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158 THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES The believers at Antiocli realized that God was willing to work in their lives ''both to will and to do of His good pleasure. ' ' * Living, as tlie}^ were, in the midst of a people who seemed to care but little for the things of eternal value, they sought to arrest the attention of the honest in heart, and to bear positive testimony concerning Him whom they loved and served. In their humble ministry, they learned to depend upon the power of the Holy Spirit to make effective the word of life. And so, in the various walks of life, they daily bore testimony of their faith in Christ. The example of the followers of Christ at Antioch should be an inspiration to every believer living in the great cities of the world to-day. While it is in the order of God that chosen workers of consecration and talent should be stationed in important centers of population to lead out in public efforts, it is also His purpose that the church-members living in these cities shall use their God-given talents in working for souls. There are rich blessings in store for those who surrender fully to the call of God, As such workers endeavor to win souls to Jesus, they will find that many who never could have been reached in any other way, are ready to respond to intelligent personal effort. The cause of God in the earth to-day is in need of living representatives of Bible truth. The ordained ministers alone are not equal to the task of warning the great cities. God is calling not only upon ministers, but also upon physicians, nurses, colporteurs, Bible workers, and other consecrated * Phil. 2:13.