1. Servants are bondslaves. We must not for one moment imagine that the servant of the Lord is anything less than one who has had his ears bored as a slave. We must not buck or vault our will, against the will of the Master. 2. Servants are given instructions. (1) They must not strive. We may contend for the faith; we may not do it contentiously. Debating, arguing, is entirely out of the realm of God's servants. (2) They must be gentle unto all men. The fruit of the Spirit is gentleness. A preacher cannot please God by driving his audience, by bitter denunciations. (3) They must be apt to teach. If we would serve the Lord, we must be ready to open up the Scriptures, to teach men the way of life, to set forth the matchless story of Christ Crucified, Risen, and Coming Again. (4) They must be patient. Here is something that belongs to servants. The servant must not give up, and quit under every stress of circumstance, he must plod along. It is written: "In due season we shall reap, if we faint not." (5) He must be meek. 2 Timothy 2:25 speaks thus: "In meekness instructing those who oppose themselves." We must not instruct as a "know it all." We must think of ourselves as the voice of one that crieth in the wilderness. We are not to lord it over God's heritage. AN ILLUSTRATION Rev. F. B. Meyer once said, "We (Christians) are either Bibles or libels." The professed Christian is the only Bible the average American sinner will read, and the question is, What sort of doctrine or precept is he learning from your life? That unconverted neighbor of yours is reading a chapter from your thoughts every day, for "as (a man) thinketh * *, so is he"; what is your neighbor's conclusion as to your thoughts by what he sees of you practically? That person under your own roof, whether close relative or friendly visitor, is judging your life Scripture by the spirit you show and the words you speak. What is his verdict likely to be of yourself as a walking Bible? -Robert Neighbour