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E NTERING INTO G OD ’ S S ABBATH R EST

to God alone. In doing this, we are essentially different from God, who even though He is the Lord and owner of the universe, will never take over any part of the work which He has assigned to us. For our part, we must learn in which areas God is to be our Plan Maker, Problem Solver, and Burden Bearer, and where we are to plan the work once it has been given to us. Initially, these distinc tions may appear blurred, but as long as we continue to commune with the Lord, practicing Sabbath Rest principles step by step, we will find the mist clearing away and the differences discerned. God has designed us to aspire to heights of achievement that can be attained only through the co-working of the divine and the human. Paul saw this principle of being a co-worker with God clearly and encouraged other believers to apply it as dili gently as he and his fellow workers did. “As God’s fellow workers we urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain.” 2 Corinthians 6:1. “For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, God’s building.” 1 Corinthians 3:9. In laboring together, we need to recognize the part which God alone can play and the responsibility we are to bear. In order for both partners to co-work successfully, each of us must under stand just what our respective role is and perform it faithfully and completely. If one of us vacates our appointed station, or seeks to assume that of the other, coordination ceases and fail ure replaces success. An illustration of this was an occasion when a large sympho ny orchestra was rehearsing for a coming concert. There was quite a variety of instruments present, from the large double bass, to the tiniest of them all, the piccolo. As they were playing through a passage, the piccolo player began to meditate on the smallness of the silver instrument in his hands. It was no more than a few inches long and could easily be popped into his coat pocket and there disappear completely from sight. His eye wandered over the great brass and silver horns, the drainpipe proportions of the beautiful bassoon with its rich, sono Successful Co-working