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and we become ashamed even to men tion toe pool of our love that lies far away in the vale beneath. Besides, we come to see that .all true love to God is only a reflected gleam of His great love toward us. “We love him, because he first loved us.”—F. B. Meyer. Prayer and Ministry “But we will give ourselves continu ally to prayer, and to the ministry of the word” (Acts 6:4). God gives us vision as a stimulus to service. God gives service as a balance wheel to vision. When there is no vis ion, service wanes. When service is neg lected, vision fades. Communion without service will end in sentiment. Service without communion will soon become drudgery. “We will give ourselves . . . to prayer, and . . . ministry,” said the apostles. They went from prayer to ministry, and then from ministry back to prayer. Yoke these two together and you have spiritual symmetry. —James H. McConkey. 29. All Hushed “Only on God wait thou all hushed, my soul” (Psa. 62:5, lit. trans.). Here is toe true attitude of devotion al stillness before God. In Him alone is the refuge of which the psalm speaks. And He is to be sought in stillness of soul. The value of the silent hush be fore the footstool o f the Almighty is one of the lessons most needed—and needed by us all. The days are wildly hurrying . . . We should often do more effective work if we were less outward ly energetic.—Selected. 80. The Glory of Morning “In the morning, then ye shall see the glory of the Lord” (Ex. 16:7). It is in the morning of life, O Lord, that I see Thy glory. In the midday, I see Thy helpfulness; Thou art then to me the shadow of a great rock in a weary land, a refuge from the burden and the heat. In the evening, I see Thy faithfulness; I behold the retrospect of all that thou hast done, and lo, it is all very good.—George Matheson. 28.
tianlty attractive to others by the way we speak and act.“—Gertrude M. Daniels. 28. Pleasing Him in Speech “ Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips” (Psa. 141:3.) AH irreverent speech is profane, for it mocks what is sacred and good. Thoughtless, irreverent quotations of Scripture and punning upon texts are profane, for the fun lies in connecting a ludicrous association with the utter ances of the Spirit. Man being made in God’s image, humanity may be profaned. We may caricature the peculiarities of others, or of a race, burlesquing them, holding them up to ridicule, and so en courage false estimates and promote prejudices.—A. T.. Pierson. . 24. Christ Our Message “ And ye shall be witnesses unto me” (Acts 1:8). The task of the church is not to de vise how many subjects it can bring into the pulpit, but to present to toe world the challenging fact of the Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious One, who died on the cross for toe penalty of sin and now lives in the light of the Father and the. majesty on high. This is the only message that is given to the preacher who claims to be filled with the Holy Ghost.—T. M. Bamber. 25. Sitting Down with the Master “I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste” (Cant. 2:3). .The disciples were not losing time when they sat down beside their Master and held quiet converse with Him under the olives of Bethany or by the shores of Galilee. Those were their school hours, those were their feeding times. The healthiest Christian, the one who is best fitted for. godly living and godly labors, is the one who feeds most on Christ.—Theodore L. Cuyler. 26. To Pray “And he gave them their request; but sent leanness into their soul” (Psa. 106:15). 1 Let not in Thÿ permissive will Our satisfaction be; In Thy directive will alone Is joy and victory. In Thy assents, our restless feet No firm foundation find. In our assent lies perfect rest, A peace of heart and mind. ' —Florence Eisle. Incomparable Love “Keep yourselves in the love of God” (Jude 21). As we climb the hill of Christian ex perience, we see toe ever-growing hori zon of toe ocean of divine tenderness; 27.
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