Mother You painted no Madonnas On chapel walls in Rome; But with a touch diviner You lived one in your home. You wrote no lofty poems That critics counted art; But with a nobler vision You lived them in your heart. You carved no shapeless marble To some high soul-design; But with a finer sculpture You shaped this soul of mine. You built no great cathedrals That centuries applaud; But with a grace exquisite Your life cathedraled God. Had I the gift of Raphael Or Michelangelo, Oh, what a rare Madonna My Mother’s life would show! —T. W . Fessenden Our readers are invited to X submit material for this de- | partment. In all cases, the v source must be given in full, Y including the name of maga- Y zine, or book, and the author. X For each selection published, X The King’s Business will pay j $1.00. Mail to :. Miscellanea, X King’s Business, 558 S. Hope y Street, Los Angeles 13, Calif. Y You cannot expect to be victorious if you begin the day in your own strength. The Secret of Life The soul that is wrapped in the mantle of self, And seeks from the world only pleas ure and pelf, Is robbing itself of the purpose to live, For the secret of life is to give and to give! —W. A. Miller Christians are like tea; their real strength is shown when they get into “hot water." Courtesy to Royalty When we pray, our readiness to yield to distractions is a common fault with most of us. Our thoughts go roving hither and thither, and we
I Know That It Does A preacher was speaking from the text, “The blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.” Sud denly he was interrupted by an atheist who asked, "How can blood cleanse sin?” For a moment the preacher was silent; then he countered, "How can water quench thirst?” “I do not know,” replied the in fidel, “ but I know that it does." “Neither do I know how the blood of Jesus cleanses sin,” answered the preacher, “but I know that it does.” — Source Unknown. God demands a whole heart, hut He accepts a broken one. To Learn God’s Will I seek at the beginning to get my heart into such a state that it has no will of its own in regard to a given matter. Nine-tenths of the difficulties are overcome when our hearts are ready to do the Lord’s will, whatever it may be. When one is truly in this state, it is usually but a little way to the knowledge of His will. Having done this, I do not leave the result to feeling or simple im pression. If I do so, I make myself liable to great delusions. I sèek the will of the Spirit of God through, or in connection with, the Word of God. If the Holy Ghost guides us at all, He will do it ac cording to the Scripture, and never contrary to it. Next, I take into account provi dential circumstances. These often plainly indicate God’s will in con nection with His Word and Spirit. I ask God in prayer to reveal His will to me. Through prayer to God, the study of the Word, and reflection, I come to a deliberate judgment according to the best of my ability and knowl edge, and if my mind is thus at peace, and continues so after two or three more petitions, I proceed ac cordingly. In trivial matters, and in trans actions involving most important is sues, I have found these methods always effective. — George Mueller MAY, 1947
make little progress toward our ae- sired end. But what would we think of a petitioner if, while having an audience with a prince, he should be found playing with a feather, or catching a fly? —Charles H. Spurgeon The knocker needs neither brains nor education. Too Late An old Scotch farmer had been solicited repeatedly by the local rep resentative of a fire insurance com pany to protect his farm against fire. “Na, na!” the old man would reply, with a wise shake of his head. “Ma fairm ’ull nae gang on fire!” Then one fateful day the unexpect ed happened; the Scotchman’s farm buildings caught on fire. Thé neigh bors were astonished to see the farmer racing up and down the vil lage street instead of helping to put out the flames. As he ran, he shouted, “Whaur’s that insurance chap? It’s awfu’ that ye canna find a body when ye’re needin’ him!” — From Christian Action Some people are trying to get to heaven with their compass in re verse. Belief Versus Discipleship To believe costs nothing; to follow Christ is expensive. I believe in Christ’s work for me, but discipleship is the result of His work in me. Believers consi der themsel ves first; disciples consider Christ first. Believers (only) produce no per fect fruit, but disciples are known by their fruit. Belief saves my soul, but disciple ship glorifies Christ. Believers (only) are not necessar ily known as Christians, but dis ciples are known as Christians. Believers go to heaven; disciples are richly rewarded there. — From Calvary Church Sews One gem from that ocean, the Bible, is worth all the pebbles of earth’s streams. —Robert Murray McCheyne PAGE TWENTY-THREE
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