SPEAK A WORD FOR JESUS.
By J. R. Stone
Speak a word for Jesus? Yes, why not? Has he not done enough for us so that we need not be afraid to trust in him? And if we do love and trust him, we shall be willing to embrace every opportunity to speak and work for him, too. If we believed in his soon coming, we should say so, “for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.” Our friends and neighbors, and those with whom we have a friendly correspondence, should be informed of our belief and hope, for thereby they may become interested and led to search for themselves, and, finally, made to rejoice in the same blessed truth that we uphold. The time is short; and what we do must be done quickly. A word fitly spoken at the right time may bring forth much fruit. We should pray that we may be wise and careful in all our efforts, and not hasty and imprudent. We should work with care and patience. If God is for us, who can be against us? Let us all, old and young, put forth every effort to try and win souls for the Kingdom by speaking a word for Jesus in the right time and place.