
men and even give them the word OF
God. but they will not be moved.
Why? Soon we will see that we are
trying to save them in our strength
and as soon as we see the wrong and
look to God with a sincere and prayer.
ful heart asking him to take all self
away like the song" the work will be.
come light and we can expect good
results.
Last but not least. love Is another
important part in doing personal
work. We may be a praying people
and we may know the Bible, but un.
less we have love for lost souls. our
work will not profit us anything
And though I bestow all my goods
to feed the poor, and give my body to
be burned, and have not charity, II
prohteth me nothing. Charity suffer.
eth long, and Is kind; charity envieth
not; charity vaunteth not itself, IN
not pulled up" q Cor. 1873. ~. Paul's
desire was to help the lost. There
was great heaviness and increasing
pain In MIA heart for them. II we
have love for souls who we know
are on the downward road to ruin,
we will find opportunities to help
them. When we are constrained by
love we will not walt for some one
else to do It.
Opportunity Ever Present.
Perhaps a word or two will brighten
someone's life. 1t may take the clouds
away. 1t may bring an Indifferent one
10 the Sabbath school It may turn
sinner to a saint do you Low,
Jesus?" are the words that fell from
the lips OF "A woman at the wash tub
and II was the means OF saving a soul
We may not feel the Importance OF
personal work. Look at the vast
number OF travelling statesmen in thu
employ OF business houses. Wherq
would their work be II II were not for
he personal effort they put forth.
And how much more necessary II is
70 be personal worker for .he great
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