We need to remember that the smaller we are, the more room God will have to occupy our lives. I t’s fact that the bigger a man’s head becomes, the easier it is to fill his shoes! The poet has written: This have I learned that always there is something, Some lovely thing, for which to thank our God. Perhaps some blessing which we did not value Some gift for which we in our blind ness sought. But if with wakened eyes we look about us We find His gifts are ours in lavish store-; And when we start to thank Him for those blessings, We wonder that we could have asked for more. Billy Bray, the Welsh evangelist, who had been a poor, humble coal miner, testified: “The Lord has giv en me both vinegar and honey dur ing my lifetime. I can praise His name, however, that while He always gives me vinegar with a teaspoon, He gives me honey with a ladle.” This is what David is talking about!
Continued from page U calling some of the happy incidents. In this way she could change her gloomy outlook to one of praise. We all need to remember the wonderful things God has done for us. Too quickly do we forget! David says, “His praise shall con tinually be in my mouth.” Many peo ple have praise in their hearts: they exalt the Lord in their homes, or to themselves, yet they never redly use their mouths to praise the Lord to the rest of the world. Those who don’t know the Saviour never hear them. How are you using your testi mony of praise? Are you content merely to be a silent witness? A true test of one’s spiritual state is his ability to praise the Lord at all times. In Old Testament times, in the ministry of the tabernacle, the chil dren of Israel maintained the altar of incense. Continuously it sent heavenward the sweet fragrance of the praise and prayers of God’s peo ple. It was not always burning brightly, however. In the morning it was fanned into flame; this was true in the evening as well. Through out the day, however, it smouldered, with the wondrous odor ever ascend ing into the presence of God. What a picture this gives us of our own lives! As an ancient divine aptly put it, “Happy is he whose fingers are wedded to his harp.” At all times there should be praise in our hearts. Verse 2 gives us David’s further testimony, “My soul shall make her boast in the Lord: the humble shall hear thereof and be glad.” Unfor tunately, testimonies people give are more often about themselves — what they’ve done and how bad they’ve been — than they are about Christ. One of the hardest secrets for a man to keep to himself is his opinion of himself. It is so easy to boast, and without our really knowing it, pride enters into the life. Our boasting should always be of the Lord and not of ourselves.
Dr. Louis T. Talbot (left), BlolaChancellor, grets freshman students during a recent reception held for them. Looking on in the center and partially hiden is Mrs. Talbot. Mr. Al Sanders, vice president of Public Relations moderates the meeting.
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