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"Will 'you please tell me," said a Christian woman to a servant of the Lord, "what is 'your idea of consecra tion?” Holding out a blank sheet of paper, the man of God replied, “ It is to sign your name at the bottom of this blank sheet of paper, and let God fill it in as He will.” A consecrated life is one that is ■filled with God. I empty my- hand at His feet of all I am and possess, but He fills, the empty hand with Him self. What a wonderful compensa tion!—Evangelical Christian. Feeding the Boots “And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribu lation worketh patiehce” (Rom. 5:3)'. It is said of the apple tree ,that its own leaves, buried at its roots, form the best nourishment for its future growth and fruitfulness. Oh, what a picture! The roots of the parent tree are nourished by its own offspring,; and its branches strengthened for fruit-bearing.' Oh, that the roots of our faith may be nourished by every trial, and-the bough of hope’ and char ity become more riehly laden with riper and mellower fruit!—-Selected. 23. He Is Coming! “That’ all things must be fulfilled, By Dr. Harry Rimmer This volume will be a valuable ad dition to your library. . . shows that Christ died that we might have a Divine Demonstration, a New Des tiny, New Deliverance, New Desire, New Dynamic, and that He died to establish a New Dominion.. $ 1.00 ★ The personal worker and the coun selor will be aided by Dr. Sverre Norborg's . . . 22, THE PURPOSES OF CALVARY A. sound, valuable work on conver sion. A reference book for Chris tian leaders ....... :...... $2.50 California Patrons Add 3% Sales Tax B I O L A B
vid’s desire; to change this marred image, this ruined life, for the beauty of the Lord!—J. T. Mawson. Christ, My Beloved “My beloved is mine, and I am his: he feedeth among the lilies” (Cant. 2:16), Christ, my Beloved, which still doth feed Among the flowers, having delight Among His: faithful lilies, Doth take great care for me indeed, And I again with all my ipight Will db what so His will is.- My Love in me and I in Him, Conjoined by love, who still abide Among the faithful lilies Till day do break, and truth do dim ‘ All shadows dark and c a u s e them slide, According as His will*is. —William Baldwin, in 1547,>> Power for the Messenger “But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in youi he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you-' (Rom. 8:11). '" % May I say to any missionary Who reads this in his far-off home, Be of good,Cheer, brother! The Holy Spin' 25. 26.
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w h i c h were Written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets,* and in the* psalms, concerning ■me” (Lk. 24:44), Notice that the risen Lord Jesus declares that “ all things” written "of Him must be fulfilled. The law and the prophets and the Psalms are re plete, not only with predictions of His first coming but also with prophe cies of His return. What a cdmfort to have this assurance from His own lips that all the prophecies of His Com-, ing glory must.be fulfilled! What a stimulus to holy living to know on the authority of His personal word that He will come again and reign, even as the prophets have said! —Frank E. Gaebelein, Satisfied with His Likeness “As for me, I will behold thÿ face in righteousness: I s h a 11 be ■ satisfied, when I awake," with thy likeness” (Psa, 17:15). Every soul that has been taught of God can enter into the aspirations of David, this man of many experiences. Such a one knows the turning from self with loathing, ., . followed by the discovery that all goodness, all beauty, is in Christ; then comes the deep long ing of the soul to be like Him, and the conviction that nothing can satisfy but this. God instead of self was Da- All who have followed the writings of Ernest Gordon in the SUNDAY SCHOOL TIMES will be interested in his new book.. . . * NOTES FROM A LAYMAN’S GREEK TESTAMENT “ . published for . . . meditation . . . for the help of Sunday-school teach ers, and for the use of ministers with out facility in'New Testament Greek.” Material for study ..... $ 2.00 24.
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