A THREEFOLD APPEAL
‘That ye might walk worthy or the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God.’
St. Paul is speaking of that which pertains to ourselves—our walk. The walk is made up of short steps.
I. Walking.—So we are called on to walk worthy of the Lord in all the little things of life: those which come closest to our hand, just within reach. Here is the difficulty. We can brace ourselves up for great events; but, while many Christians pass through great events, how they fail in little things, in what is called the minutiae of life!
II. Working.—‘Fruitful in every good work.’ Not engaged in every work only. You have to see that there is fruitfulness. Something in it, whether little or great, that will please your Heavenly Father.
III. Growing.—‘Increasing in the knowledge of God.’ You cannot increase in the knowledge of God unless your heart is under the guiding and teaching of the Holy Spirit continually. ‘If any man will do His will, he shall know of the doctrine.’
Rev. Whitfield.
Illustration
‘Laid on Thine altar, O my Lord divine,
Accept my gift this day for Jesu’s sake;
I have no jewels to adorn Thy shrine,
Nor any world-famed sacrifice to make;
But here I bring within my trembling hand
This will of mine—a thing which seemeth small;
And only Thou, dear Lord, canst understand
How, when I yield thee this—I yield mine all.’