[Songs in the Night - September 26]
Go ye,...and teach all nations. Matthew 28:19
SURELY He who was careful to supervise the sowing
work is not less interested and careful in respect
to the reaping.
Let us then thrust in the sickle of truth
with energy and courage, remembering that we serve
the Lord Christ, remembering that we are not responsible
for the harvest, but merely for our energy in
gathering what ripe "wheat" we can find.
If the labor
be great for the finding of few grains of ripe wheat we
are to rejoice the more in those we do find, and learn
to love and appreciate the more that which is scarce
and precious.
Let us remember, too, while using all
the wisdom we can in this service, that the Lord's object
in giving us a share in his work is not so much
what we can accomplish as in the blessing that the
labor will bring upon us.
This will be an encouraging
thought to the dear ones who are engaged in the
"volunteer" work; and if they find many discouragements
and but small results, the reflection that the
Master knoweth them that are his, and that he appreciates
every sincere effort made to serve his cause and
to lay down our lives on behalf of the brethren, will
give courage and strength to those who otherwise
might faint by the way. Z'01-155 R2811:4 (Hymn 309)