In John 10:26, when there was no personal belief in those to whom Christ spoke, He had to say, “Ye are not of my sheep.” Think of the im plications of this! Because you have not asked Christ into your heart and life personally, this is condemnation. Consider what it means not to be one of His sheep. Try reading the 23rd Psalm with negatives such as, “The Lord is not my shepherd.” You will be brought face to face with the sad plight of one who has never fully trusted the Lord. Why not make certain about this wonderful fact: if you are not one of His sheep, there is no reason why you shouldn’t be today. Will you humbly bow and say, “Lord Jesus, I realize now that I am not one of Your sheep. But, oh, Lord, I want to belong to You. I believe You died for me on the cross. I now turn from my sin in repentance and open my heart to You. Save me now, dear Saviour, and be my Shepherd.” My friend, you will not have to ask this twice. It will be true of you, in blest relation to the Lord, “My sheep hear my voice and I know them, and they follow me: and I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish.”
INTRINSIC VALUE These are days when land prices have sky-rocketed. In one redeveloping a rea there was a man who owned a small narrow lot on which he had his poor m iserable shack fo r a dwelling place. L ots in the neighborhood had been going fo r fabulous prices. He was determ ined to hang on, thinking o f a fortun e he m ight make. One day the agent fo r a land developer knocked on his door as he sought to buy the en tire block. The center narrow lot could be the key. Although the man had set his price high, the realtor ag reed to m eet the amount, telling him he would return in two w eeks with a check and the new owner. You should have seen the fellow begin to move about, making radical changes in his old sh ack! He bought paint fo r both inside and out side. He fixed the broken windows. He had the floors tiled, and the living room, as ridiculous as it sounds, was carpeted. As he turned over the papers to the new owner, he explained, “I hope you’ll be very happy here. This is go ing to m ake you fellow s a rea l nice place.” The m illionaire smiled, reply ing, “I ’m afra id you don’t understand. I bought this place not fo r what’s on it, but ra th er fo r what I ’m going to put on it.” What a beautiful picture o f the way by which God justifies sin n ers! It is not because o f what He finds in us but ra th er what He puts within m s . As we place our trust in Christ, we receive everlasting life ; all o f our sins are forgiven . We can’t fix up ourselves no m atter how much paint we use. We are dead. No man can re gen erate himself. Only by the Holy Spirit can we be quickened, made alive through Christ. Paul, in his sermon at Antioch, declared o f Christ, “B e it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiven ess o f sin s: and by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law o f Moses” (Acts 13:38, 39). Humility is a strange commodity: the moment you think you have it, you've al ready lost it. * * * To avoid defeat, don't face the day until first of all you have faced God. 10
There is always a need for maintenance work in any large organization. Biola maintains a large department with a number of students who work part-time.Pictured below (leftto right) are Mr. Bill Bennett who is director of the de partment,Blair Felder of La Mirada, and Wes Older from East Whittier.
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