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T H E K I N G ' S B U S I N E S S
August, 1933
It was a look o f pity. There was anguish in it, but not anger. It was full o f compassion and yearning love. It said to Peter, “ I know all that has transpired, but oh, Peter, I am praying for you that your faith fail not !” I think it was John Newton who said: Never till my dying day Can I forget that look ; It seemed to charge me with His death As near His cross I stood. It is a wonderful thing to have looked into that face. I noticed the other day when reading the first chapter of John that when Andrew brought his brother to Jesus, the Master turned and “ beheld Simon.” It is the same word that you have in this connection. Peter had seen that look before, and now it broke his heart. He “ went out and wept bitterly.” W e know that everything will come out right with Peter— it always does when we feel the shame o f our sin and failure and turn our eyes upon Jesus. “ A broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.”
“ Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him.” Luke tells us that when Jesus looked up, “ Peter re membered the word pf the Lord”—he remembered that Jesus had assured him o f His prayers. Satan would have us forget the word o f the Lord in the hour o f our defeat, forget the word that assures us that when we sin “ we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the right eous.” The very same Jesus that prayed for Peter “ is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh interces sion for us.” There was another member o f that little company that “ went out” that same night, but not at Peter did. Judas saw His sin in the lurid light o f an awakened conscience, and he went out and hanged himself. Peter saw his sin in the light o f the loving look of a pardoning Lord and went out to repent and to be restored. Each o f us is looking, at this moment, into the lovely face o f the Lord Jesus Christ. Are we melted and moved by it, as Peter was ?
Qlrls ’QUERY CORNER Conducted by M yrtle E. S cott Questions for answer in this corner should be sent to Miss Scotty 8961 Dicks Street« West Hollywood« California. No name will be published.
Dear Miss Scott: May I ask what you think of Christian girls using rouge and lipstick? I do not care especially for it, but all my friends use it and I would be thought funny if I did not. Is there any special harm in using slang ? It seems easier to express one’s thoughts by slang expressions sometimes than in any other way, and when everybody you go with uses it all the time, it is almost impossible not to do so. : r.—H igh S chool G irl . Dear High School Girl: Rouge and lipstick suggest the world. Some real Chris tians do use them, but there is always a question aroused by their appearance as to whether or not they are Chris tians. The absence o f these things never arouses a question as to one’s true worth and character. These fads came orig inally from the underworld, and why should one who wishes to please the Lord, and who has entered into the high calling of a Christian, stoop to ape the fashions of this world and seek to be like it ? How refreshing it is in these days to see a girl with the natural, wholesome beauty o f youth unmarred by the artificiality of make-up! “ Do all to the glory o f God.” Ask your Heavenly Father if it is the thing that would please Him, and by which He could be glorified. Be sure you are more anxious to please Him than you are to please the world. Does it not seem too bad that the American girl has become world famous for her use o f slang? Certainly it is not a mark o f refinement or culture. It usually weakens rather than strengthens the point one is seeking to make. Perhaps it is easier to express oneself in that way— it may be the lazy way o f speaking, and without doubt, it is easy to fall into the habit of using it. It is always easier to be a trailer than to be a leader. A row boat can drift with the current or be pulled about by another, but a motor boat has a power within that will push it through the strongest opposing current. We may be like motor boats with the power o f God in our souls to enable us to attain a worth-while goal. You by His power can help create
an atmosphere free from coarseness, vulgarity, and com monness.' “ Thy speech betrayeth thee.” Looseness and carelessness o f speech and use o f slang, as well as care lessness arid thoughtlessness o f the glory o f God in dress or appearance, rob a Christian girl of her testimony for Christ in the very things in which she could and should be an outstanding witness.
Oh, that it might be said of me, “ Surely thy speech betrayeth thee, That thou art a friend o f the Man of Galilee.”
N ote: Many burdened ones are writing in to this “ Corner” asking for prayer. W e are unable to answer all o f these letters, but the prayer requests are remembered by a band o f earnest prayer warriors who know how to get hold o f God in effectual, fervent prayer. Will the readers o f the “ Corner.” also share in this ministry o f intercession that we may bear one another’s burdens and so fulfill the law o f Christ (Gal. 6 :2 ) ? I f the one writing from Argentina would care to send me her address, I would like to write her personally. Meanwhile, our Father has laid you, dear far-away friend, on my heart for special prayer. Rest assured, the trouble is not with God. He is ever waiting to be gracious. You need to throw yourself with abandon on the promises of God and claim them by faith, even though you cannot see the answer. Examine the motive o f your heart in the thing for which you are praying. Also praise the Lord for His goodness. Praise, as well as prayer, changes things. Substantial Returns for You In the past year, hundreds have added greatly to their income through the generous club offers o f T he K ing ’ s B usiness . Y ou may easily join their happy number by or ganizing Clubs-of-Eleven. This means 40 per cent for y ou ! Write the Circulation Manager for details.
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