tiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tid ings of good things!” (Rom. 10:15).
Sinai. Study medicine with your guide, the Great Physician. Study business administration and be fervent in spirit, serving the Lord. Study art and prac tice the opportunity of fine living. Study philosophy and remember always the highest philosophy is the formula of a perfect life. Yes, “Study to shew thy self approved unto God, a workman who needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth” (II Tim. 2:15).
Having more material things doesn't produce satisfaction. Contentment comes through striving to get the most out of what we already possess. UNEQUALLY YOKED Whether or not it’s apocryphal, this story does teach an interesting lesson. Two men owned a pa/rrot. Each of the feathered creatures imitated the na ture of its master. One swore like the proverbial trooper, while the other had even learned little snatches of Scrip ture. When the blaspheming man found the Lord, he asked his Christian friend if he would allow the Bible-quoting bird to reside with his parrot, hopefully teaching it some decent language. The two winged animals were caged to gether but before long the one which previously had used decent language picked up the habit of swearing. It seems clear that all of God’s creation gives ample testimony to the truth that “evil communications corrupt g o o d manners.” Whenever compromise oc curs, the Christian gives in, and his effectiveness is negated and nullified. In business, in society, and particular ly in marriage, do we need to heed the Scriptural warning, “Be not unequally yoked together, for what fellowship hath light with darkness?”
Thank God for your granted petitions, for praise is the proper punctuation mark for answered prayer.
THE TIME IS SHORT It is interesting to know how certain words originated, such as the term posthaste, which indicates speed and rapidity. The term goes back to the time of King Henry the Eighth. Dur ing his reign postmasters employed re lays of horses to c a r r y messages throughout the English countryside. It was the responsibility of each post master to endorse the letters with the exact time the missives reached his hands. The dispatchers were told to ride for their lives. This also had a very literal meaning. To delay the message of the sovereign could bring the final penalty of hanging. As a matter of fact, correspondence in the 16th century was often ornamented with drawings of a poor dispatch-carrier, suspended from the gallows. Beneath the figures was the admonition, “Post, haste!” This was the clear warning, “Hurry, for your life is at stake!” Those laws lasted a number of years, and as a matter of fact, not until the 19th century was the statute revoked. The old expres sion, posthaste still lingers on. You know, spiritually speaking, our KING, the Lord Jesus Christ, has given us a message that must be delivered to all men. The Bible reminds us forcefully that the King’s business requires haste. The exhortation is, “Go ye into all the world and preach the Gospel.” There’s no death penalty involved, but rather rewards for faithfulness and obedience promised. For it is written, “How beau
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A BETTER COUNTRY Because of my ancestry, stories of Scotland have always been fascinating to me. On the English border stands Carlisle Castle. There are norrow slits down its walls. These were used as windows. An iron bar stretches from top to bottom. Should you visit this historic edifice, you could feel the grooves worn into the stone by the fingers of men who were imprisoned 27
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