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“ F o r he sh all g ro w up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of d ry ground; he hath no form or comeliness; and when w e sh all see him there is no beauty that w e should desire him .” (Luke 9:58) “ And Je su s said unto him, F o x e s have holes, and birds o f the air h ave n ests; but the Son o f man hath not w h ere to la y his head.” so th a t He m ight make us rich (Rom 8:17) “ And if children, ithen h eirs; heirs of God,^and jo in t-h eirs w ith C h rist; if so be that w e suffer w ith him , that w e m ay be also glorified together.” The Lord H imself seeks to stimu- late th e grace of giving in Luke 6:38 “ G ive and it shall be given unto yo u ,” Acts 20:35: “ It is more blessed to g ive than to re - eeive.” And lastly, it was satisfactory giv ing, vs. 13,14 “ F o r I mean not that other men be eased, and ye burdened; B u t by an equality, th at now at this time you r abundance m ay be a su pply tor their w an t, that their abundance also m ay be a su pply fo r you r w a n t; that there m ay be equality.” Paul Seeks not to lay a burden upon any. Many were giving th eir full share, giving beyond th eir ability, but many others were w ithholding more than was meet. (Prov. 11 :24 ). An equality will be reached when each has a willing mind. _ If th ere is the giving of self and of all th a t self controls, the will is taken for the deed. The people gave w illingly for th e tabernacle and for th e temple (Ex. 25:2; 35 :5 ; I Chron. 2 9 :9 ). The ru le is given in 2 Cor. 9:7: “Every man as he purposeth in his heart.?’ Many poor people think th a t they would be very generous if they were rich, and delight in censuring the rich. An honest exam ination of our hearts will disclose the fact th a t we are all controlled natu rally by the same mo tives. Many rich are covetous and sel fish, and many poor are covetous and selfish. On the other hand, many rich are more solicitous and far more g en er ous in th eir gifts than many of the poor. You can measure what you would do
by what you do do. Let each do his best. Christ w ants the best! He in the far-off ages, Once claimed th e firstling of the flock, the finest of th e sheep. And still He asks His own w ith gen tlest pleading To lay th eir highest hopes, and brightest prospects a t His feet. He’ll not forget the feeblest service.- humblest love, He only asks th a t of our own we give Him The. best we have. And is our best too much? O, friends, let us remember How once our Lord poured out His . soul for us; And in the prime of His mysterious manhood Gave up His precious blood-upon the cross. The Lord of lords, by whom the worlds were made, Through b itter grief and tears, gave us The best He had. DOES IT PAY? Does it pay to invest money in the lives of young men and women? Do they appreciate it? Well, certainly some of them do, for a le tte r was just recently received from a former In sti tu te student, now living in South Wales, in which she encloses a d raft for a hundred dollars. This am ount she saved out of th e “munificent” salary which she receives of one pound a week (or about $5.Q0 in American money)! In other words, this young woman gives twenty-five weeks’ salary to the Lord to be used in train ing other young men and women. Is’n t it worth while to invest in the lives of young men and women who are willing to make such sacrifices?
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