world is found in Genesis. This is the scope of God’s grace. No one can tell us why some people are brown and others are yellow. I have never found any explanations worth listening to in relation to this question. There is the beginning of the life of faith in Abra ham. This shows beautifully the result of God’s grace. All these beginnings are in one great book. Then the seven great men mentioned in Genesis are: Adam, representing love; Enoch, showing us a man of choice; Noah, speaking of fear; Abra ham, the man of faith; Isaac, an ex-
tical things from these seven women. Read and study about them for your self. There are seven great events men tioned in Genesis. The first is the fall of Adam which brought sin into the world. Next we find Abel’s righteous ness, the flood, Isaac being offered up by his father, Esau’s choice, Joseph being sold as a slave, and Jacob going down to Egypt. Each of these events can teach us some blessed and practical spiritual lessons. For instance, Noah built an ark, but the carpenters who helped him were drowned. They didn’t believe the very thing they were build ing. How many carpenters, brick lay ers, electricians, and plasterers, build ing churches today, believe in the thing they are building? They will not be saved just because they worked there. Be sure you get into God’s kingdom and into the Lord’s family. You do it by trusting in the Lord Jesus Christ as your only Saviour from sin. As another interesting point from these truths, Joseph was sold into Egypt just like the Lord Jesus was sold by His brethren. Man cannot possibly avoid the judgment. He doesn’t stand a chance, to use a modem idiom. Why don’t you go to the Saviour now, pleading guilty and accepting His lov ing forgiveness? Finally, there are seven great les sons we can learn from Genesis. First, the cost of the skins that Adam and Eve wore. Some creature had to die in order that these two could be cov ered. The Saviour died so that you and I could have His robe of righteousness. Then there was Abraham’s call. He was told to leave everything and to go out for God. The Lord may call you to leave your old companions and your old ways and to give your life to the Saviour. See what a great num ber of blessed lessons can be gained from this one book. Space permits only these few. So let me urge you to do as James has suggested in looking at these pro phets and patriarchs as examples. Let the Lord do something with your life and make you a useful and singing saint. 4
NO TIME FOR GOD? What fools we are to clutter up Our lives with common things And leave without heart's gate The Lord of life, and life itself, No time for God? A s soon to say, "N o time To eat or sleep or love or die." Take time for God Or you shall dwarf your soul. And when the angel death Comes knocking at your door, A poor misshapen thing you"ll be To step into eternity. No time for God? That day when sickness comes Or troubles find you out And you cry out for God, W ill He have time for you? N o time for God?
ample of desire; Jacob, showing trust; and Joseph, of patience. They all have a part to show us in the model Chris tian life. As we read of these men the stories of their lives stir our hearts to want to be like them for the Lord. As I suggested, too, there are seven great women mentioned in Genesis. First, of course, is Eve, who was the chief of sinners. Sarah speaks of the believer, Rebecca, as a teacher of sep aration, Leah, the teacher of hope, and Rachel, the teacher of desire. There was the wife of Potipher, who was the chief enticer, and Asenath, teaching us humility. We can learn some very prac
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