Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them
MEAT IN DUE SEASON?
Matt. 24:45
But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and [be] ready always to [give] an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:
1 Peter 3:15
THE CANDIDATES FOR GOD’S SERVANTS
When you are forgotten or neglected
Or purposely set at naught
And you do not sting and hurt at the oversight,
But your heart is happy,
Being counted worthy to suffer for Christ,
THAT IS DEATH TO SELF.
When you’re good is evil spoken of,
When your wishes are crossed,
your advice disregarded, Your opinions ridiculed,
And you refuse to let anger rise in your heart,
or even Defend yourself
But take it all in patient loving silence,
THAT IS DEATH TO SELF.
When you lovingly and patiently bare any disorder,
Any irregularity, any unpunctuality, or any annoyance,
When you can stand face to face with waste,
Folly, extravagance, spiritual insensibility
And endure it as Jesus endured it,
THAT IS DEATH TO SELF.
When you are content with any food,
Any raiment, any climate,
Any society, any solitude,
And any interruption by the will of God,
THAT IS DEATH TO SELF.
When you never care to refer to yourself in conversation,
