[Songs in the Night - July 22]
Faith without works is dead. James 2:20
SELF-EXAMINATION along this line is very
proper.
If we have heard, seen, tasted, of the grace
of God and enjoyed it, and if no desire to serve our
gracious Father or to assist others to the same blessings
that we enjoy has been manifested, it implies that
our spiritual vitality is very weak and in danger of
perishing.
But if, on the contrary, we find ourselves
burning with fervency of love for the Lord, and with
appreciation of his great plan of salvation, and are
consumed with a desire to tell the good tidings to
others for the blessing, strengthening, upbuilding, and
participation in the divine faith, it should encourage
us.
We should notice, too, that Jesus specially loved
and favored the more zealous, vigorous, and energetic
of the apostles, Peter, James, John, and we may be
sure, Paul also. Z'09-121 R4377:6 (Hymn 210)