'Spiritual building
Spiritual building
We must not measure spiritual building by earthly standards.
Where the heart remains loyal and true to Christ; where the cross of suffering is taken up cheerfully and borne sweetly; where the spirit is obedient though the sick hands must lie folded and the feet must be still — the temple rises continually toward finished beauty.
But there are abandoned life buildings whose story tells only of shame and failure. Many people begin to follow Christ, and after a little time turn away from their profession, and leave only a pretentious beginning to stand as a ruin, to be laughed at by the world, and to dishonor the Master's name.