Testimonies for the Church, Volume 2 - Ellen G. White

night.
Many do not manifest an earnest desire to learn
the will of God and to understand His claims upon
them. Some who attempt to teach the truth to
others do not themselves obey the word of God.
The more such teachers the cause of God has, the
less prosperous will it be.
Many to whom God has entrusted riches do not
consider that they are working against their own
eternal interest by selfishly retaining their riches.
The apostle shows them that by becoming rich in
good works they are working for themselves. They
are laying up in store for themselves, providing in
heaven an enduring treasure, that they may lay hold
on eternal life. In distributing to the necessities of
the cause, and helping the needy, they are faithfully
doing the work that God has assigned them; and
the memorial of their self-denial and generous,
loving acts will be written in the book of heaven.
Every deed of righteousness will be immortalized,
although the doer may not feel that he has done
anything worthy of notice. If the daily walk of
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