“When hearts sympathize with hearts burdened with discouragement
and grief, when the hand dispenses to
the needy, when the naked are clothed ... angels are coming very near, and an
answering strain is
responded in heaven. Every act, every deed of justice and mercy
and benevolence, makes sweet music ring in heaven. The Father from His
throne beholds and numbers them with
His most precious treasures. ‘And they shall be mine,’ saith the
Lord of Hosts, ‘when I make up My
jewels.’ ” -- That I May Know Him, p. 335.
The faithful Gospel Worker will be numbered among the jewels of the Lord in
His kingdom!
There is no higher work on the earth than soul winning.
“Labor by the fireside, brethren. Come close to
hearts.
Let unbelievers see that you care for their souls; search the Scriptures with
them; weep and pray with
them. In your earnest efforts, represent the love of Christ.
Oh!
This love, if we have it, is too much inclosed in our hearts, and does not appear
in words or deeds, as it
should. How will you meet your relatives, your friends? And your
neighbors in the judgment, if you have not
labored in every way possible to bring them to the truth? My prayer is that
the Lord may so impress the minds of
men and women ... that they cannot rest until they commence in earnest to labor
for souls.”
-- Review and Herald 11/20/1883.
“Men are needed who pray to God for wisdom, and who, under the
guidance of God, can put new life into
the old methods of labor, and can invent new methods of awakening the interest
of church members in reaching
the men and women of the world.” -- EV, p. 105.
In this program you are learning some new, and some old methods to win
souls.
The good news is that these methods you’re learning work to save souls!
“When Jesus went away, He left to every man his work,
and ‘nothing to do’ is an unwarrantable excuse.
‘Nothing to do’ is the reason of trial among the brethren; for Satan will fill
the minds of idlers with his own plans,
and set them to work ... ‘Nothing to do’ brings evil testimony among the
brethren, and dissension into the
church of Christ. Jesus said, ‘He that gathereth not with Me, scattereth
abroad.’ ” -- CS, p. 108.
Idle hands are the devil’s workshop! When the church is not working
for souls, trouble, dissension, and
evil testimony thrive in the body! Training and encouraging each other to
be successful and bold in the
work of soul winning will reverse the devil’s work and spark revival in the
church!
“God expects personal service from everyone to whom He has
entrusted a knowledge of the truth for this time ... all can be home
missionaries in their families
and in their neighborhood.” -- CS, p. 9.