| The Joy of Service |
Chapter 9 |
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It may have been cowardice that kept the inhabitants of Meroz from coming to the help of the Lord that day; for the enemies who were to be met had chariots of iron, and were fierce and cruel. At least, there is no doubt that the cause of the inactivity of many men in the Lord’s work in these days is moral cowardice. They have not the courage to confess themselves Christians. They are afraid to be singular. They are not brave enough to take a side on the great moral questions. So they hide away, and skulk back in their tents, when they ought to be in the field, fighting the Lord’s battles. Many more people than we care to confess are useless to Christ because of their moral cowardice.
Or these men of Meroz may have thought they were so few in number that they could be of but little use, and that it was not worth while for them to go up to the battle. Many Christian people are rendered useless through the same false sentiment. They have no gifts, they say, and cannot do anything; so they stay in the background, and come not to the help of the Lord. They forget that nothing is small which it is our duty to do; that failure in a little duty may bring wreck to some great plan of God which needs our small part to fulfill it.
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