The Responsibility of a Connection with God's Work
Special Testimonies for Ministers and Workers—No. 6
- Contents- The Need of Spiritual Discernment
- Meetings at St. Helena, Cal
- Mingling of Believers With Unbelievers
- Strength in Union with Christ
- Working of the Holy Spirit
- Sad Effects of Doubt and Hesitation
- Danger in Hesitation
- The “American Sentinel”
- The Responsibility of a Connection with God's Work
- What Constitutes a Christian
- Frequent Cause of Failure
- Special Dangers of Those in Positions of Responsibility
- A Daily Christian Experience Essential
- The Stewardship of Men
- The Office of Misfortune and Adversity
- Position Powerless to Sanctify
- God the Source of Strength
- The Evil of Self-Serving
- Evils of Unsanctified Consolidation
- Divine Unity Necessary
- The Pre-Eminence of the Work of Saving Souls
- The Fallibility of Human Judgment
- Not to Be Conscience for Our Fellow Men
- Proper Methods of Work in the Southern Field
- The Need of Divine Guidance
- Danger of Contracting the Work
- When Personal Oversight of Details is Inconsistent
- The Work Not Circumscribed By the Counsel of God
- Important Principles
- Effects of Constantly Following the Plans of Others
- Necessity of Diversity of Talents in Conference Management
- Danger of Undue Personal Responsibilities
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The Responsibility of a Connection with God's Work
“Sunnyside,” Cooranbong, N. S. W.,
It has been revealed to me that the Lord proves and tries all who have named the name of Christ, but especially those who are stewards in any department of his cause. A connection with the special work of God for this time brings with it much responsibility, and the higher the position of trust, the greater the responsibility attached to it. How humble and sincere the one needs to be who is filling such a position! How fearful and mistrustful of himself! How careful to give all the praise and thanksgiving to God!SpTA06 27.1
There is a Watcher standing by the side of all those who are filling positions of trust, ready to reprove and convict of wrong-doing, or to answer the prayers for help. He watches to see if the men privileged to bear responsibilities will look to God for wisdom, and avail themselves of every opportunity to perfect a character after the divine similitude. If they deviate from straightforward rectitude, God turns from them: if they do not earnestly strive to understand the will of God concerning them, he cannot bless or prosper or sustain them.SpTA06 27.2
Those whom God has placed in positions of responsibility should never seek to exalt themselves, or to turn the attention of men to their work. They must give all the glory to God. They must not seek for power that they may lord it over God's heritage; for only those who are under the rule of Satan will do this.SpTA06 27.3
But the rule-or-ruin system is too often seen in our institutions. This spirit is cherished and revealed by some in responsible positions, and because of this, God cannot do the work he desires to do through them. By their course of action, those who reveal this spirit make manifest what they would be in heaven if entrusted with responsibility.SpTA06 28.1
Those who will look at human souls in the light of the cross of Calvary, need not err regarding the estimate which should be placed upon them. The reason why God has permitted some of the human family to be so rich, and some so poor, will remain a mystery to men till eternity, unless they enter into right relations with God, and carry out his plans, instead of acting on their own selfish ideas, that because a man is rich, he is to be more highly respected that his poor neighbor. God makes his sun to shine on the just and on the unjust, and this sun represents Christ the Sun of Righteousness, who shines as the light of the world, giving his blessings and mercies, seen and unseen, to rich and poor alike. This principle is to guide our conduct toward our fellow men. The Lord is the teacher of the highest moral sentiments, the loftiest principles, and no man can deviate from these, and be guiltless. It is the highest insult to God's goodness to doubt whether he would be willing for us to impart to others the blessings, spiritual and temporal, which he has freely given us.SpTA06 28.2