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asking him to officiate at his brother’s funeral. "Let me see,” said Mr. Roltman, “your brother was thirty-two years old?” "Yes.” “He worked hard for twenty years, didn’t he?” "Yes.” “Well, what did he get out of it?” “He left eighty acres of fine land, money in the bank, and $3,000 in insurance.” “Yes, that's what you get out of it, but what did he get out of it?” “W e are going to get him a $115 oak casket .”—Christian Endeavor World. II. T h e F low ers and t h e R iver Do not let the material eclipse the spirit ual. “The lotus flowers are not the Nile,” says the Oriental proverb. The flowers are very beautiful as they fringe the river, as they shine on its bosom, but they are not the river; they are not the source of the bread men eat; they satisfy no thirst; they are charming, but they are not the Nile. So the natural or physical must not be al lowed to eclipse the spiritual in which it lives and holds together. — W . L. W a tkin so n . III. A ids fo r t h e M eetin g The leader will find it helpful to send to the Silver Publishing Society, Dept. K, 423 Bessemer Bldg., Pittsburgh, Pa., for copies of the leaflets, "The God-Planned Life,” and “The Dedicated Life,” by James H. McConkey. Single copies of Mr. Mc- Conkey’s books and booklets are sent free to any individual who will write personally to ask for them by title. MAY 14, 1939 WHEN IS A HOME CHRISTIAN? (Mother’s Day) C o lo ssian s 3:12-21; E ph esia n s 4:31, 32 Meditation on the Lesson “If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me,” said our Lord. "Ye are my friends if ye do whatsoever I command you.” While it is the penitent acceptance of the Lord Jesus Christ as Saviour that makes one a Christian, it is the fruit of obedience to Him that evidences that per son’s right to the title of "Christian.” So we may infer that the answer to the ques tion, “When is a home Christian?” may be, "When its members are obedient to the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.” In His Word, God gives practical, indi vidual, definite commands which leave every one without excuse. "Wives, sub mit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.” “Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.” "Children, obey your parents in all things: foj- this is well-pleasing unto the Lord.”
MAY 7, 1939 BEING CHR ISTIAN IN MY LIFE WORK D eu tero n o m y 10:12-14; 1 T im o th y 6:6-12 Meditation on the Lesson Men and women in every generation— and especially young people—are con cerned about the requirements for a suc cessful life. God’s Word is plain: "And now, Israel, what doth the Lord thy God require of thee, but to fear the Lord thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul, to keep the commandments of the Lord, and his statutes, which I command thee this day for thy good?” If every Christian had a definite pur pose to obey each instruction in the above "fear the Lord,” “walk in all his ways,” “lov e him,” and "serve the Lord thy God,” each one would manifest his Lord in his life work. The “fear” of the Lord in Old Testament usage refers to reverential trust in God, and is a beautiful foreshadowing of New Testament Christian faith in the Lord Jesus Christ as Saviour. The resolve to “walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleas ing” (Col. 1:10) may result in the Chris tian’s being called of God into so-called "full-time service” for Him. However, if this is not the outcome, one must not con clude that he is failing to serve God in such a way as to glorify Him. To be in the place of God’s appointment, in His direc tive will, is the Christian’s primary concern. And no work is “secular” to the conse crated Christian, for every task he per forms, whether in industry, business, pro fessional life, or in the actual giving forth of God’s Word, is to be done as unto the Lord Jesus Christ. John Wanamaker, Colgate, Howard A. Kelly, Henry Crowell, Lyman and Milton Stewart, and scores of others, living and dead, are illustrious examples of Christians who have given God first place in their life work. William Carey said, “I am a missionary first, but I cobble shoes to pay expenses.” Would that more Christians could catch his vision! Paul, recognizing the danger of self- seeking, warns us in our passage in Timo thy: "But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare . . . For the love of money is the root of all evil.” Dr. Jowett says very pertinently, “A man’s devotion is apt to dwindle as he becomes more suc cessful. Our piety does not keep pace with our purse. Absorption in bounty makes us forgetful of the Giver. W e can be so con cerned in the pasturage that the Shepherd is forgotten.” Helps for the Leader I. T h e P roduct o f T w e n t y Y ears A young man came to H. H. Roltman
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