by the bath. The children liked this for although we couldn’t see each other, they were comforted to know that the rooms nearly adjoined. One of the youngsters awakened me out of a dead sleep to ask in a frightened voice, “Daddy, is your face turned to ward me?” I responded with a drowsy smile, “Yes dear, it is.” That seemed to satisfy. Although we couldn’t see each other visibly, even if the lights were on, yet my daughter wanted to be sure that at least my face was turned toward her. Amid perplexing turmoils I’ve thought of that. In the darkness of life, the many problems, TRUST Commit thy way unto the Lord, and trust! There is an "also" we too oft for get— And so are plagued and worried Oh! we must "Trust also"— then our sail Shall cease to roll In restlessness and reason and regret. Commit! And— when committed, trust His Word! Has He not said that He will bring thee through? Trust His strong arm; and when wild storms are heard, Believe He holds them still By His strong will; Trust Him, the Wise, the Faithful and the True. — William Luff frustrations, d iscou ragem en ts that come upon us, are our faces always turned toward our children in the love Christ has freely given to us? To be very realistic we desperately need to revive the place of father’s responsibility in the home. All of the heavy demands made upon him must be stopped, or brought within rea son. It is indeed strange that we work so hard to get enough money to buy a few labor saving devices. We actually need less money and more father. Father, if you fail with your chil dren how can you be considered a real success in business, society or any other aspect of life? There are many demands that press in on every hand.
The greatest enemies of the home are sometimes those things which appear so harmless and necessary. What is your own spiritual condition, father? It is one thing to be religious and another truly to know Jesus Christ as personal Saviour. Then, next to the decision you make concerning your own soul and its eternal destination, you are accountable to God for your children. Children of missionaries, ministers and Christian workers are particularly susceptible to this attack of Satan. What is your personal standing be fore God? We are not asking whether you go to Sunday school and church, whether you sing in the choir, wheth er you are a Christian worker teach ing a class, whether you serve on some committee, but rather how do you per sonally stand before God as far as your responsibility for your children is concerned? When this question is asked, some men answer defensively, “I don’t know a great deal about the Scrip tures. You see, I never went to Bible school. I didn’t have that privilege.” Don’t excuse yourself. It doesn’t “hold water.” You know all the baseball scores. That’s not easy, considering some of the odd last names of key players. Bible books are certainly no more difficult to remember, if we were really interested. Some men know all about the best fishing spots and yet they have never landed a soul for Jesus Christ, and perhaps haven’t even dealt with their own children. Many men know the latest in auto mobiles; the compression ratio of cer tain engines, but yet how many verses of eternal truth have we committed to memory? Isn’t the real reason that we are just not interested? No job or activity is so important that we can deprive ourselves of spending time with our family. Exam ine your schedule and see what occu pies your time. There are some habits which are entirely wrong. We are talking about things which are im moral such as gambling, drinking and practices of this type. Yet, there are other thiefs of time. Do you know that 19
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