May 7 Manna
Woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel. 1Cor. 9:16
WE should be prompt to tell others the best tidings we have; sympathy with the groaning creation in the various trials of life should lead us to point to the Lord’s promises respecting the coming Kingdom and the blessings that should then be to all the families of the earth. Whoever does not thus proclaim daily, on every suitable opportunity, gives evidence either of lack of knowledge or of faith in the revelation, or of selfishness, which the Lord cannot approve, and which, if persisted in, will ultimately debar him from a share in the Kingdom. Z.’03-174 R3205:1
Dear Brethren,
Joy & Peace be yours in the spirit, through Jesus our Redeemer and Lord!
Below are three documents of the May 7th Manna Text, for your consideration.
R4391:
Not only by their words and logical presentations did the apostles witness, but their lives were witnesses. As the Apostle said, “Ye are our epistles, known and read of all men.” (2 Cor. 3:2) The lives of the early Church were the special witness to the Lord. Without the consistency of their lives and their consecration to the Lord and to the Truth, it is evident, the message would have had no such import as it bore. So, it is with us today. It is well that we preach the Word. It is still more important that we live in it. But it is the ideal thing to both preach and live the Truth. “Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works and glorify your Father which is in heaven.” (Matt. 5:16)