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Three Needs of Christian Workers ? By REV. B. B. SUTCLIFFE j Extension Department. Moody Bible Institute, Chicago TEXT-Be of good courage and let ui behave ourselves valiantly, and let th< Lord do that which ls good in his sight. I Chron. 19:13. Joab, the commander in chief ol David's army, found himself between two fires. Th< army of the Sy | l'ians oppos?e him on one sid?! and the army o; the Ammonite: on the other. Em ploying the bes1 tactics he knew and placing hi* army to the bes ad va n ta ge, h ( made an add res; to his men on tin eve of battle. Th? text is part o? that addresj which remiudec them they wen their people and the cities of their God. His exhorta tion might well be pondered by all Chiistians today and especially those who are more or less directly engaged in Christian work. There are three things upon thc surface of this text. 1. The Need of Courage. It is said of some regiments In hu man armies that they are so foolish as never to know when they are beat en. It is not foolishness that is the trouble, but a high-hearted courage which will not admit defeat or which takes a defeat and wrestles it Into a victory. The Christian worker, above all others, should have such piod courage. He has a Leader who is possessed of all wisdom and knowl edge-a Leader who knows the secret plans of the enemy. He is aware even of the secret thoughts of tho euemy. He is never taken off his guard, or by surprise. He ls fully informed of every movement He gives promise to his people that no weapon formed against them shall prosper. He" is a Leader who not only has all knowl edge, but all power to use his knowl edge. He Is the Invincible One. Sometimes a man finds himself in possession of valuable knowledge which is valueless to bira because of a Iac? of power. He has not the abil ity to use what he knows. But unto our Lord has heen given all power in heaven and In earth. Be of good courage, then, no matter what odds we face, knowing there is j more with us than with the enemy. The message of the saint of old is well worth remembering-"One with God is always a majority."- This is still true. God who gave the victory to his people in olden days is the same God. There is no change in our Leader. He is the same yesterday, to day and forever. Following him, the Christian is assured of ultimate vic tory. It may seem as thouph we were hedged In by overwhelming forces aud defeat is certain, but we may have good courage as we look away from the opposing hosts to the one whom we follow. II. The Need of Valiant Behavior. The Revised Version renders this by "play the man." It means simply to "do your best." To do one's best is to behave valiantly. No matter If others may do beater than we, the need is to do our best. We are to "ph1; the mau" and not be like chil dren who become discouraged because someone else does better than they can do. We must just keep on do ing our part to the best of our ability. Much was dependent on each man of Moab's army behaving valiantly. Much more depends on each Christian doing his best. We must "play the man" for the honor of the name of him whose we are and whom we serve. He does not expect us to weakly sur render but to stand up to tbe light, behaving ourselves valiantly; we must meet his expectations. Then again, the well being of the church depends on each doing his best. The church ls the body of Christ and we are all members of that body. If one memher suffers, all the others suffer with it. When one mem ber fails to behave valiantly, all the others are injured. On the other hand, all the members are blessed each time we do our level best. Again our own personal growth in grace follows such behavior. If we would be strong in faith, and experience the delight of the approval of our Lord, we will go forth to "play the man" In the name of our God. III. The Need of Trust "Let the Lord do that which is good In his night." We are not to think that results from our work shall be in accord with what we imagine they should be. Ile may have purposes to fulfill by our work other than we know. We are naturally eager to ob tain results which are good In our own sight. We may make serious mis takes, not knowing all our Leader knows, and desire results which would not be good in lils sight. We need to trust him fully; to believe he knows what Is best; to revel in a high-heart ed courage which grows from the cer tainty of final victory ; to keep on do ing our best and allow him to do that *-hich ls good in his sight, irrespective of whether it is good In ours or not. about to fight for FOR EVES youri CH -? at our si suitable gift tb and select som thing that is ; large assortmei Dry Goods, Notic Make our store AV hen . you ai with us. Come in at on the great rush are very reason Daiti Trespass Notice. 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