't try to serve two masters. If you love
God with all your heart, and give Him your whole life and service,--not
a part of it,--that is what the word to Abraham means, I think. A
servant of God is a perfect servant, if he does all the will of God
that he knows, and as fast as he knows it. But you cannot do that of
yourself, little Dolly."
"Why cannot I, if I want to?"
"Why, because there come temptations, and there come difficulties; and
you will want to do something you like, and not what God likes; and you
will do it too, unless the Lord Jesus keeps fast hold of you and saves
you from making such a mistake. Only He can."
"Can He?"
"Certainly He can."
"Will He?"
"If you want Him to do it, and trust Him to do it, He will. He will
just do all that you trust Him to do."
Dolly pondered. "Will He do that because He loves me?" she asked.
"Just for that reason, Dolly."
"Then He will do it," said Dolly confidently; "for I will trust Him.
Won't you show me where he says that, Uncle Edward?"
Mr. Eberstein told Dolly to find Matt. xxi. 21. Dolly read eagerly--
"Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have
faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the
fig-tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed,
and be thou cast into the sea, it shall be done. And all things
whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive."
Dolly read to herself, then looked up, eager and confident, for the
next reference.
"Turn to John xv. 7."
Again Dolly found and read, in silence--
"If ye abide in Me, and My words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye
will, and it shall be done unto you."
"What next, Uncle Edward?"
"Isn't that promise enough?"
"Yes; but I thought you had more."
"There is a great deal more. Look out Thessalonians v. 23, 24."
Dolly read, slowly, aloud now--
"'And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your
whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming
of our Lord Jesus Christ. Faithful is He that calleth you, who also
will do it.' That is beautiful, Uncle Edward!"
"Do you want another? Find Jude, and read the 24th and 25th verses."
With some trouble Dolly found it.
"'Now unto Him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present
you faultless before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy, to
the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion an
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