WORK | AdventAI

International Tract and Missionary Society · Oakland, Cal. · Dec 8, 1887

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 13, No. 47.

WORK.

EVERY human being should work in some way for the advancement of Christ's cause on the earth; and he should work cheerfully, remembering that God is not a hard master. Work and smile; work and rejoice; work and sing as you work; work now, while the day lasts; work while in good health; work to the end, doing with your might what your hands find to do; work to make people happy here as well as hereafter; work in the church, and out of it; work skillfully, like any good workman that needeth not to be ashamed; work in this beautiful world, the temple of God, to make it more beautiful; work in the pulpit, lecture-room, at home, abroad, in the field, the nursery, at the forge—anywhere where God has placed you. Don't stand around, all the day idle. Don't postpone to-day's work until a more convenient to-morrow. Don't attempt the work of an orator if you are not gifted in that direction. Don't attempt to do what you cannot do well.

Work as a Christian while you work as a blacksmith, or a shoemaker, or a merchant, doctor, or financier. Work anywhere, in any respectable calling, rather than stand still as a nobody and a do-nothing; and remember that in working, if you expect success, you must in all your work seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, believing that all other things shall be added unto you. In all your labors, remember that the hardest work in this world will end in a complete failure if you neglect to work out your own salvation. Don't fail of that. Don't shirk, and "retire" from work while you have health and strength to work, no matter how old you are. Let come what will, stand up erect like a man, doing your own work manfully and hopefully.—Independent.