Living Like Christ We’re told that the word “Chris tian” was first Used as a term of scorn, for it literally means “a little Christ’’ In the days of the early church those who were bold for the faith received the scorn and ridicule of the crowd. Today the word “Christian” has seemed to carry a very loose meaning. It seems to be a catch-all description for anyone who is the least religiously inclined. We need to define our terms and to realize that a Christian is one who by faith has received Jesus Christ as Saviour from sin; and one who is living an exemplary life for the Lord’s glory. Attending Sunday school for the first time, a little girl was so en thusiastic when she got home that her mother asked her what she had done. She responded brightly “Oh, we sang some songs in a big room and then we went into a small room where a lady talked to us.” The mother asked, “Did you get her name?” The little girl shook her head. “No, I’m not sure what she’s called, but I think she must be the mother of Jesus, because she talked about Him all the time.” Would to God men and women could think this of us; that our lives might ring so true for the Saviour! * "If we worked for our employer like we serve God, how long would we be able to hold a job?" * * * Waiting Upon God The Word of God tells us that as we wait upon the Lord, He renews our strength. Our encouragement comes not from our own frailities but from the Saviour who indwells our lives through the presence of His Holy Spirit. In a supermarket a man was pushing a cart which, in addition to groceries, contained a screeming, yelling, bellowing baby. The gentle man kept repeating softly, “Don’t get excited Albert.” “Don’t scream * *
Albert.” “Don’t yell Albert.” “Keep calm Albert.” The woman standing next to him said, “My, you certainly ought to be commended for trying to soothe your son, Albert.” The man looked at her quizzically and said, “Lady, MY name is Albert!” To find help for ourselves, apart from Christ is only to whistle in the dark. To think that, in an era of unprecedented crises, there is any thing which we can do to buoy up ourselves is folly. Listen to God’s Word, “Wait upon the Lord, and again I say, wait upon Him, for our expectation is from God. Fear not, let your hearts be established in the truth of His righteousness.” * * * "We believe in the Bible as it is, for men as they are." * * * Life's Treasures A ll ofus have found pennies, nickels ordimes while walking along. Usually, however, one cent pieces are about all. A young man, while hurrying to work one day, saw a five dollar bill in the street. He picked it up immediately. It was such a shock to him that from that time on he never lifted his eyes while walking. He was always look ing for something. Actually, through the course of years, he accumulated 25,916 buttons, 54,172 pins, 12 cents, a bent back, and a miserly disposition. He lost the glory, of the sunlight, and the entire joy of life. Its not money, but the love of money which is the mainspring of all evil. But this poor fellow is not the only person who has gone through life looking down. A ll too many people look to this earth for satisfaction, pleasure, wealth, happi ness, and have never really found contentment or peace. Jesus said, “Look unto me, all ye ends of the earth and be ye saved.” How many today need to be brought face to face with the pertinent question, “For what shall it profit a man if he shall gain the whole world and lose his own soul?” 7
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