“Most gladly will I therefore rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.” * The best way to remember people is in prayer. * * * GOD'S HOLY WORD It was Charles Haddon Spurgeon who fervently declared, “I praise the Lord that He gave us not a classical, Gospel or a mathematical Gospel or a Gospel confined to scholars and men of genius. He has graciously given us a poor man’s Gspel so that all can know and understand. Because of God’s free gift, no man who rejects Christ has a chance to stand in the judgment. For the spiritual hunger which pervades all men’s hearts, Jesus Christ, manifest in the flesh, is the very Bread of life.” This great preacher concludes, “Why eat the husks of sin and pay for it with your souls, when you can have the Bread of life simply for the asking and the taking?” Scripture puts it this way, “How shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation?” * When you get all wrinkled up with care and worry, then it's a good time to get your faith lifted. * * * DIRECTIVE OR PERM ISSIVE Children love birthday parties. On a certain occasion the expectation for one young lad was dampened, when the area was hit by a tremendous bliz zard; the streets were practically im passable. The boy’s parents naturally wouldn’t let him leave the house to attend the party of a playmate. The father took a strong stand and his son’s lower lip shot out with the complaint, “Some kids have folks who love them enough to let them go.” You can ima gine what the father thought. Quietly he told his boy, “All right, son, if that’s the way you feel, you can go.” His child rushed to put on the warmest clothes he could find; then with a quick “good bye," he plunged out into the raging storm. Although his friend’s house was only a few blocks away, the boy could hard * * * *
pilgrimage, knowing of his spiritual insight a n d interest. They couldn’t think of anything more desirable than a stick from the summit of Golgotha. They cut the stick and brought it back to be used as a cane. When they got home, they eagerly visited the official, saying to him, “We want you to know that when we stood on Calvary’s moun tain, we thought of you.” Accepting the gift with gratitude, the Christian man graciously remarked, “I appreciate your consideration, but while you were in such a hallowed spot, you shouldn’t have been thinking of me but rather of the One who gave His life there for me and for you, the Lord Jesus Christ.” These words were quite a testimony to his friends. How often, in the busy rush of life, do we really take the time to consider the Lord and what He has 'done for us? May we be quick to remember and slow to forget all He did for us in giving His perfect life that by faith we might live with Him eternally. * The secret of an unsatisfied life, too often, is an unsurrendered will. * * * BLESSINGS IN BLINDNESS Holding a grudge can only cause bitterness in the soul. How would you feel if someone was responsible, al though perhaps unwittingly, for your blindness? This was the case with the famous hymn writer, Fanny J. Crosby, who lost her sight through a doctor’s mistake. The physician involved could never forgive himself for his error; it was the sorrow of his life. Miss Crosby wrote in her autobiography. “If I could meet him now, I would say, ‘Thank ypu. Thank you over and over again for making me blind.’ Although it may have been a blunder, God used it for His own glory. I can’t help but feel that the Lord intended for me to live my days in physical darkness so that I might be prepared to sing His praises in a way that would lift the hearts of others.” A doctor’s apparent mistake resulted in a wonderful heri tage of music for the church. Fanny Crosby’s spiritual perception was much greater than those with the full faculty of sight. She, with Paul, could testify, * *
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