“BLESSED ARE YE THAT SOW BESIDE ALL WATERS.”
By Mrs. Wm. H. Brown
Truly the promise, “Blessed are ye that sow beside all waters,” is an encouraging one to the faithful worker in the vineyard of the Lord. This promise made me glad, and rejoiced my heart, one evening when I was feeling somewhat discouraged, having permitted doubts as to my fitness for the missionary work to enter my heart; and then and there I promised the Lord I would no longer distrust him, but that I would improve every golden opportunity, as it presented itself, in scattering the seeds of truth. We are taught in his word, “In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand; for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.” As we give ourselves into the hands of the Lord, and express our willingness to work for him and his cause, we realize the magnitude of the work, and that there are many ways of doing good. We are too far advanced in the message to sit at our ease, with hands folded in idleness. It is no time to be faint-hearted and inactive. In the day of Judgment excuses will avail us nothing. Our strength comes alone from God, and if we feel faint and weak let us take hold of his strong arm, and go forward. We want to work more and doubt less. God’s hand is not shortened, and if we but sow the seed, leaving it in the care of our Heavenly Father, he, in his own good time, will give the increase. There is something for each one to do, and let us with energy bestir ourselves. The more arduous our labors the greater the blessing, and if we endure faithfully unto the end, the glorious reward will be ours. Yet let us toil from love to Christ, and of precious souls for whom he laid down his life. May the Saviour impart unto us a large measure of his own spirit of love and sacrifice, and if at times our work should seem to be fruitless, we will remember his words, “Be ye not weary in well doing; for in due time ye shall reap if ye faint not.”