The Nevada County picayune., 1911-07-07

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 countable to God for s ~ part. God does not expect those n'. ' one talent to do what those vii, 'a talents will accomplish. We ,,. "s s here for purpose and if We wi, ~ ~ swer the purpose of our crso,,aA ar must give God our hearts and ma. " full and complete surrender to a, q for "out of the heart are the isvn.. l life" ues a
 If we would have success !, s.. personal work we must oursslvos s thoroughly converted Jesus sais ' ' Peter. When thou are eonver... ' strengthen thy brethren
 In doing personal work it is no,.. sary that we lay aside all sin ~. worldliness and let God lead our vss If we will not let him have hi. ~ ~ way, our power will be cripnled .,s men will be lost that We might b,rs been instrumental in saving.
 We must have a working knov, edge of the Bible For the word 2, God is quick, and powerful .,, sharper than any two-edged svo,a piercing even to the dividing asunds, of soul and spirit, and of the ioIut, and marrow, and is a discerner of ,bs thoughts and intents of the bears tHeb. 4:12). In Jer. 23::29 we read 'Is not my word like as a freg sai,b the Lord; and like hammer th,, breaketh the rock in pieees? l. s able 10 melt and break hearts. 0b Christian friends, how very essential it is to know the Word of God. lth the instrument upon which we must rely in doing personal work.
 Prayer Not AI-suffcient
 We will be prayerful We may bs free from sin and We may have the Bible knowledge. but. unless We arc closely connected with the poge, house of God, all our efforts will be vain.
 We must pray to God to lead US 10 the right person to do personal work II would not be wise to speak to eyery one we meet We must pray to Cod to show us just what to say to those to whom he leads us. Study to shoE myself approved unto God, wort man that needeth not be ashamed rightly dividing the word of truth (II Tim 2;15). After all when I have studied the blessed word, n 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 message from God but power from him to send the messar 1 home. Sometimes in doing personal | work we reason and plead with men 1 and even give them the Word Of Got but they will not be moved. Why' Soon we will see that we are tryingn save them in our strength and as sooa as We see the wrong and look to too with a sincere and prayerful hesN asking him to take all self away an the song," the work will become Isis and we can expect good results
 True Love Needed.
 Last but not least, love is anohs important part in doing pers0al work. We may be praying peops and we may know the Bible, but uf less we have love for lost souls oa work will not profit us anything am though l bestow all my goods w i'. the poor, and give my body burned, and have not charity, II piV4, eth me nothing Charity suffered long, and Is kind; charity envie.h ns charity vaunteth not itself, puffed up." If we have io'e souls who we know are on the uO. ward road to ruin, we will nha opY. tunities to help them. When se .s constrained by love we VIII nos for some one else to do It.
 We may not feel the impor'ah'' personal work. Look at the sa.' 1 Der of travelling salesmen III 'nr wn,. ploy of business houses .s would their work be If II Weie H. .a the personal effort they put And how much more necessa' .,a, to be personal workers for the sls, ny. Master who Is all in all!-1osp''