of the apostle, thy ministry” (2 Tim. “Fulfill 4:5). This is necessary as to equipment, methods, and work. As to equipment, the first responsibility concerns the gift; and is declared in the words, up the gift of “Stir God which is in thee” (2 Tim. 1:6). To stir up is to set on fire, to fan to a flame. The gift received for the ministry is a thing of fire; we are to fan it to a flame; and not allow it to burn to an ember. Are we not all in danger of allowing the fire to die down? There is nothing the Christian minister has to guard against more earnestly than the danger that he should come to the hour when the Word of God ceases to move him. It is a subtle danger. We are always handling the Word, reading it, studying it. Unless we are careful, it will cease to surprise us, cease to amaze us, and the gift, whether of apostle, prophet,
of the apostle, “Fulfill thy ministry” (2 Tim. 4:5). This is necessary as to equipment, methods, and work. As to equipment, the first responsibility concerns the gift; and is declared in the words, “Stir up the gift of God which is in thee” (2 Tim. 1:6). To stir up is to set on fire, to fan to a flame. The gift received for the ministry is a thing of fire; we are to fan it to a flame; and not allow it to burn to an ember. Are we not all in danger of allowing the fire to die down? There is nothing the Christian minister has to guard against more earnestly than the danger that he should come to the hour when the Word of God ceases to move him. It is a subtle danger. We are always handling the Word, reading it, studying it. Unless we are careful, it will cease to surprise us, cease to amaze us, and the gift, whether of apostle, prophet,
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