p. 8 | Witnesses for Christ

Pacific Press Publishing Association · Mountain View, California · Apr 14, 1909

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 36, No. 15.

Witnesses for Christ

The work of Christ was simply a presentation to the world of what the Father is. The mighty miracles of Christ, His powerful life of righteousness, the gracious words that He spoke, every act of devoted love and mercy, were all to show lost and fallen mankind how much the Father in heaven loves us.

As we review these mighty works of Christ in manifesting the Father to the world, we should not overlook the great promise. We are too apt to think that the mighty works of Christ are ended. We look upon what the Master Himself did, and are lost in wonder and admiration. But do we grasp what He proposes to do through us?

The work of manifesting the Father to the world is not completed. Christ did His part while here upon earth, but He has seen fit to share this work with His followers. “Verily, verily, I say unto you, he that believeth on Me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto My Father.”

Most blessed promise! “He that believeth on Me,” says the Lord, “the works that I do shall he do also.” Repeat this promise o’er and o’er. Believe it. Feed upon it. And then let the mind be expanded to grasp the still greater promise, “And greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto My Father.”

The foundation of all the mighty works of Christ was His completely perfect life. And when He promises that we shall do the

works that He did, He gives us the assurance that we shall have power to live His perfect life.

This is the word of the Master, and it can not fail. But He must have a channel of purity and righteousness through which to work. And if we, as individuals, are to be the instruments of these greater works, we must first yield to His cleansing power so that He may prepare us for it.

Most inspiring are the promises of the Lord to every one of us! How they should fill us with the deepest devotion to His righteous cause!