February 15th — AM I MY BROTHER'S KEEPER?
February 15th.AM I MY BROTHER'S KEEPER?
"None of us liveth to himself." Romans 14:7.
Has it ever dawned on you that you are responsible for other souls spiritual y before God? For instance, if I al ow any private deflection from God in my life, everyone about me suffers. We "sit together in heavenly places." "Whether one member suffer, al the members suffer with it." When once you al ow physical selfishness, mental slovenliness, moral obtuseness, spiritual density, everyone belonging to your crowd wil suffer. "But," you say, "who is sufficient for these things if you erect a standard like that?" "Our sufficiency is of God," and of Him alone.
"Ye shal be My witnesses." How many of us are wil ing to spend every ounce of nervous energy, of mental, moral and spiritual energy we have for Jesus Christ? That is the meaning of a witness in God's sense of the word. It takes time, be patient with yourself. God has left us on the earth - what for? To be saved and sanctified? No, to be at it for Him. Am I wil ing to be broken bread and poured out wine for Him? To be spoilt for this age, for this life, to be spoilt from every standpoint but one - saving as I can disciple men and women to the Lord Jesus Christ. My life as a worker is the way I say "thank you" to God for His unspeakable salvation. Remember it is quite possible for any one of us to be flung out as reprobate silver - ". . . lest that by any means when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway."