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BY YEAR!
And NOW, dear Co-Workers, this work has passed its
quarter-century mark. THERE WILL NOT BE ANOTHER TWENTY-FIVE YEARS
TO GO! No, dear Co-Workers, it will be all over before then! We
may have another ten or twelve years to complete this work of GOD
--to finish this GREAT COMMISSION of JESUS CHRIST--I hope so--but
I can tell you definitely, now, we shall not have another twenty-
five! WE ARE ON THE HOME STRETCH!
Yet our BIGGEST, most important work lies still ahead!
All the time up to now has been devoted to GROWING big enough to
really START this FINAL GOD-POWERED HOME STRETCH! We have hardly
"scratched the surface" of the COMPLETE JOB we've been called to
do! We must now dedicate ourselves ANEW, with deeper consecration,
and dedication, and self-denial, and sacrifice, than ever!
Continually, it seems, we have financial problems--often
we face financial CRISES! The WORLD passes from one CRISIS to
another! Each individual CHRISTIAN, in his personal Christian
life, passes from one spiritual crisis to another, and faces
continual spiritual problems! I guess God ordained that LIFE
should be that way. It keeps us on our toes! It forces us to
GROW--to develop in spiritual strength and resourcefulness and
character! IT IS FOR OUR GOOD!
I've said before, God could make our part in His work
easy going. He could do it all Himself by supernatural power,
without using us as human instruments! But THAT IS NOT HIS WAY!
THAT WOULD NOT BE FOR OUR GOOD! So let us not gripe, complain or
grumble! Let us set ourselves to put our shoulders to the wheel
with renewed dedication, zeal and energy!
The other day I looked at the income record in our
business office, and the income to date in January had fallen below
the same date a year ago! THIS MEANS ANOTHER FINANCIAL EMERGENCY!
We have passed the Christmas shopping season--but now people are
spending on January clearance sales, and catching up from over-
spending on Christmas presents. IT'S A DIFFICULT TIME FOR GOD'S
WORK!
I have to ask every Co-Worker--YOU!--to PRAY for this
work--to SACRIFICE for it--to send in for it the largest sum you
possibly can by return mail. The need is great--and urgent. It
will be CONTINUOUS through this year and every year until our work
is finished! EVERY year, so far, this work has grown remarkably
bigger and more powerful than the year before. The year just
closed was BY FAR the greatest year. God gave us the most abundant
HARVEST--far more people reached with GOD'S TRUTH--HIS LAST MESSAGE
--CHRIST'S TRUE GOSPEL! Far more people converted and baptized!
We MUST have not less than 30% increase in funds for the
work this month over January a year ago. That means we must all--
every one--YOU!--try to sacrifice a little more the last half of
this month. And then remember, the shortest month in the year is
coming next. Let's tighten our belts, let's pray harder, give
MORE!