Many
are dissatisfied with their lifework. It may be that their surroundings
are uncongenial; their time is occupied with commonplace work, when they
think themselves capable of higher responsibilities; often their
efforts seem to them to be unappreciated or fruitless; their future is
uncertain.
Let us remember that while the work we have to do may not be our choice, it is to be accepted as God’s choice for us.
Whether
pleasing or unpleasing, we are to do the duty that lies nearest.
“Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is
no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither
thou goest.” Ecclesiastes 9:10.
If
the Lord desires us to bear a message to Nineveh, it will not be as
pleasing to Him for us to go to Joppa or to Capernaum. He has reasons
for sending us to the place toward which our feet have been directed. At that very place there may be someone in need of the
help we can give. He who sent Philip to the Ethiopian councilor, Peter
to the Roman centurion, and the little Israelitish maiden to the help of
Naaman, the Syrian captain, sends men and women and youth today as His
representatives to those in need of divine help and guidance.
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