Counsels to Parents, Teachers, and Students - Ellen G. White

intellect will grasp elevated subjects and lay hold
of the truth of eternal realities. His motives of
action will be right. He will use his talent of
influence to help others to understand more
perfectly their God-given responsibilities. His heart
will be a wellspring of joy as he sees success attend
his efforts to impart to others the blessings he has
received.
The talent of knowledge, sanctified and put to
use in the Master’s service, is never lost. A selfsacrificing
effort to do good will be crowned with
success. “We are laborers together with God.” (1
Corinthians 3:9) The Lord will co-operate with the
human worker. To Him is to be given the praise
and the glory for what we are able to accomplish.
The Lord is dishonored by the deterioration or
the perversion of the talents He has entrusted to
men. It is the duty and the privilege of the Christian
to improve his talents. Christ gave His life to
purchase for men the privilege of being co-workers
with God. Yet thousands who have received much
light and many opportunities, do not grasp the
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