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"There is no end in nature, but every end is a beginning. Every ultimate fact is only the beginning of a new series."[Footnote*:Emerson] "While the earth remaineth seed time and harvest . . . shall not cease." Life leads on to new death, and new death back to life again. THERE IS NO END IN NATURE BUT EVERY END IS A BEGINNING EVERY ULTIMATE FACT IS ONLY THE BEGINNING OF A NEW SERIES WHILE THE EARTH REMAINETH SEED TIME AND HARVEST SHALL NOT CEASE LIFE LEADS ON TO NEW DEATH AND NEW DEATH BACK TO LIFE AGAIN
e plant's business is to scatter it, not withholding, not knowing which shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good; once scattered, the responsibility is transferred to the ground that receives it. But the aim of the plant--the goal of all the budding and blossoming and ripening--is that every seed should carry potential life. Thus are we responsible, not for the tangible results of our ministry to others, but for its being a ministry in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, such a ministry as will make those around us definitely responsible to God for accepting or rejecting the fulness of His salvation. If so, the "signs following" will not be wanting. It will be to the one the savour of death unto death, and to the other the savour of life unto life, but "whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear, they shall know that there hath been a prophet among them." * * * * * * * * But even when the plant's goal is reached, it is not a finality. ING UP IT IS NOT SO IN THE NATURAL WORLD THE PLANT'S BUSINESS IS TO SCATTER IT NOT WITHHOLDING NOT KNOWING WHICH SHALL PROSPER EITHER THIS OR THAT OR WHETHER THEY BOTH SHALL BE ALIKE GOOD ONCE SCATTERED THE RESPONSIBILITY IS TRANSFERRED TO THE GROUND THAT RECEIVES IT BUT THE AIM OF THE PLANT THE GOAL OF ALL THE BUDDING AND BLOSSOMING AND RIPENING IS THAT EVERY SEED SHOULD CARRY POTENTIAL LIFE THUS ARE WE RESPONSIBLE NOT FOR THE TANGIBLE RESULTS OF OUR MINISTRY TO OTHERS BUT FOR ITS BEING A MINISTRY IN DEMONSTRATION OF THE SPIRIT AND OF POWER SUCH A MINISTRY AS WILL MAKE THOSE AROUND US DEFINITELY RESPONSIBLE TO GOD FOR ACCEPTING OR REJECTING THE FULLNESS OF HIS SALVATION IF SO THE SIGNS FOLLOWING WILL NOT BE WANTING IT WILL BE TO THE ONE THE SAVOUR OF DEATH UNTO DEATH AND TO THE OTHER THE SAVOR OF LIFE UNTO LIFE BUT WHETHER THEY WILL HEAR OR WHETHER THEY WILL FORBEAR THEY SHALL KNOW THAT THERE HATH BEEN A PROPHET AMONG THEM BUT EVEN WHEN THE PLANT'S GOAL IS REACHED IT IS NOT A FINALITY
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