I

After God created this mankind, He formed a management plan. In the past few thousand years, this mankind did not shoulder any major responsibility or commission to bear witness to the Creator, and the work that God did among mankind was relatively hidden and simple. However, in the last days, things are no longer the same. The Creator has begun to utter words. He has expressed so many truths, and disclosed all the mysteries of God’s management plan, but corrupt mankind is dull-witted and numb: They see but they don’t know, and they hear but they don’t understand, as though their hearts have waxed gross. Therefore, you all bear a great responsibility!

II

In addition to propagating these words and truths expressed by God, you have an even more important responsibility to bear witness for the Creator to each and every created human being, and to also bring all those created human beings who’ve heard the gospel of God before the Creator, so that they may understand the significance of God’s creation of mankind, and understand that, as created human beings, they should return before the Creator, listen to His utterances, and accept all of the truths that He has expressed. This is how all human beings can be made to submit to the Creator’s sovereignty and arrangements. Is it possible to achieve these results by just reading them a few passages of God’s words? Or by just teaching them to sing a few hymns? Or by just fellowshipping on one aspect of the truth? No.

III

If you are to perform your duties well, you must bear witness to the Creator’s actions and His sovereignty and arrangements using various methods and different forms. In this way, you will be able to bring more people before the Creator so that they can accept and submit to His sovereignty and arrangements. Isn’t this a great responsibility? What attitude should you adopt toward your duties, then? Is it alright to be muddleheaded, turn a blind eye to things, or only use half of your energy and be perfunctory? Is it alright to procrastinate and go about things casually? So what should you do? You should commit yourselves wholeheartedly, using whatever bit of energy, experience, and insight you have. Don’t you have some understanding of what the most meaningful thing is that a person can do in their life? Accepting God’s commission and fulfilling your own mission—these are the most important things.

from The Word, Vol. 3. The Discourses of Christ of the Last Days. Only in Performing the Duty of a Created Being Well Is There Value in Living