"A man who insists his life is an open book, is tempting people to read between the lines." * * * "A stranger is one but a pilgrim is on hisway home." * "Seven days without prayet will make one weak . . . spiritually weak." "I Shall Be Satisfied" When 1 shall wake on that fair morn of moms. A fter whose dawning never night re turns, And with whose glory day eternal bums, I SHALL BE SATISFIED When I shall see Thy glory face to face,. When in Thine arms Thou wilt Thy child embrace, When Thou shalt open all Thy stores of grace, I SHALL BE SATISFIED When I shall meet with those whom I have loved. Clasped in my eager arms the long removed, When I shall find how faithful Thou hast proved, I SHALL BE SATISFIED! When I shall gaze upon the face of Him Who for me died, with eye no longer dim, And praise Him in' the everlasting hymn, I SHALL BE SATISFIED! * * "A man is never so tall as when he kneels before God." * "When your outgo exceeds your in come, your upkeep is your downfall." h "Faith is a principle by which to live, and not a problem to be solved." * * 1t h * * *
Eve was tempted in this self-same manner: The lust of the flesh . . . the tree that was good for food. The lust of the eyes . . . the fruit that was pleas ant to the eyes and the pride of life. . . . It would make one wise. Eve and Adam fell and with them the whole human race. But a greater than Adam came to the earth, God’s Son, the Lord Jesus Christ. He was tempted (tried) in all points as we are, sin ex cepted. In each instance of temptation He turned to the Word of God . . . this you can read in Matthew, chapter 4. Let us look at the third temptation when Satan took the Lord out on a high pinnacle of the temple and said to Him: “If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down; for it is written, He shall give His angels charge over thee and in their hands they shall bear thee up . . .” What a tremendous thing this would have been to draw acclaim from the crowd, but the Lord said again, “It is written.” How often is the Christian tested in these things, to speak, sing or preach that others might praise them. Mr. Spurgeon brings this out forcefully in telling of an evening when he had just closed the service and a little lady stepped up and said, “Mr. Spurgeon, let me be the first to tell you that was a most eloquent message.” He replied, “Little lady, you' are too late, the Devil told me that five minutes ago.” Yes, the Lord Jesus Christ was tempt ed in all points concerning the love of this world, like as we are—yet with out sin. That is why we have a High Priest to whom we can go speedily if this disease of loving the world has in fected our lives. This infection is what causes “The Crisis in Morality.” It is folly to love the world, not only because it is sinful, but it just makes plain common sense to hold to the do ing of God’s will! “. . . set your affections on things above, not on things on the earth . . .”
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