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"And ye shall be witnesses unto Me."
--Acts 1:8
In order to learn how to discharge your duty as a witness for
Christ, look at His example. He is always witnessing: by the
well of Samaria, or in the Temple of Jerusalem: by the lake of
Gennesaret, or on the mountain's brow. He is witnessing night
and day; His mighty prayers are as vocal to God as His daily
services. He witnesses under all circumstances; Scribes and
Pharisees cannot shut His mouth; even before Pilate He witnesses
a good confession. He witnesses so clearly, and distinctly that
there is no mistake in Him. Christian, make your life a clear
testimony. Be you as the brook wherein you may see every stone
at the bottom--not as the muddy creek, of which you only see the
surface--but clear and transparent, so that your heart's love to
God and man may be visible to all. You need not say, "I am
true:" be true. Boast not of integrity, but be upright. So shall
your testimony be such that men cannot help seeing it. Never,
for fear of feeble man, restrain your witness. Your lips have
been warmed with a coal from off the altar; let them speak as
like heaven-touched lips should do. "In the morning sow thy
seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand." Watch not the
clouds, consult not the wind--in season and out of season
witness for the Saviour, and if it shall come to pass that for
Christ's sake and the gospel's you shall endure suffering in any
shape, shrink not, but rejoice in the honour thus conferred upon
you, that you are counted worthy to suffer with your Lord; and
joy also in this--that your sufferings, your losses, and
persecutions shall make you a platform, from which the more
vigorously and with greater power you shall witness for Christ
Jesus. Study your great Exemplar, and be filled with His Spirit.
Remember that you need much teaching, much upholding, much
grace, and much humility, if your witnessing is to be to your
Master's glory.