YE SERVE THE LORD CHRIST
" Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ." —Colossians 3:24 [KJV] Saving knowledge is accompanied with humility, productive of love to Jesus, and delight in His service. To desire to know more of the truth, in order to gain greater measures of love, and more cheerful conformity to Him, this is praiseworthy. "For whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the word, this man shall be blessed in his deed." —James 1:25 . Christian, thou art not called to dream over dry disquisitions and subtle refinements, merely to fill thy brain with nice speculations; but to have thy heart warmed with love, thy practice influenced to obedience, as well as thy judgment established in truth. Remember thy calling, study thy reward, glory in being a servant of Jesus; His work is pleasant, His service perfect freedom, His wages infinitely gr...