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you and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for MY
sake. REJOICE, and be exceeding glad: for so persecuted they the
prophets which were before you." (Matt. 5:10-12).
They HATED Jesus Christ! He even had His Judas among His own
disciples, who turned Him over to be killed for 30 pieces of
silver! Do you suppose this could be HIS WORK and not receive the
same opposition today? But this Work of God keeps right on growing
greater and greater in POWER! It continues to reach more and more
millions of people with CHRIST'S OWN MESSAGE, which many hate! It
is a message of LOVE -- of HOPE -- of SALVATION! Why do men hate
it? WHY? Men damn the very name of Jesus Christ in their
profanity -- yet He gave HIS LIFE -- the most important life that
ever lived -- FOR THEM!
Today the Work of God continues to reach more that 35 million
people every week! What magazine is read by so many? What
newspaper has a circulation of 35 million? Let me tell you,
Co-Workers, the POWER OF GOD is greater than the puny power of
men. The POWER motivating this Work is millions of times more
powerful than that of persecutors, or those who would hinder or
stop it! The POWER of God's Holy Spirit is ALL-POWER!
What a privilege to be a part of it! What an honor to be
helping to change the world -- yes, and to SAVE THE WORLD! It is
GOD who will do it, but He uses us as instruments. In this world,
men use money to make the wheels turn 'round. God provides YOU and
me with whatever money we are blessed with. He says the first
tenth of it belongs to Him, and if we are honest in putting that
into His Work where HE is actively working, He will prosper us
until our nine-tenths become more that the ten-tenths was before.
That's what GOD says! He gives YOU and me the tremendous privilege
of being a small PART OF HIS GREAT WORK -- helping with our
earnest, prevailing prayers -- and with our tithes and offerings,
as HE has made possible!
Co-Workers, let me remind you again, the tithes and offerings
do trickle in much slower the last half of the month -- so if you
possibly can, it would help more than you know if you would try to
send in an EXTRA offering during the latter half of each month. God
does not ask you to give more than you are able. He does not ask
you to work a downright hardship on yourself or family by giving.
Of course not many do that -- most do not give as generously as God
has made possible. God wants us to PROSPER! He promises to
prosper us if we are obedient, and honest in paying His tithes. It
is said that John D. Rockerfeller tithed, and thus became the
wealthiest man on earth. It is said that Mr. Colgate, the soap
tycoon, attributed much of his success to tithing. That does not
mean that God makes everyone who tithes a millionaire -- but He
does promise we shall prosper better than if we selfishly keep all
for ourselves.
Once again, this Work has been greatly helped by receiving
LOANS of sums of $500, $l,000, and even up to many thousands -- in
situations where Co-Workers do not need to use the money now, yet
are not free to give it as a contribution at this time. Many find
that they can make it a contribution later -- or part of it -- and