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11. Glory via Testing “We went through fire and through water: but thou broughtest us out into a wealthy place” (Psa. 66:12). Satan would frequently harass the believer in times of sorrow and trial by leading him to .think that God is •angry with him; that this is a pun ishment for some unknown offense. Do we not rather see from the Word of God that He is like a father, de lighting to be able to encourage a son to undertake . . . a prolonged and toilsome course of study, knowing he will obtain honors and permanent advantage from his attainments? Our- heavenly Father delights to trust a child with a trial in which he can bring great glory to God, and through which he will receive blessing for himself and others. \ —J. Hudson Taylor. 12. The Sacrifice of Praise ■ “Let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with rejoicing” (Psa. 107:22), The time to glorify God the most by praise is when it is the sacrifice of praise. Not the praise which comes from seeing things look right, but the praise which comes even before the dark clouds have rolled away! Paul and Silas had been cast into prison, after having received “many stripes." Bleeding and sore, they were flung into the inner prison, and their feet made fast in the stocks. But these two disciples knew God and trusted^ Him, and offered to Him the sacrifice of praise. They took the at titude of deliverance and victory and began to praise the Lord; then came the earthquake and set them all free. Let us make this our example.- —-Carrie Judd Montgomery. 13. Retaining Compassion “And said, Where have ye laid him? They say unto him, Lord;
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decide for victory or defeat far more powerfully than \nything which af fects their material strength. The standard set for believers in Christ is no impossible standard; we can all be overcomers. In the words of Spurgeon: “If in deed ye are soldiers of such a Cap tain, throw fear to the winds. Can you be cowards when the Lord of hosts leads you? Dare you tremble when at your head is the Wonderful, the Counsellor, the Mighty God, the Everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace?”—D. M. Panton. 15. Necessary Harmony “Man looketh on the outward ap- pearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart” (1 Sam. 16:7). Every action is twofold. A right mo tive must accompany a right action or the whole is neutralized. I can do a good thing, in itself, with ruinous pride, or to win esteem. On the other hand, a good motive does not sanctify an act of disobedience. The Lord sees both, and has perfect scales. Blessing results when the inward and outward life are fully united to please the Father. Let us never underestimate what God will do through a com pletely yielded life. —The Student of Scripture. 16. The Wise Choice “Set your effeetjon on things above, not on things on the earth” (Col. 3:2). Choices matter. We say: “It doesn’t matter this once”; or “This is too small a thing for God to notice”; yet many channels through which God’s blessings and His gospel should flow have been closed with the debris of
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