Thank God—it is almost Sunday, the Lord's Day! Here are the words of the great Pastor Richard Sibbes. This snippet comes from a treatise of his, entit-led, "Denial of the Best for the Church's Benefit.” . . .
"A second thing that I observe hence is this, holy and gracious men, that are led by the Spirit of God, can deny themselves and their own best good for the church's benefit. They know that God has appointed them as instruments to convey good to others; and knowing this, they labor to come to Paul's spirit [seen in Philippians 1:21-26]. For it would be much better for a good man to be in heaven, out of misery, and out of this conflicting condition with the devil and devilish-minded men."The reason is, because a good man, as soon as he is a good man, has the spirit of love in him, and 'love seeks not its own,' (1 Cor. 13:6), but the good of another . . . "
