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Many are not happy unless they are doing. Doing is right enough in itself, but the order ought to be from happiness to work, and not to work for happiness. It is from the inner circle, the hive, the heart where Christ reigns, the only green spot, the fond enclosure—the sanctuary, that one should come forth to work like a giant refreshed with wine … the quality of one’s service depends on the nature of one’s rest—and that rest should be like His own, known and enjoyed with Him. I think that we have but small ideas of how our outward bears the colour of our inward, and if our inward is not restful, there cannot be a rest-imparting service.

J. B. Stoney (Vol. 12, p.126)

If anyone had come to him (Paul) as he wrought with these two, Priscilla and Aquila, and had said, ‘Paul, what is it that you are doing here?’ he would say, ‘Do you not know that my Master served at a carpenter’s bench?’ Would not that touch the heart? How it builds into your inner soul the idea of Christ! Think of Him, the Lord of glory, working as a carpenter! “Is not this the carpenter?” It is not the words of this ministry, but the words of this life. Ministry is wonderful, but the life of Jesus, what a life— all the words of it! the Holy Spirit Himself choosing the words; what an interesting matter! All this was brought into Corinth, and the intent was to shut out all Greek pretension.

J. Taylor (Vol. 29, p.116)

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