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[Songs in the Night - April 30] < >
Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed. II Timothy 2:15
IF IT was the wise and proper course for the Master
to go aside for the study of the divine plan before
beginning his public ministry, how much more should
his followers feel it incumbent upon them as fallen
beings with imperfect judgments to seek counsel of the
Lord's Word and Spirit to ascertain what work the
Lord would have them do in his vineyard before beginning
any work.
If this course were more generally
followed there would be far less ranting done in the
name of the Lord, fewer would feel that it was their
privilege to rush in and work for the Lord without
first studying carefully the divine will or program respecting
that work—lest they should be hinderers of
the Lord's plan which they desire to serve.
Let us
more and more apply each to himself the apostle's
words to Timothy.
Until we do study we will have
every reason to doubt our preparation or usefulness
in the Lord's service.
First comes consecration, wholly,
unreservedly; and secondly, as the first step in the
fulfilling of that vow, comes the study of the divine
will, the divine Word, the divine plan; and following
that comes labor in the Lord's vineyard. Z'06-40 R3717:1 (Hymn 154)