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George D Watson but it is likely that God will keep
George D Watson
If God has called you to be really you poor, because He wants you
like Jesus, He will draw you into to have something far better
a life of crucifixion and humility, than gold, namely, a helpless
and put upon you such de- dependence upon Him, so that
mands of obedience, that you He may have the privilege of
will not be able to follow other supplying all your needs day by
people, or measure yourself by day out of an unseen treasury.
other Christians, and in many The Lord may let others be
ways He will seem to let other honoured and put forward, and
people do things which He will keep you hidden in obscurity,
not let you do. because he wants to produce
Other Christians and ministers, some choice fragrant fruit for
who seem very religious and His coming glory, which can
useful, may push themselves, only be produced in the shade. tressed over. not seem to use with others.
pull strings and invent schemes He may let others be great, but So make up your mind that God Now, when you are so pos-
to carry out their plans, but you keep you small. is an infinite Sovereign God with sessed with the living God that
cannot do that. If you attempt it, He may let others do a work for a mind of His own. you are, in your secret heart,
you will meet with such failure Him and get the credit for it, but He may not explain to you a pleased and delighted over this
and rebuke from the Lord as to He will make you work and toil thousand things which puzzle peculiar, personal, private,
make you sorely penitent. on without people knowing how your reason in His dealings with jealous guardianship and
Others may boast of them- much you are doing. Then to you, but if you absolutely sell management of the Holy Spirit
selves, of their work, of their make your work still more yourself to be His love slave, He over your life, you will have
successes, of their writings, but precious, He may let others get will wrap you up in a jealous found the vestibule of Heaven!
the Holy Spirit will not allow you credit for the work which you love, and bestow upon you [The Pilgrim, Oct./Nov. 1996].
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