Chap. 333---Echo the Message

"And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say,
Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the
water of life freely. Revelation 22:17.
A short time before His ascension to His heavenly throne Christ commissioned
His disciples to go into all the world as teachers of righteousness....
Among
the believers to whom the commission was given, were many from the humbler
walks of life—men and women who had learned to love their Lord and who had
determined to follow His example of self-denying service. To these lowly ones of
but limited talent, as well as to the disciples who had been with the Saviour during
the years of His earthly ministry, was the commission given to go “into all the
world, and preach the gospel to every creature” (Mark 16:15)....
To the members of the early Christian church was given a sacred trust. They
were to be executors of the will in which Christ had bequeathed to the world the
treasure of life eternal.... In the trust given to the first disciples believers in every age
have shared. God desires that every believer shall be an executor of the Saviour’s
will.... The unselfish labor of God’s people in ages past is to His servants today
an object lesson and an inspiration. Today God’s chosen people are to be zealous
of good works, separating from all worldly ambition and walking humbly in the
footsteps of the lowly Nazarene....
“The Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come.” This
commission to bid others come, embraces the entire church, and applies to every
one who has accepted Christ as his personal Saviour.... Every soul who has heard
the divine invitation is to echo the message..., saying to those with whom he comes
in contact, “Come.” From the moment of conversion those who receive Christ are
to become the light of the world....
The Holy Spirit, Christ’s representative, arms the weakest with might to press
forward to victory.... The work that some are able to do may appear to be restricted
by circumstances; but wherever it is, if performed with faith and diligence, it will
be felt to the uttermost parts of the earth."