"Prepare actively. Ditch-making is laborious work... Celestial Power uses human effort. The Spirit of God usually works most where we work most. With regard to our own salvation, the meritorious part of that is finished for us; but still it is written, “Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling;” and the reason given is, “For it is God which works in you both to will and to do of His good pleasure.” We work because God works; to loiter because God works, is wicked reasoning. ... There must be, on the part of every one of us, a shouldering of the spade, and a going forth to diligent, continuous, persevering service, in the name of the Master, according to His Will.” ~ C.H. Spurgeon, “Make this Valley full of Ditches,” 1867 spurgeongems.org/vols13-15/chs747.pdf
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