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Words of God for young disciples of Christ by Andrew Murray 1891 Vintage book from internet archives

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XXX.<br />

PERSONAI, WORK.<br />

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Restore unto me the joy of Thy salvation : and uphold me<br />

with a free spirit. <strong>The</strong>n will I teach transgressors Thy ways<br />

and sinners shall be converted unto <strong>The</strong>e."—Ps. li. 12, 13.<br />

" I believe, for I vrill speak."—Ps. cxvi. 10.<br />

" But ye shall receive power, when the Holy Ghost is come<br />

upon you." Acts i. 8.<br />

EVERY<br />

redeemed man is called to be a witness for<br />

his Lord. Not only by a godly walk, but by<br />

personal efifort must I serve and make known my<br />

Lord. My tongue, my speech, is one of the principal<br />

means of intercourse with others and influence upon<br />

them. It is but a half dedication, when I do not also<br />

bring the offering of the lips, to speak for the Lord.^<br />

Of this work there is inconceivably great need.<br />

<strong>The</strong>re are thousands of Christians who continually<br />

enjoy the preaching of the word, and yet do not<br />

understand the way of salvation. <strong>The</strong> Lord Jesus<br />

not only preached to the multitudes, but also spoke<br />

to individuals according to their needs. 2 Scripture<br />

is full of examples of those who told to others what<br />

the Lord had done for them, and who thus became a<br />

1 Ps. xl. 10, II, Ixvi. 16, Ixxi. 8, 15, 24 ;<br />

Heb. xiii. 15.<br />

' lyuke vii. 40 ;<br />

John iii. 3, iv. 7.<br />

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