| The Joy of Service |
Chapter 5 |
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St. Paul knew Him whom he had trusted as his Saviour. Some people know a great deal about Christ, yet do not know Him. You may read or hear much concerning a man while you have never seen him. But one day you meet this man, and he becomes your friend. That is the way St. Paul knew Christ, – “I know Him.” It was no hearsay knowledge on which he based his confidence.
There are some people whom the better we know the less we trust. Acquaintance reveals faults and flaws in their character. We find they are not trustworthy, cannot be depended on. Their friendship is inconstant, fickle, and uncertain. When we know them well we learn that we would better not commit ourselves to them. We read that on one occasion Jesus did not commit Himself to certain people because He knew what was in men; He knew He could not trust Himself in their hands that they would not prove true to Him. This is the outcome of acquaintance in too many cases – we may not safely entrust our interest to men’s keeping.
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