“GO WORK IN MY VINEYARD.”
By J. Clarke
WORKERS are called for. Everywhere work is to be done. Satan has work to be done, for which he repays his laborers eternal death; for death is the wages of sin. But the call above quoted is made by the Lord of all, and his wages are liberal; for the gift of God is eternal life. We are called to work in his employ. Precious call! Can we accept any other call? For weeks past I have been thinking of this call to work for God, and often it rests with weight upon my mind. To work for God we need a preparation of heart. We must, if we work for him, be just right at heart, and must always be found doing what is acceptable in his sight. This is our first work in his vineyard, to order our thoughts, and words, and ways, aright; then can we enter with zeal upon the work of helping others around us. To work for God we need not sail across the ocean, nor travel across the continent; but here, close by, near at hand, are ears which can hear our words, and eyes to witness our acts. Let us, then, begin to work for God, first, by overcoming the foe within, next, by helping those near us. J. CLARKE.