“Not him who hath the largest store
Ingathered of life’s wealth, I praise,
But him who loveth mankind more
Than treasure trove of all his days;
Who, from the world wide brotherhood,
Withholdeth naught of heart and brain–
Yea, counteth it the highest good
To show the Christ in man again!”
The Divine ideal for life is health, not sickness; enthusiasm, not languor; branches bending with fruit, not covered only with leaves. Christ wants us to have abundant spiritual life. He is infinitely patient with weakness, but He would have us strong. He accepts the smallest service any one may render, but He desires us to serve Him with our whole heart. The weakest faith has power and gets blessing from Him, but He is best pleased with the faith that triumphs over all difficulties and accomplishes impossibilities. He does not despise the smoking flax, with merely a spark remaining – He will nourish it till it glows in a hot flame; but He wishes us to be burning and shining lights. Even a little measure of love pleases Him, but He longs for love that fills all the being. The spiritual life begins as a tiny spring of water bubbling up in our hearts, but the Master desires it to grow until it becomes rivers of water. He came that His followers might have life and might have it abundantly.
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