guard reminds us of Matt. 23:37. When the Lord wept over Jerusalem, He said, “How often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings, and ye would not.” Have we allowed the Lord to care for our lives as He so desires? Bringing it down personally, we have the assured knowledge that Je sus Christ is our Saviour! He died on the cross to save us from our sins; He dwells within our hearts by His Holy Spirit, keeping us day by day. Yet how lovely is this additional pic ture that the Lord wants to protect me. Will you come to Him and say, “Jesus, Saviour, I want to rest under Your wings. I want to be protected by Your gracious, wondrous, blessed power.” If you will, you will enter into a wonderful relationship with Him. This is the reason why He told us to look for Him in the Psalms.
A POTENTIAL PASTOR Suppose your church were without a pastor, and you were appointed to a committee to select the new m inister! What would you think o f a man whose qualifications m ight be given to you in the form o f a letter reading as fo l lows : “Gentlemen: Understanding that you need a new preacher, I would like to apply fo r the position. I have many qualifications which I think you would appreciate. I have beeen blessed to preach with pow er and have had success as a writ er. Some say that I am a good organ izer. I have been a lead er in most places where I ’ve gone. There are those who have had things against me. I am over fifty years o f age. I have nev er preached in one place more than three y ears at a time. In some places I have had to leave town when my work caused riots and disturbances. It is true that I have been in ja il three or fo u r times. This, however, was not because o f any wrong-doing. I have had to work at my trade in order to meet my needs. I haven’t gotten along too well with the religious leaders in d if feren t towns where I have preached. I ’m sure they wouldn’t recommend me. In fa ct, some o f them have threatened to take me into court. I have even been attacked physically. They say I am not good at keeping records fo r I ’ve even been known to fo rg et those whom I ’ve baptized. I f you can use me, however, I will do my best fo r you, even i f I have to work fo r my support.” Such an application m ight seem as an insult 'to some people, yet the p rea cher’s name ( fo r these are all incidents in his life) is none other than the Apostle Pau l! P erhaps the times have changed fo r the zeal o f early days seems to be missing. * Those who complain about the way the ball bounces are most often the ones who dropped it in the first place. * * * True prayer does not begin when we kneel nor does it cease when we rise. * * * Smile, it has great face value! * * * To be without friends is one of the worst forms of poverty. 16 * *
Fellowship Is the keynote of Biola College where normally two students are assigned to each room. Here standing is Sharon Larson of Engles- ham, Alberta, Canada with Sharon Reeves, of Simla, Colorado. Students attend Biola frommost al of the' states in the Union in addition to numerous foreign countries. Enrollment this year will be the highest of any in the school's history.
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