THE MISSIONARY WORK

 

"Watchman, What of the

Night?"—Isaiah 21:11 The burden of Dumah. He calleth to me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?  The watchman said, The morning cometh, and also the night: if ye will inquire, inquire ye: return, come.  

 

WHAT TIME IS IT?

Time to Awake.—"It is high time to awake out of sleep." Rom. 13:11.

Time to Pray.----"It is time to seek the Lord." Hosea 10:12; Zech. 10:1.

Time to Work.—"Lift up your eyes and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest." John 4:35.

"The harvest truly is great, but the laborers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that He would send forth laborers into His harvest." Luke 10:2.

WHERE TO WORK?

At Home.—"Return to thine own house, and show how great things God bath done unto thee." Luke 8:39.

Neighborhood.—"Every one over against his house." Neh. 3:28.

Streets and Lanes.—"Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city." Luke 11:21.

Highways and Hedges.—"Go out into the highways and hedges." Luke  4:23.

WHEN TO GO?

Today.—"Son, go work today in My vineyard. " Matt. 21:28.

"There is danger in delay. That soul whom you might have found, that soul to whom you might have opened the Scriptures, passes beyond your reach. Satan has prepared some net for his feet, and tomorrow he may be working out the plans of the archenemy of God. Why delay one day? Why not go to work at once?"—"Testimonies", Vol. VI, p. 443.

HOW LONG TO WORK?

During Life.—"The true Christian works for God, not from impulse, but from principle; not for a day or a month, but during the entire life."— "Counsels to Teachers," p. 518.

Till Task is Done.—"Until the cities be wasted without inhabitant, and the houses without man, and the land be utterly desolate." Isa. 6:11.

WHOM TO WORK FOR?

Every Creature.—"Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature." Mark 16:15.

"To save souls should be the lifework of every one who professes Christ. We are debtors to the world

for the grace given us of God."—"Testmony," Vol. IV, p. 53.

All Nationals.--"In the cities of America there are people of almost every language. These need the light that God has given to His church."—Id., Vol. VIII, p. 36.

WHAT TO DO?

House-to-House Work.—"There should be more house-to-house labor, in giving Bible readings and distributing literature."—Id., Vol. IX, p. 127.

Personal Effort.—"One of the most effective ways in which light can be communicated is by private personal effort. In the home circle, at your neighbor's fireside, at the bedside of the sick, in a quiet way you may read the Scriptures and speak a word for Jesus and the truth. Thus you may sow precious seed that will spring up and bring forth fruit."—Id., Vol. VI, pp. 428, 429.