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green “all clear” and the red “danger” signals with pieces of cloth. Then they set up their own portable amber-colored caution light to make the engineer slow down. Meanwhile, a half a mile down the track other members of the gang set up a special red stop light. Of course, it’s history now how the train slowed down at the yellow lights and came to a fu ll stop at the red one, sparks flying from the wheels. The robbery was effected, probably one of the largest in history. In a similar manner Satan seeks to delude the church of Jesus Christ by using false lights. As a result, lives are ruined, and multitudes are spiritually robbed. As true born-again believers, it is our responsibility to let our lights shine forth with thd truth of God’s Word. In an age when men say there is no hell, no judgment for sin, no life after death, no reality to the Word of God, we have an even greater re sponsibility to live holy and purely before the world. In Philippians we read the challenge, “That ye may be blameless and harmless, sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world; holding forth the word of life.” * * * The only people who never fail are the ones who never try.
No mechanical device builds up momen tum quite so fast as the human tongue. A RECORD PRICE FOR A BIBLE A recent news account tells how a very rare Bible is to be sold to an Amer ican library for a staggering amount near $100,000. This copy of God’s Word, printed in the 17th century, was carried by King Charles 1 when he walked to his death at the scaffold in 1649. The present British owner de clares, “1 am selling it for economic reasons. 1 have a large expensive house to keep up.” Now, what makes this book of such a tremendous value? Is it the words upon the pages or is it the dust which has collected through the years? Strange isn’t it how that we venerate paper and printer’s ink more than we honor the very breath of the Almighty, for all Scripture is inspired by God. You have this same precious Volume in your own home. What is it worth to you? How often do you read it? “Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path.” * * * People, like boats, toot theloudest when they're in a fog. FALSE LIGHTS Criminologists were startled by the master-minded plot to rob a train in England containing more than seven million dollars. The thieves accom plished their treachery by rigging up a series of false lights. According to the press report, while the train was speed ing along at 75 miles an hour, two or three of the gang masked both the * * *
* * MY BOY WENT BAD *
Once there was a little boy, who, when he was three weeks old, was turned over to a baby sitter, by his par ents. When he was two, they dressed
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