No Money by D. W. Reavis

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Dec 23, 1909

No Money

By D. W. Reavis

BEING without money has proved to be a greater blessing to a number of our sisters whose husbands are not interested in the faith than an abundance of money could possibly have been. Some have been situated financially so they could not pay for the “good old REVIEW,” and had for some time been without it. It has seemed they were too poor. Some complained about it, and wondered why it was that the Lord permitted it when they were so devoted to him and his special work for this time. They could see the great need of means in all departments of work, and longed to answer some of the calls for money to help on the work in the mission fields. They had not learned, however, that the Lord needed their individual service among their neighbors more than he needed their money, and that their need of money with which to secure the things they so much desired would be as strong an inducement to get out among their neighbors as he could furnish them with.

Some have learned this lesson of late. Even women who have children and many household duties have found an hour or two each week that they have devoted to calling upon their neighbors with some of our publications, especially Life and Health, and besides selling the journal and securing profit enough to pay for their own subscription to all our journals, they had something left for donations, found many opportunities for doing missionary work, and were spiritually benefited themselves.

Let others who have no money, prove the Lord in this way, and see if he will not reward their efforts far beyond their expectations. The lack of money may prove a great blessing not only to the one in need, but to others who may receive benefit on account of these believers' needs. D. W. REAVIS.