ROBERT@kontu.utu.fi (Robert W. Johnson) (04/01/91)
Pray to thy Father which is in secret, and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reconpense thee. Matthew 6.6. There is no need for us to devise means to draw attention to our work. God in His soverign providence can well bear that responsibility. We are trusting God for our living, but what need is there to make it known? I fell repelled when I hear God's servants emphasize the fact that they are living by faith. Do we really believe in God's rule and in His provision? If we do, surely we can trust Him to make our needs known to His saints, and so to order things that they can be met without our proclaiming them. Even should people conclude from our mode of living that we have a private income, and in consequence withhold their gifts, we are not to mind. I would counsel my younger brethern to keep silence not only about their personal needs but about their faith in God, so that they may the better be able to prove Himm. The more faith there is, the less talk there will be about it. ----- Robert W. Johnson Computer center, The University of Turku, Turku Finland robert@kontu.utu.fi (InterNet) robert@firien.bitnet (BITNET) The preceeding is my opinion and may not express the opinion of my employer and furthermore has nothing to do with my employment.