[Songs in the Night - March 26]
And ye shall be witnesses unto Me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. Acts 1:8
THE spirit of Christianity is an aggressive one.
The
Gospel sets before the true believer an object, a motive,
which inspires to an enthusiasm of the highest degree.
The message becomes a burning one which must flame
forth as a true light to enlighten others.
Otherwise it
would become extinct, smothered.
"Quench not the
Spirit, whereby ye are sealed," may surely be applied
to a proper missionary spirit as well as other ways.
...Ours is a message of special favor now being given
out to any who have the ear to hear and the heart to
appreciate and accept it.
Ours is the missionary hunt
for the Lord's jewels, for his "royal priesthood," his
"little flock," his "elect"—that these may be enlightened
and assisted to a clearer knowledge of the truth,
that they may make their calling and election sure to
joint-heirship with their Redeemer in the kingdom. Z'09-93 R4359:3 (Hymn 116)