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set before us the conditions of revival: “If I shut up heaven that there be no rain, or if I command the locust to devour the land, or if I sent pestilence among my people; if my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will for give their sin, and will heal their land.” Are we willing to humble ourselves? Are we willing to pray and seek the face of the Lord? God has promised that if we will meet these requirements, He will hear from heaven and forgive our sins and heal our land. A particularly impressive cartoon ap peared in the Sunday School Times some years ago. The title of it was “Uncle Sam at the Mourner’s Bench.” Uncle Sam was kneeling, tears were streaming down his cheeks, and he was crying out: “God be merciful to me a sinner.” This striking car toon was presented to a group of business men at a breakfast club in Seattle. One man said: “I’ll give fifty dollars to re produce it and have it sent throughout the city.” Other men made similar offers, and after a time they had enough money for the printing of 60,000 copies of this drawing. It was distributed throughout the city of Seattle, and in thousands of homes it was hanging in a window or on the wall. It was a constant reminder of the fact that the need of the hour was for repentance. Yes, Uncle Sam needs to go the mourner’s bench. But who is Uncle Sam? He is the composite picture of the republic and all of its citizens. It is you and I that must re pent of sin and turn to God in faith, cry ing out to Him for mercy for ourselves and the nation of which we are a part. Shall we not give God a chance! John Laurence Frost John Laurence Frost has been in heaven for two years, but his remarkable Chris tian influence here on earth is still going on in the lives that he touched and the me morials that have been established by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Frost. “And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors; and their works do follow them” (Rev. 14:13). In reading a beautiful tribute to John Laurence Frost written by his intimate friend, John Abernathy, we were impressed by the description of the characteristics of our young brother whose works do indeed follow him. Though he was called Home a few months before the completion of his course at Leland Stanford University, he had crowded into his years of preparation a fullness of service for Christ that few attain. He was steadfast and unmovable in his convictions, and lived a consistent Chris tian life during his university career. “He did not go away to the university with the expectation of concealing the fact that he was a Christian,” writes his friend. He had fellowship with the Lord in prayer day by day and witnessed for Christ to his [Continued on page 286]
for the life to come, and that the state ment of our Lord, “But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you” (Matt. 6:33), is true to experience. Give God a chance in the realm of soul- winning. We cannot accomplish the Lord’s work in our own strength. It is His own Word, not our words, that gives life. We must wield the Sword of the Spirit in the power of the Spirit if we are to win victories for our Lord. We are in a world that is alienated from God. Men’s hearts have been made hard by the deceitfulness of sin, and nothing but the omnipotent power of God working in and through yielded lives will avail. The spirit of the age is against us. Satan is a powerful and ubi quitous foe. It is only our risen and all- powerful Lord that can cope with the situation. But our Lord manifests Himself through redeemed human lives, and we are His witnesses. Only as we allow the Lord to work in us “both to will and to do of his good pleasure” will there be results for eternity. Men are dying; souls are perish ing. God is looking for men and women that He can use in rescuing the perishing, leading people to the Lamb of God that taketh away the sin of the world. Have you won a soul lately? Have you spoken to any one about the Lord Jesus? Will there be many in eternity who will thank you for leading them to Christ? Give God a chance in the realm of spirituality. “Launch out into the deep” is the divine injunction. Too many of us hug the shore. Like the man who was rowing with out making any progress because the boat was chained to the dock, so we often re main chained to a man-made program, in stead of launching out into the deep. “If God is your partner,” said D. L. Moody to
his son, “make your plans big.” Is God really your partner? Are you deeply spirit ual, or are you only a nominal Christian? Is your life consistent and transparent? Are you spiritually minded? Do you have in sight into the Word of God? Do men take knowledge of you that you have been with Jesus? Are you like Christ? Are you wholly surrendered? Have you whole-heartedly offered this prayer of con secration ? “Take my voice, and let me sing, Always, only for my King; ' “God is looking for a man,” said Moody, “to whom He can intrust more power than He has as yet given to any man.” Can God trust you with power ? Would you use it to His glory? Have you found God’s best program for your life, and are you living it out? Is everything on the altar? Have you said an eternal “Yes” to God ? Can you say with General Booth, “God has all there is of me” ? Give God a chance in the realm of re vival. Finney said that any community could have a revival if God’s people in that community were willing to meet the con ditions for it. We are dependent upon God, but there is a sense in which God is. de pendent upon us. We recognize the sov- ereinty of God, but we need also to recog nize the responsibility of man. Can it be true that we, the children of the dust, can hinder God? We read in Matthew 13:58: “And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief.” The citizens of Nazareth frustrated the purposes of our blessed Lord by their skepticism and doubt. In 2 Chronicles 7:13, 14, our God has Take my silver and my gold; Not a mite would I withhold.” Yes, “Take my life, and let it be Consecrated, Lord, to Thee.”
THE FIRST PRAYER IN CONGRESS How shall America face the present crisis with its widespread unrest? Are we willing to humble ourselves and pray? At the first Congress, opening in September of 1774 in Carpenter's Hall, Philadelphia, Pa., the leaders who were assembled recognized the rulership of God, and they sought in prayer His guidance and, blessing. This picture is taken from the original painting in Carpenter's Hall and is copyrighted by the Carpenter's Company.
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