January 1928
B u s i n e s s
T h e I K i n g ' s
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“Open thou mine eyes that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law." —o— ■C hoice N uggets “A Bible in the hand is- worth two in the trunk.” “Love of the Word of God is a sure sign of a gracious heart. A neglected Bible is a sign of a graceless heart.” “The Word discovered—a treasure The Word in the heart—a joy The Word on the lips—a message The Word in the hand—a weapon.” • 7 “Whatever I have done in my life has simply been due to the fact that when I was a child my mother- daily read with me a part of the Bible, and daily made me learn à part of it by heart.”—-Ruskin. ::■ “Merely reading the Bible is no use at all without we study it thoroughly, and hunt it through, as it were, for some great truth.”—D. L. Moody. “A loving trust in the Author of the Bible is the best preparation for a wise study of the Bible.’ÿ-H . Clay Turnbull. “When you are reading a book in a dark room, and come. to a difficult part, you take it to a window to get more light, so take your Bibles to Christ.”—Robert McChéyne. “I will answer for it, the longer you read the Bible, the more you will like it; it will grow sweeter and sweeter, and the more you get into the spirit of it, the more you will get into the spirit of Christ.’’^Romaine. —o— “As the planets revolve round the sun, so the truths 6f the Bible may be said to revolve round the person .of the Lord Je sus ; and as there is a road in every vil lage and town in England which leads to London, so in every part of. the sacred Book there may be found that which will lead the seeking heart to Christ—even as the fiery pillar led the chosen race to the promised land, or as the fiery star led the Magi to the promised Seed of the Woman.”—Collett. I — o — I January 22 Topic : What Difference Does It Make What We Do on Sunday? Mark 2:23- 28; 3: 1-6. “O day most calm, most bright, The fruit of this, the next world’s bud, The indorsement of supreme delight Writ by a friend, and with his blood; The Couch of time, care’s balm and bay; The week were dark, but for thy light ; Thy torch doth show the way. —George Herbert T houghts on the T opic The law of six days’ work and one day’s rest is wrought into the very constitution of humanity and cannot be ignored with impunity. From the consecration of one day to God we learn hy degrees to consecrate to Him every day and every hour. The setting apart of. one day in seven for rest from labor and special re ligious, effort is God’s beneficent gift to, His children. It is stamped with Divine sanctity and authority. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. E. Gladstone both attributed much of Mr. Gladstone’s health to the fact that, busy as he was as England’s prime min ister, he reserved the Lord’s day far wor-
S cripture R eferences “ on P rayer "
Prayer answered: By God—Psalms 99:6. By Christ—John 14:14.7
Recipients of answered prayer: ■ Those who seek. God-—Psalms 34:4. Those who seek Him with all their heart—Jer. 29:12, 13. Those who wait upon God—Psalms 40:1. Those who ask in faith—Matt. 21:22. Those who ask in the name of Christ— John.14:13. Those who ask according to God’s will .—1 John S :14. • Those who abide in Christ—John 15:7. We most heartily recommend a new book entitled “The Adventure of Prayer,” by Mabel N. Thurston, price $1.00, Biola Book Room. . This book is designed "especially for young people, dealing with every pliasq of the subject. It helps one to understand the principles of prayer, to believe in the power of prayer, but,, above all, it stimulates everyone to pray. —o— January 15 Topic: What Difference Does Reading the Bible Make? Psa.' lkl-6; 2 Tim. 3:14- 17. “Within, that awful volume lies • The mystery of mysteries ! Plappiest they of human race, To whom God has granted grace"“* , To read, to fear, to hope, to pray, To. lift the latch and force the way; And better,had they ne’er been born, Who read to doubt, or read to scorn.” —Scott. ■ —o- r ■ To answer this question, we only need to look at the evidence as manifested in the lives of those who read the Bible and those, who do not read it. The Psalmist in that portion assigned to this lesson, pic tures the one who makes the Word his “daily meditation” as "a tree planted by rivers 1 o f ever-flowing fresh water, send ing its roots deeper and deeper into the ground and thus receiving a constant sup ply of that which gives it life and beauty. This is a beautiful picture of the child of God who is rooted and grounded in the Word of God, constantly feeding his soul on that which gives life and beauty of character. Not only does reading the Bible affect a man’s character, but “what soever he doeth shall prosper.” The truly blessed life is a life of beneficence as the Psalmist shows, “bringeth forth fruit.” Most important of all, the reading of God’s Word, as the passage in Timothy teaches, “is able to make thee wise unto salvation.” Just as all roads were said to lead to Rome so all Scripture leads to Christ our Savior. It is said that the superiority of the Scottish peasantry was the result of their memorizing large portions of the Bible and their dwelling in thought upon its teachings when they awoke early in the morning, when they worked during the day and when they retired at night. It was the only book that many of them knew, but it was the answer to all their individual needs. William Wilberforce speaking of the Bible said, “Through all my perplexities, and distresses I seldom read any other book and I rarely felt the want of any other. It has been my hourly study.” Whenever we open the Bible to read let this prayer come from our hearts:
Janu'ary 8 What Prayer can Accomplish. Mark 11:20-26. “He prayeth well, who loveth well, Both man and bird and beast. “He prayeth best who loveth best ' All things both great and small, For the dear God who loveth us, He made and loveth all.” —S. T. C. ■—o— T houghts on the T opic 7 At the outset of this study we must clearly understand that all prayer must be of faith (James 1 :6) and must be •based upon the will of God (1 John 5 :14). We must also believe that “no” is just as much an answer as “yes.-’ As our earth ly parents are often required to deny our request because they can see beyond our desire and that if granted it would harm us, so our Heavenly Father knows what is best for His children and often has to deny the request. When these two fundamental principles are learned, however, there is nothing but what can be accomplished by prayer. “Prayer moves the hand which moves the world,” was most truly spoken. The outstanding statement of our Lord in the scripture assigned to this lesson is “Have faith in God,” literally, “Have the faith of God”—strong faith in the be lief that what we ask according to His will He is able to perform. The ques tion may come up, “How may I know I am asking according to the Father’s will?” One of the great ministries of the Holy Spirit is to lead us in our prayers. (See John 14:16, 26; 16:13; 1 Cor. 2:10; Rom. 8:26). —Or— F uel F or the M eeting “Prayer is the voice of faith.” “Prayer flies where the eagle never flew.” “My words fly up, my thoughts remain below: Words without thoughts never to heaven go.” —o— “Prayer is the breath of a new-born Soul, and there can be no .Christian life without it.” “Prayer is a powerful thing, for God has bound and tied Himself thereunto.” “Who goes to bed, and doth not pray, Maketh two nights to every day.” “Prayers are but the body of the bird; Desires are its angel’s wings.” “Let prayer be the key of the morning and the bolt of the evening.” “Expect an answer. If no answer is de sired, why pray? True prayer has in it a strong element of expectancy.”
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