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The Gift of Truth March 28
Grab Every Opportunity
“These are the things that ye shall do; Speak ye every man the truth
to his neighbour” (Zechariah 8:16).
We should treat as a sacred treasure every line of printed matter
containing present truth. Even the fragments of a pamphlet or of a
periodical should be regarded as of value. Who can estimate the influence
that a torn page containing the truths of the third angel's message
may have upon the heart of some seeker after truth? Let us
remember that somebody would be glad to read all the books and
papers we can spare. 70
To all who are working with Christ I would say, Wherever you
can gain access to the people by the fireside, improve your opportunity.
Take your Bible, and open before them its great truths. Your success
will not depend so much upon your knowledge and accomplishments
as upon your ability to find your way to the heart. By being
social and coming close to the people, you may turn the current of
their thoughts more readily than by the most able discourse.
Take along the publications and ask them to read. When they see
that you are sincere they will not despise any of your efforts. There is
a way to reach the hardest hearts. Approach in the simplicity and sincerity
and humility that will help us to reach the souls of them for
whom Christ died.
Allow no opportunity to pass unimproved. Visit those who live
near you, and by sympathy and kindness try to reach their hearts. Visit
the sick and suffering and show a kindly interest in them. If possible,
do something to make them more comfortable. Through this means
you can reach their hearts and speak a word for Christ. Eternity alone
will reveal how far reaching such a line of labor can be.
Those who do not take up this work, those who act with the indifference
that some have manifested, will soon lose their first love and
will begin to censure, criticize, and condemn their own brethren.
Those who go forth in the spirit of the Master, seeking to reach
souls with the truth, will . . . become more and more vitalized as they
give themselves to the service of God. It is a joyous work to open the
Scriptures to others. 71
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