THE USE OF HUMAN MEANS IN THE LORD'S WORK SPOILS IT

THE USE OF HUMAN MEANS IN THE LORD’S WORK SPOILS IT

I hear that dear ———— has begun lectures at ————. I could wish that he was not indebted to any human means for making known his spiritual mission. Surely the Lord is able to lead souls to the well which He has made and filled in the valley of Baca. It is a day I feel when every one and every thing has to be challenged. “Art thou for us or for our adversaries?” (Joshua 5: 13). How true what Mr. D. says with reference to the woman at Philippi (Acts 16), who gave testimony to Paul’s work, ‘The devil wanted to have a finger in the pie’. When the devil cannot prevent the Lord’s work, he seeks to spoil it by apparently supporting it. I do not believe that the gold will be separated from the quartz by any human means. Be assured that when divine work is about to be done in a place, as the Lord is working, Satan will be at work.

If ———— thinks I have said too much; he will, I trust, write to me. I wish him too well to be content to see him less than the Lord would have him to be. Many own the grace of God, but how comparatively seldom do we see the surrender of prospects and position in order to follow Christ fully.