Bible Briefs
Now. Yet what momentous issues de- pend upon the proper use of the present moment, Now or Never. 1. Now is God's Time—for Mercy. Luke 14: 17. 2. Now is a Good Time—for Salvation. 2 Kings 7: 9. 3. Now is the Right Time—for Watch- fulness. Rom. 13: 11. 4. Now is the Best Time—for Accept- ance. 2 Cor. 6. 2. 5. Now is the Only Time—for Blessing. Luke 19: 42. A SWARM OP B'S WITHOUT STINGS 1. Be sober in mind. 1 Peter 1: 13. 2. Be holy in character. 1 Peter 1. 15, 16. 3. Be pitiful in spirit. 1 Peter 2: 8. , 4. Be courteous in manner. 1 Peter< 3: 8. 5. Be imitators in life. 1 Peter 3: 13. 6. Be ready in testimony. 1 Peter 3: 15. 7. Be watchful in prayer. 1 Peter 4: 7. 8. Be humble in soul. 1 Peter 5: 8. 9. Be vigilant in watchfulness. 1 Peter 5: 8. 10. Be diligent in service. 2 Peter 3: 14. One writer calls the Honey Bees "Traveling bagmen in the sweetmeat line," another describes them as singing masons, skilful mechanics, and model workers. ANCHORS FOR EVERY VESSEL Life is a voyage from the scenes of Time to the shores of Eternity, and its varied experiences are as changeable and restless as the ocean; and what the an- chor is to the ship, so is hope to the soul, its salvation, support, and security. 1. The Anchor saves the ship in times of danger; Salvation. Heb. 6: 18. So does hope save our souls. 2. The Anchor steadies the ship in times of storm; Steadfastness. Heb. 6: 19; Rom. 5. 4. j So does hope steady our hearts. 3. The Anchor sustains the ship in times of trouble; Strength. Acts. 27: 29; 1 Peter 1: 3, 21. So does hope sus- tain our lives. 4. The Anchor stays the ship in times of difficulty; Stability. 1 Thess. 1: 3; Heb. 6: 11; 3: 14. So does hope stay our peace.
THE I AM'S IN JOHN Bread (6: 35). Light (8: 12). Door (10: 7). Shepherd (10: 11). Life (11: 25). Truth (14: 6). Vine (15: 1). SEARCH THE SCRIPTURES John 5: 39
Earnestly. Psa. 119: 12. Anxiously. Psa. 119: 9. Regularly. Act 17: 11. Carefully. 2 Tim. 3. 16, 17. Humbly. Jas. 1: 22.
SALVATION TO THE UTTERMOST "Christ is able to save." Heb. 7: 25. 1. For there is no degree of guilt from which He cannot save. 2. Because He saves down to the lowest limit of intelligence. 3. Because He. can save to the utter- most hour of existence. 4. Because He can save in the utmost pressure of temptation. 5. When human power can reach no farther, He completes the salvation. THE CHRISTIAN'S WALK Walk in Hiih. Col. 2 : 6 . Walk abound more and Imore. 1 Thess. 4: 1. Walk in newness of life. Rom. 6. 4. Walk not after the flesh but Walk after the Spirit. Rom. 8: 1. Walk honestly. Rom. 13': 13. Walk by faith. 2 Cor. 5: 7. Walk in the Spirit. Gal. 5 : 6. Walk by same rule. Phil.. 3: 16. Walk worthy of the Lord. Col. 7: 10. Walk in the light. 1 John 1 : 7 . Walk with me in white. Rev. 3 : 4 . Walk worthy of the vocation. Eph. 4: 1. Walk even a® He walked. 1 John 2. 6. Walk circumspectly. Eph. 5: 10. Walk humbly. Micah 6: 8. Walk in the ways of the Lord. Hosea 14: 9. Walk in way of good men. Prov. 2: 20. Walk in mine integrity. Psa. 26: 11. NOW. NOW. NOW. 3 Cor. 6: 2. The Lord puts His special notice word in this verse, "Behold," to show us the importance of the message. The greatest word in the Bible is God; the sweetest, Love; the tenderest, Come; the longest, Eternity; and the shortest,
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