Today there is very great loss among God’s people, because of the failure to follow God’s Word. Even those people who believe in finding elders by prayer become so careless and negligent in this very important task that without praying together as God’s servants and coworkers concerning this matter, they are governed by a man’s human qualifications, by his ability to speak, or by his worldly position or other resources. The result is barrenness and spiritual infancy, and people come and go away hungry from the services.
When David repented of his mistake God forgave him, for God is merciful, and gracious, and if we humble ourselves and confess our failure and mistake He forgives us, and helps us to recover every loss.
Now the ark of God speaks of the Lord Jesus Christ Himself. Only those who are truly born again and those who are called by Him have the privilege of presenting His claims and showing to the people the way of salvation. Alas! Again we find in these days so many men who are never called by God to His Service, but are simply thrust out into the mission fields. The result is that more than sixty-five per cent of the missionaries who go out from the West never return to their respective mission fields after their first term of five years is over.
In the same way many persons have been given positions in Christian circles, because of their wealth or position, but they have never been called by God for that service, and are therefore unable to govern church affairs according to God’s will.
Today’s calendar’s Bible verse:
“Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.” Gal.5:16.
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