Tuesday, July 18, 2006

Regretfully Restrained

"And they spake unto Moses, saying, The people bring much more than enough for the service of the work, which the LORD commanded to make. And Moses gave commandment, and they caused it to be proclaimed throughout the camp, saying, Let neither man nor woman make anymore work for the offering of the sanctuary. So the people were restrained from bringing" (Exodus 36:5,6). "Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light.... While ye have the light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of light" (John 12:35,36).

The kind who put off till tomorrow
What the Lord commands today,
May find to their surprise and sorrow,
Time for service passed away.

While we have the light to work,
Let's use our opportunity!
How regretful if we shirk
Our own responsibility!

Yes, one day we shall be restrained,
So seize the day and count the cost.
Days lived for the Lord are gained,
And days lived otherwise are lost.

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