EDITORIAL: "Ye have not passed this way Heretofore" Wonderful things were about to be accomplished in the lives of the Children of Israel. They had finished their wilderness wanderings. The old order had passed away. Moses had died and a new captain was at the helm. They were about to enter into the promised land. But before they were able to take possession of the land, there were a few things they were called upon to remember. Chief among these things was the fact that they had not hereto fore passed through any of the experiences on which they were about to embark. God was calling upon them to pause and realize the fact that He, alone, knows what the future holds.
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God is the one who is to be the captain of our lives, because He is- the' only or„e who is qualified to direct us in the new experiences which we as His children meet from day to day. It is well to sit down at the close of the year and ponder the events of the past months in order that they might be used to guide us in the new year that lies ahead. Certain questions confront one's mind in contemplation of the months that make up the year 1959. The primary question has to do with the person of the Lord Jesus Christ. Is He coming in 1959? We thought that possibly
Dr. S. H. Sutherland President, Bible Institute of Los Angeles , Inc.
He might come in 1958, but this year has passed into his tory, and the Lord has not returned. So far as Scripture is concerned, everything appears to be all set for His return. The prophetic events which must take place before He acmes have all takers place. The next great event is that meeting in the air when the Lord returns to claim His own. Is that event to take place in 1959? Our hearts cry out, "Even so, come, Lord Jesus" ! Of this we can be absolutely sure— we are one year nearer His coming. If He chooses this as the year of His returning, it will be surpassingly wonderful. But if He chooses that His coming will be in a subsequent year, the next question which comes to mind is this— will the end of 1959 see us enjoying the things of the Spirit more fully than we enjoy them now? In other words, will we be growing in grace and in the knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ during the year that lies ahead? The answer to that question is, in large measure, up to each one of us. We will either be growing in grace or we will be slipping backward in our Christian lives. In order to make the new year the most effective year of our Christian lives we must give of ourselves more faithfully and more earnestly to the Lord and for His serv ice. The greatest call that can come to a Christian is the call of the Lord Jesus Christ, "Give thyself." We must show by our lives our love for the Lord. We must show by our deeds our devotion to the Lord. We must show by our words our loyalty to Him who gave His all for us. "Ye have not passed this way heretofore." Thank God we have not passed this way before ; thank God there is an element of the unknown which faces us for it enables us and challenges us to face the future leaning even more heavily upon His arm of love. We know not what the morrow holds for us, but we can know the One who knows all about what the next year will bring for us. And so we enter into it jubilantly, expectantly and knowing that He doeth all things we l l !
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