only take the step of accepting the Lord Jesus Christ as personal Saviour and then that is all. We must take one step after another. As we have re ceived the Lord Jesus Christ we are to walk in Him. Since we took the first step of committing ourselves to Him we must constantly draw upon all that he has available for us. Here is a promise of victory over defeat. I KNOW NOT, BUT HE KNOWS I know not why He has taken The work that I loved from my hand, The work over which I had labored, And for which I had hoped and planned. Nor why He has led me hither, With no one to help or to teach; But I trust in His infinite wisdom. He knows what is best for each. Perhaps, even here. He has waiting Some work I have failed to see; Some mission of love and compassion He has kindly reserved for me. By keeping both cheerful and hope ful, When others are sad and depressed; By doing each day what He bids me. And trusting to Him for the rest. I know there are ways of serving Which He only can understand;. He has taken the larger work from me, But the smaller is still at hand. And so I will lovingly labor. Just where He has placed me to day; And trust to His wisdom for guidance To walk in His own chosen way. — C. Howell Have you ever felt that every step was like quick sand? The more you struggled the deeper down you sank. Tell the Saviour, “Lord, You prom ised that You would make it Your personal responsibility that those who wait upon You should walk and not faint. I want Your promised victory.” Remember this, however, it isn’t enough merely to claim the promises.
We must also fulfill the conditions. Simply stated, it is to wait upon the Lord. We must be prepared to make Christ Lord of our lives without any reserve. It doesn’t mean that we are to hang around waiting for something to come “out of the blue.” We are rather to depend implicitly upon the Lord, expecting Him to work out each problem in and through us. One day I waited in a church for a young lady. I wasn’t just “hanging around,” hoping she might come. I was utterly depending upon her in earnest expectation. My life was com mitted to her and hers was to me. To “wait upon the Lord” means that you simply commit all that you are to Him, expecting that He will indeed keep His promises. Why not fulfill the conditions right now? Claim that which He desires to give: vigor, vis ion, vitality, and victory. Do this and you will have a great day! NON-ESSENTIALS The Berlin Art Gallery contains an interesting picture by the artist Men- zel. It’8 only partially finished. The painting shows Frederick the Great talking to his generals. Unfortunately, there’s a bare patch in the center of the painting which has some charcoal markings in outline indicating approxi mately how the figure might have looked, had the artist finished it. The rest of the picture is lavishly complet ed in lovely oil colors; however, the main character is practically a blank. Menzel died before he had the oppor tunity of finishing his masterpiece. This illustrates how many people put the majority of their time on the non- essentials when the most important aspect of life, things which truly count for eternity, are overlooked or set aside for another day. But that day never seems to come and they die without having placed Christ at the very center of all their activities and endeavors. The painting of your life will be in complete without the Lord’s being the One on whom you have focused. Don’t spend your time majoring on the minor things. Don’t give Christ merely a place, nor even the prominent position. Make certain that in all things, He has the pre-eminence. 8
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