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cluded from the presence and favor of a holy God is the inescapable consequence of sin. W e must be either eternally separate from sin or eternally separate from God. Now Christ came that He might take our sins and bear them away. Thus He has removed the separating element and made atonement a glorious possibility for every son of man. In other words, He has broken down the barrier that rose between man and God, and has brought us near to God by the blood of His cross.' —J. F arquharson J ones . “ Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation” (Isa. 28:16). Through the yesterday of ages, Jesus, Thou are still the same; Through our own life’s checkered pages, Still the one, dear, changeless Name! Well may we in Thee confide, Faithful Saviour, proved and “ tried.” Gazing down the far forever, Brighter glows the one sweet Name; Steadfast radiance, paling never! Jesus, Jesus! still the same. Evermore Thou shalt endure, Our own Saviour, stfong and “ sure.” — F rances R idley H avergal . MARCH 20 Tried and Sure I “ Lay up for yourselves treasures in heav en, where neither moth nor rust doth cor rupt” (Matt. 6:20). G od’s bank receives only deposits of per fect holiness; pure and perfect in value they must be. You cannot lodge your coins of self-righteousness; they are fit only for Satan’s bank. But if one wishes to draw on God’s bank, you may, by using checks sign ed by Christ, draw at once. You will find many such checks in the Bible entitling you to place to your own credit in God’s bank deposits of perfect holiness and great riches, even in God’s eyes. — G ordon F orlong . “And great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by him of their in firmities. And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed” (Lk. 5:15, 16). A more literal reading would be, “ He was retiring in the deserts and praying,” suggesting not a single act, but rather a habit of action running through several days or even weeks. That is, being com pelled by the greatness o f the crowds to go into the deserts or country districts, and being constantly thronged there by the peo ple, He had less opportunity to get alone, and yet more need, and so while He pa tiently continues His work among them He studiously seeks opportunity to retire at intervals from the crowds to pray . . . The greater the outer pressure on His closet- life, the more carefully He guarded against either a shortening of its time or a flurry ing of its spirit. The tighter the tension, the more time must there be for unhurried prayer.— S. D. G ordon . MARCH 22 Unhurried Prayer MARCH 21 Perfect Deposits
Christian life may be traced back to the neglect of this holy exercise. I believe that one of the things that heaven will reveal will be how much the church of God could have accomplished by prayer, and how little she has availed herself of that priv ilege—W . W . M artin . “Keep back thy servant also from pre sumptuous sins; let them not have domin ion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great trans gression” (Psa. 19:13). W e are not to think that our holiest ser vice is free from sin, or can be accepted save through Jesus Christ our Lord. We are not to suppose that any sins of omission, any more than sins of commission, are looked lightly upon by God: sins of for getfulness and heedlessness or ignorance are more than frailties; they are real sins, needing atoning sacrifice . . . Even when walking in the light, “ as he is in the light/’ we are not beyond the need of atonement. Though our fellowship with God be un broken by any conscious transgression, it continues unbroken only because the blood of Jesus Christ His Son is cleansing us from all sin.—J. H udson T aylor . MARCH 17 Having His Humility “Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus” (Phil. 2:5). Jesus was humble. If any one on earth had a right to seek for self-glorification, Jesus had. He was earth’s Creator; His power upheld the whole universe of G o d ; He was the head of the nations and great er than the Caesar who sat on Rome’s throne, being K ing of kings and Lord of lords; He could have commanded, and angels and archangels would have obeyed H im ; He could have claimed the abject service of all men everywhere . . . Though He was the high and mighty God, He chose to be like a little child set in the midst of men, holy, harmless, and undefiled. And Jesus would have this lowly mind, in our circumstances and relationships, within ourselves.— H. W . F rost . MARCH 18 What Are You? “I am what I am” (1 Cor. 15:10). “ Circumstances do not make the man: they reveal him.” There are no circumstances so poor but that character may display itself and make itself therein. Strength of character lies not in demanding special circumstances, but in mastering and using any that may be giv en. Our work and daily contact with our fellows form our scene of action, and God blesses with a peculiar blessing the efforts to put to profit not some self-selected occa sion, but the actual conditions in which we find ourselves.—-H. S. H olland . MARCH 19 In Our Place “My God, my God, why hast thou for saken me?” (Matt. 27:46). Why did He utter this cry? Simply that we might never have to utter it. T o be ex MARCH 16 Need o f the Blood
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