p. 547 | Look Unto Jesus

International Tract and Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Sep 11, 1884

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 10, No. 35.

Look Unto Jesus.

THERE are certain people who look across the way at their neighbors, and say, “If I were as well off as they, how I would help on with the work of the gospel!” They then drop down to not helping at all, which also is their characteristic habit. There are others who take up a peevish disposition, and cultivate a kind of envy toward those who do more than themselves. The root of the difficulty with all such people is that they do not want to work, but try to find excuses for their idleness. If their hearts were in the cause of Christ, they would do what they could, which is all that he requires of any one, and finding a pleasure in it, they would grow up into a disposition of brotherly communion with their fellow-worshipers, and experience the enjoyment of hearts free from jealousy. It is always safe to look, reverently and gratefully, at the Saviour. If along with this there is a determination to do his will, there will be healthy, happy living. It is when men quit looking at him, and selfishly or spitefully look at each other, that they decline from fruitful piety, and lose the blessedness of the gospel.—Baptist Weekly.