Theme: Service
As they served the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, “Separate Barnabas and Saul for me, for the work to which I have called them.”
As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.
We will work until Jesus comes, and then we will rise with Him. We have been asleep long enough.
We, too, may be engaged in the most menial part of the Lord’s work, but it is a great privilege to do anything for ‘the king.’
for the perfecting of the saints, to the work of serving, to the building up of the body of Christ,
For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:
For our exhortation is not of error, nor of uncleanness, nor in deception.
For our exhortation was not of deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile:
Service becomes perfect freedom, until the Christian is forced to exclaim, ‘This happy service! Who could dream earth had such liberty?’
When a man gets so full that he can’t hold any more, then he is just ready for God’s service.
He was not indifferent to observances, but the practices of the people bulked in His thoughts before the practices of the Church.
The secret of Christ’s life was the pouring out of Himself for others; and if we are like Him, this will be the secret of our lives also.
As each has received a gift, employ it in serving one another, as good managers of the grace of God in its various forms.
As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.
“The King will answer them, ‘Most certainly I tell you, because you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’”
And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
Those who have most fellowship with Christ are not recluses or hermits, who have much time to spare, but indefatigable labourers who are toiling for Jesus.
For you, brothers, were called for freedom. Only don’t use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love be servants to one another.
For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.
If we can’t be a lighthouse, let us be a tallow candle.
He who does not pine to lead others to Jesus has never been under the spell of love himself. Get to the work of the Lord--the work of love. Begin at home. Visit next your neighbors.
As the weeks pass on, and I go on Saturday evenings to the prayer meetings at the Orphan-Houses, I praise the Lord for having sustained me one more week in this service.
He was more united to GOD in his outward employments, than when he left them for devotion in retirement.
No man can be a true worker for God, and a successful winner of souls without love.
It is when we are in his work that we may reckon upon his smile.
All true service begins in personal contact with Jesus.
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