June 1924
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Helpful Comments on C . E. Topics Rev. V. V. Morgan
O u r Yo u n g P e o p l e
W hat to remember. God’s precepts indelibly stamped on th e memory will always be a blessing. Remember— THY CREATOR (Eccl. 1 2 :1 ), THE LORD (Jonah 2 :7 ; Deut. 8 :1 8 ), JESUS CHRIST (2 Tim. 2:8 R. V .), HIS WORD (Jno. 2 :22 ; 12 :'l6 ; lo :2 0 ; Luke 24:6-8; Acts 20:35; Jude 17), HIS WORKS (Psa. 77:11; 105:5; 143:5; 1 1 1 :4 ), HIS WONDERS (Mark 8 :1 8 ), HIS LEADING (Deut. 8 :2 ), WHAT HE DID (Deut. 7 :18 ; 24:9; 32 :7 ), HIS BLESSINGS (Deut. 8:10, 20; Psa. 1 0 3 :2 ), HIS JUDGMENT (Psa. 119 :52 ), HIS NAME (P sa 119 :55 ), “ME” (Luke 22:19; 1 Cor, 11:24 cf. Deut. 16 :3 ). OUR PAST POSITION (Deut. 5 :17 ; 15 :15 ; 16:12; 24: 18, 22; Eph. 2:11-13). OUR PAST CONDITION (Deut. 9 :7 ). “When God forgives He forgets.” (See Isa. 43:25; Heb. 8:12; 1 0 :17 ). THOSE OVER US (Heb. 13:7) THOSE IN BONDS (Heb. 13 :3 ) THE POOR (Gal. 2 :1 0 ). (See Psa. 112:6; 103:14; 1 0 6 :1 3 ,2 1 ; 145:7; 108:14). It is possible to look a t a th ing add not see it. How many Endeavorers see th e C. E. pledge Sunday afte r Sunday and yet1do not see it. How many have taken th is pledge and yet have broken it again and again. Societies often make the m istake of ru sh in g young people to sign the pledge w ithout making its meaning clear to them. Amos R. Wells has tru ly said,. “The first sentence is the most im portant p art of the pledge.” The first clause is the most im portant p a rt of th e first sentence. T ru sting th e Lord Jesu s Christ—He is our streng th , our needed streng th , our sufficient streng th , our entire strength. (Phil. 4 :1 3 ). “T ru sting” involves comm itment or su r render. “Belief” involves and includes action. The pledge is hard, bu t not hard when we remember the opening words. I prom ise—W hat? To strive. To endeavor. To do my best. T hat is all. I have all His power behind me. This is not a law bu t a promise. F o r example, if I fail to read th e Bible one day, or miss a meeting, th rough some un avoidable cause, a law is not broken, or the solemn promise not violated. I prom ise Him—This is a covenant w ith God. A vow not to the society, not to man, b u t to th e King of kings. We take our pledges and vows too lightly. This prom ise above all should be regarded as more than a “ scrap of paper.” Whatsoever— The scope is large. This word includes all the re st of the pledge and much more,— all fu tu re life, plans, ambitions and vocation. The source of power in th e first clause supplies streng th for all th e simple duties of the pledge and much more. Always bear in m ind th a t th e keeping of the pledge is only possible through HIM. (Jer. 32:27; 3 3 :3 ). JUNE 22, 1924 Discovering The C. E. Pledge Neh. 8:1-2; 4 :1 ; 6:3.
JU3NE 8, 1924 C hristian Courtesy 1 Pet, 3:8-13; Rom. 12:10
A v irtu e th a t is sadly lacking in this day of hurry, of sw ift competition, of love for pleasure and money, of the sp irit of lawlessness. P erhaps no one thing so quickly represents ,Christ, or m isrepresents Him, in the life of a professed follower of the Lord, as the possession or lack of genuine courtesy. Courtesy is NOT fawning flattery, not frigid formality, not petty politeness, not careful ceremoniousness, not showy, external elegance, not superficial polish. Courtesy is a rich, full word and carries w ith it th e idea of though t fulness, consideration for others, kindliness, hospitality and graciousness. It is manifested many times in little deeds th a t go unheralded and w ithout any thought of re tu rn or rew ard, anticipating the needs or wishes of others and meeting them , “ in honor p referring one ano th er.” Courtesy is not salvation, bu t one of the fru its of regen eration, not outward, bu t inward, the n atu ra l resu lt of the indwelling Holy Spirit who im parts to th e believer the life of Christ. Like all Christian virtues it is the resu lt of the indwelling Spirit when He is perm itted to have His way. Gal. 5:22, 23. Be courteous and so advertise Jesus Christ “adorning the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.” Tit. 2:10. Eph. 4:1-3; 1 Thess. 4 :9 ; 2 Thess. 1 :3 ; Heb. 13:1, 2; Jam . 2:2-9; Jam . 4:6, 10, 11; Acts 27:3, 28 :7 ; 1 Pet. 5 :5 ; Matt. 20:26-27; Gen. 13:9; 1 Jno. 3:18, 4:11, 20; 1 Pet. 1:22; Eph. 4 :32 ; Phil. 2:3-5; Col. 3:12-15; Gen. 18:1-8, 18; 2 Kgs. 4:10. JUNE 15, 1924 Memory is th e store-house of the mind where deeds, words, though ts and scenes are recorded and kept. Many persons have pictures painted upon th e chambers of mem ory th a t they would give anything to blot out, but they can not. Nothing is ever blotted out from memory. Recollec tion may fail: b u t th e record is kept. Perhaps the “ books” (Rev. 20:12) and th e “worm” (Mark 9:43, 48) refer to memory. See Mai. 3:16. Life outside of Christ is filled w ith reg retfu l memories and etern ity likewise. Dr. Torrey says, “Hell is th e mad house of the universe, where men and women rem ember.” W hat a fearful thing to have a remorseful and accusing memory forever and forever,—lo st opportunities to receive Christ, neglected offers of salvation, cowardly rejection of the Gift of Life. Nothing left bu t helpless, b itter memory. The born-again one has, from the date of his new birth, pleasant memories and likewise in eternity. (Psa. 112 :6 ). (Matt. 26:75) P eter remembered. Repentance followed. (Matt. 27:3-6) Jud as remembered. Remorse and suicide followed. (Mark 14:9) Mary remembered. Rewarded and blessed. Memories:A Blessing or a Curse Prov. 10:7; Luke 15:17; 16:25
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