The same spirit is still leading to the same results. A neglect to appreciate and improve the provisions of divine grace has deprived the church of many a blessing. How often would the Lord have prolonged the work of some faithful minister, had his labors been appreciated! But if the church permits the enemy of souls to pervert the understanding, so that they misrepresent and misinterpret the words and acts of the servant of Christ; if they allow themselves to stand in his way and hinder his usefulness, the Lord 418 sometimes removes from them the blessing which He gave.

Den samme ånd fører stadig til de samme resultater. Hvis man forsømmer at påskønne og benytte sig af den guddommelige nådes omsorg, berøver det menigheden mange velsignelser. Hvor ofte ville Herren ikke have forlænget en trofast prædikants gerning, hvis hans arbejde var blevet påskønnet. Men hvis menigheden lader sjælefjenden forvanske forståelsen, så dens medlemmer fortolker Kristi tjeneres ord og gerninger forkert, hvis de tillader sig at stå i vejen for ham og hindre hans brugbarhed, så borttager Herren undertiden den velsignelse, han gav.