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Planting Seeds of Truth, October 22
In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine
hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or
that, or whether they both shall be alike good.
Ecclesiastes 11:6
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As professing children of God, we are under solemn obligation to
seek and to save the lost.... God wants you to associate with believers and
unbelievers, that you may help all to a fuller knowledge of the truth. Get
acquainted with those whom you think you can help; then when you get
into conversation with them do not talk of nothingness and folly, but tell
of the precious things of God.... Angels of God will make impressions
upon the mind, if in the spirit of Christ you will seek to reach and to help
souls.
Wherever you are, let your light shine forth. Hand out papers and
pamphlets to those with whom you associate, when you are riding on
the cars, visiting, conversing with your neighbors; and improve every
opportunity to speak a word in season....
We should cultivate kindliness and courtesy in our association with
those whom we meet. Let us ... strive always to present the truth in
an easy way. This truth means life, eternal life to the receiver. Study
therefore to pass easily and courteously from subjects of a temporal nature
to the spiritual and eternal.... While walking by the way, or seated by the
wayside, you may drop into some heart the seed of truth.
There is work to be done for our Master. There are souls who may by
our influence be led to Christ. Who is ready to engage in this work with
all the heart? ...
“Thine is the seedtime; God alone
Beholds the end of what is sown;
Beyond our vision, weak and dim,
The harvesttime is hid with Him;
Yet unforgotten where it lies,
The seed of generous sacrifice,
Though seeming on the desert cast,
Shall rise with bloom and fruit at last.”
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