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imagine the good things that He has wait ing ahead for us, both in this life and in the life to come, than Jacob could have imagined his lost boy alive and ruling Egypt. That is the sort of miracle-sur prise awaiting me daily in the tingling, vibrant, throbbing life of Jesus Christ who is my life, when I let Him fulfill His will and lavish Himself and His gifts and surprises upon me. When I let Him be come all that there is of me, what a here and hereafter He gives me when I can say, “To me to live is Christ, and to die is gain ”!—Messages for the Morning Watch. — o — June 19 —“Where there is no vision, the people perish” (Prov. 29:18). Waiting upon God i?,,necessary in or der to see Him, to have,: a vision of Him. The time element in vision is essential. Our hearts are like a sensitive photo grapher’s plate; and in order fo have God revealed there, we must sit at His feet a long time. The troubled surface of a lake will not reflect an obj ect. Our lives must be quiet and restful if we would see God. There is power in the sight of some things to affect one’s life. A, quiet sunset will bring peace to a troubled heart. Thus the vision of God always transforms human life. Jacob saw God at Jabbok’s ford, and became Israel. The vision of God trans formed Gideon from a coward into a valiant soldier. The vision of Christ changed Thomas from a doubting fol lower into a loyal, devout disciple. But men have had visions of God since Bible times. William Carey saw God, and left his shoemaker’s bench and went to In dia. David Livingstone saw God, and left all to follow Him through the jungles of dark Africa. Scores and hundreds^ have had visions of God, and are today in the uttermost parts of the earth working for the speedy evangelization of the heathen. We all need this vision .—The Still Small Voice. —o— June 29—-‘He went out, not. knowing whither he went” (Heb. 11:8). It is faith without sight. When we can see, it is not faith, but reasoning. In crossing the Atlantic we observed this very principle of faith. We saw no path upon the sea, nor sign of the shore. And yet day by day we were marking our path upon the chart as exactly as if there had followed us a great chalk line upon the sea. And when we came within twen ty miles of land, we knew where we were as exactly as if we had seen it all 3,000 miles ahead. How had we measured and marked our course? Day by day our cap tain had taken his instruments and, look ing up to the sky, had fixed his course by the sun. He was sailing by the heavenly, not earthly lights. So faith looks up and sails on, by God’s great Sun, not seeing one shore line or earthly lighthouse or path upon the way. Often its steps seem to lead into utter uncertainly, and even darkness and1'disaster; but He opens the way, and often makes such midnight hours the very gates of day. Let us go forth this day, not knowing, but trusting. —Days of Heaven upon Earth. — 0— ' June 21 —“He took Peter and John and James, and went up into a mountain to. pray, and as he prayed, the fashion o f his
of God, and it made such an impression upon, me that I record it here. She wrote: “I found myself one midnight wholly sleepless as the surges of a cruel injustice swept over me. The love which covers seemed to have crept out of my heart. Then I cried to God in an agony for the power to obey His injunction, ‘Love cov ereth.’ “Immediately the Spirit began to work in me the power that brought about the forgetfulness. “Mentally I dug a grave. Deliberately I threw up the earth until the excava tion was deep. “Sorrowfully I lowered into it the thing which wounded me. Quickly I shoveled in the clods. “Over the mound I carefully laid the green sods. Then I covered it with white roses and forget-me-nots, and quickly walked away. “Sweet sleep came. The wound which had been so nearly deadly was healed without a scar, and I know not today what caused my grief.” “There was a scar on yonder mountain side, Gashed out where once the cruel storm had' trod ;• A barren, desolate chasm, reaching wide Across the soft green sod. “But years crept by beneath the purple pines, And veiled the scar with grass and moss once more, And left it fairer now with flowers and vines Than it had been before. “There was a wound once in a gentle heart, Whence all life’s sweetness seemed to ebb and die; And love’s confiding changed to bitter smart, While slow, sad years went by. . | | . , ' /'_:■■■ I “Yet as they passed, unseen an angel stole, And laid a balm of healing on the pain, Till dove grew purer in the heart made whole, And peace came back again.” —Streams in the Desert. —o— June 18 —“And they told him, saying, Joseph is yet alive, and he is ruler over all the land o f Egypt. . . . It is enough; Joseph my son is yet alive: I will go and see him before I die” (Genesis 45:25-28). There are heart-breaks of joy in God’s plan for His children. We can no more
because of our life—that is, we are a channel of God’s Jove into their lives; and the trust and respect of our fellows— everything coming our way, in other words. This is always so, in the long run, even if it seems to' be pretty badly broken into for a while, as it was with Joseph. —Messages for the Morning Watch. June 17 —“Love covereth” (Prov. 10: 12 ). “Be eager in pursuit of this love” (1 Cor. 13:7-14:1, Weymouth). Rehearse your troubles to God only. Not, long ago I read in a paper a bit of personal experience from a precious child COMMENTARY ON BOOK OF REVELATION By Dr. W. Godbey—Ablest Greek, Hebrew and Latin Scholar of his day. Most complete—best com mentary on this Mysterious Book ever published— All difficult passages made plain—-325 pages—Cloth —$2.00. This month, $1,00—ten cents >for posage. PRO TESTAN T BOOK HOU SE Station B. Box 175 TO LED O , OHIO S E N D F O R A C O P Y of a new a n d rem ark ab le an ti-in fid el p am p h let “ IS TH E BIBLE T H E WORD O F GOD ?“ : 10 cen ts, p o stp aid JOHN W. LEA, i520 N. Robinson St., Philadelphia, Pa. ILLUSTRATIONS FROM ART By W. E. Biederwolf C h r i s t enthroned in the' world’s art. Every illustra tion a sermon. $1.50at your Bookstore RICHARD R. SMITH, Inc.-NEW YORK T he K ing ’ s B usiness , S36 S. Hope St., Los Angeles, Calif. Gentlemen: As I am not at present a sub scriber to T he K ing ’ s , B usiness I am enclosing herewith $1.00 to cover my subscription for one year. (The regular rate is $1.25 ; 25 cents extra for Canada and foreign.) Name........ ............................ .............. Address ...............................................
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