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An old Scottish minister thus writes concerning himself: "I find a want of the Spirit—of the
               power and demonstration of the Spirit—in praying, speaking, and exhorting; that whereby
               men are mainly convinced, and whereby they are a terror and a wonder unto others, so as
               they stand in awe of them; that glory and majesty whereby respect and reverence are
               procured; that whereby Christ's sermons were differenced from those of the Scribes and
               Pharisees; which I judge to be the beams of God's majesty and of the Spirit of holiness
               breaking out and shining through His people. But my foul garments are on! Woe is me? The
               crown of glory and majesty is fallen off my head; my words are weak and carnal, not mighty;
               whereby contempt is bred. No remedy for this but humility, self-loathing and a

               striving to maintain fellowship with God."


               14. We have had little of the mind of Christ. We have come far short of the example of the
               apostles, much more of Christ; we are far behind the servants, much farther behind the
               Master. We have had little of the grace, the compassion,  the meekness,  the lowliness,  the
               love of God's eternal Son. His weeping over Jerusalem is a feeling in which we have but little
               heartfelt sympathy. His "seeking of the lost" is little imitated by us. His unwearied "teaching
               of the multitudes" we shrink from as too much for flesh  and  blood.  His  days  of  fasting,
               His  nights  of  watchfulness  and prayer, are not fully realized as models for us to copy. His
               counting not His life dear unto Him that He might glorify the Father and finish the work
               given Him to do, is but little remembered by us as the principle on which we are to act. Yet
               surely we are to follow His steps; the servant is to walk where his Master has led the way; the
               under shepherd is to be what the Chief Shepherd was. We must not seek rest or ease in a
               world where He whom we love had none.















               CHAPTER 5





               Revival in the Ministry





               "Take heed unto thyself."—1 Timothy 4:16.
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