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If our love were but more simple, We should take Him at His word; And our lives would be all sunshine In the sweetness of our Lord. — F rederick W . F aber . APR IL 18 Knowing the Truth Experimentally "Master, carest thou not that we perish?” (Mk. 4:38). “Man’s extremity is God’s opportunity.” This is a very familiar saying. It often passes among us, and, no doubt, we fully believe it; and yet when we find ourselves brought to our extremity, we are often very little prepared to count on God’s op portunity. It is one thing to utter of hearken to a truth, and another thing to realize the power of that truth. . . . We are perplexed and agitated when we ought to be calm and confiding; we are casting about when we ought to be counting on God; we are “beckoning to our partners” when we ought to be “ looking unto Jesus.” Thus it is we dishonor the Lord in our ways.— T h ings N ew and O ld . APR IL 19 A Glorious Privilege and a Solemnizing Obligation “ Christ in you, the hope o f glory” (Col. 1 :27). Our privileges in Jesus are glorious be yond comparison. But they are awful when we remember that they are the pledge and measure o f our obligations. Never be fore on earth, or perhaps in heaven, was one exalted to utter so great a word as this: “ I in Christ.” Yet if we know its meaning, we shall pause lest We speak it lightly and inadvisedly. “For he that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.”—A. J. G ordon . APR IL 20 On Eagles’ Wings ' “ They shall mount up with - wings as eagles" (Isa. 40:31). Wing-power is not only the reward of those who are redeemed out o f time and emancipated from death, and who have entered into the larger life o f the unseen glory, but it is also the prerogative o f you and me. It is life characterized by buoy ancy. W e become endowed with power to rise above things. Some small grievance enters into our life and keeps us from the heights. Some disappointment holds us in depressing servitude. Some ingratitude paralyzes our service and chills our delight in unselfish toil. Well now, when we get the wings, we have power to rise above these trifles, and even above the things that may be larger than trifles and may appear like gigantic hills. “ As eagles” ! Does it not sound a strong and joyous life? What strength o f wing! And such is to be ours if we wait upon the Lord. — J. H. J owett . APR IL 21 You Must Be Cleansed “ To deliver such an one unto Satan for the destruction o f the flesh” (1 Cor. 5:5). If God cannot, cleanse you by the waters of separation, by fire, and by purging, there will be the pangs of the chastisement of the devil. You must be cleansed. Christ must present you. You must be spotless. If one thing will not do it, another must. There is a sort of thing that passes muster as an ideal of cleansing; but, is your soul cleansed as God intended? Is it up to the standard o f God’s truth? . . . I pray you bring your life to the test o f God’s truth. Is it clean in God’s sight? If not, whose fault is it? It is not God’s fault. There is the cross; there is the life; there is the
not send us our quarterly allowance exactly at the moment, with interest upon it, to o ! . I . What fools we are to forget that we have an infinite Provider, and that He spells His name L-o-v-e! “This [trying circumstances, trouble, difficulty, and bit ter duty] shall turn to my salvation.” — P resbendary W ebb -P eploe . APR IL IS Step by Step “I f we live by the Spirit, let us also take step by step by the Spirit ” (Gal. 5 :25, Moule’s translation). Lest any one should imagine that a life which is lived step by step with the Spirit is an irksome one, let us say that unfailing obedience always produces unfailing joy and peace. A joyless Christian is almost invariably a disobedient Christian. “A life o f self-renouncing ldve is a life of liberty,” for where the Spirit o f the Lord is—where He is recognized and obeyed in the minutiae o f life—“there is liberty.” “ Step by step” is the secret of a life which is never per turbed, never surprised by sudden assaults o f the evil one, never shorn of its spiritual strength. . . . Here is the principle by which our life is to be governed, and to follow it will fill our life with such joy and power as we never dreamed o f before. — J. G regory M an tle . APR IL 16 A Sacred Hour “ What, could ye not zvatch with me one hour?" (Matt. 26:40). If a whole “hour” is too long for you, take half an hour; or even, to begin with, take a quarter. Christ is not a hard task master. He will not bind you to a hard- and-fast bargain—if you are unwilling. And besides, you can get through a great deal in half an hour, or even in a quarter o f an hour. You can name a great many forgotten people, and a great many for gotten things, in half an hour, or even in a quarter. You can go over your past day, in a rough way, in much less than an hour. . . . Prayer is the most elastic exercise possible. Communion with God has no hard-and-fast rules and regulations. And if, at the end of a half hour, you are be ginning to have some liberty, and possibly to feel some delight, go on. You have still another half hour before you. . . . Then there is your Bible. . . . You will forget hours and everything else many a night over your Bible, once you have begun to read it to yourself alone. — A lexander W h yte . APR IL 17 Sufficiency “My grace is sufficient fo r thee” (2 Cor. 12:9). The other evening, I was riding home after a heavy day’s work; I felt very wearied and sore depressed, when swiftly and suddenly, as a lightning flash, that text came to me: “My grace is sufficient for thee.” I went home and looked it up in the original, . . . and burst out laugh ing. It seemed to make unbelief so absurd. It was as though some little fish, being very thirsty, was troubled about drinking .the river dry, and Father Thames said, “Drink ,away, little fish, my stream is suf ficient for thee.” Or, it seemed like a little mouse in the granaries o f Egypt, after the seven years of plenty; fearing it might die of famine; Joseph might say, “ Cheer up, little mouse, my granaries are sufficient for thee.” . . . Oh, brethren, be great believ ers 1 Little faith will bring your souls to heaven, but great faith will bring heaven to your souls. — C harles H addon S purgeon .
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T HE King’s Business announces that it will mail postpaid to any address a copy of the above work— now on the press— together with a year’s subscription to The King’s Business for $1.50. “ Objects that Talk and Teach’’ is a book of useful object lessons for children, and is the direct outcome of Mr. Talbot’s experience as pastor. For some time past, 20 minutes of his morning service have been devoted to address ing an attentive Junior Church, composed of the young people of the congregation, seated directly in front of the pulpit and quivering in joyful anticipation as such interesting objects as tanned elephant feet, bowls of gold fish, friendly looking dogs, old shoes, and what not are displayed. Under the skilful presentation by Mr. Talbot, each of these intriguing articles is found to teach an appropriate lesson directly connected with the Sunday-school work of the auditors. It is no secret to add that the grown-ups enjoy these lessons quite as much as the juniors, for whom, of course, they are especially intended. Advance Orders Now Accepted Fifty-two of these usable object lessons—- one for each Sunday in the year, will soon be ready for distribution in the form of an attrac tive 5" x 7% " book, with firm covers of blue- gray over which pictures of the objects are scattered. A classified index, indicating object lessons for special occasions, makes reference easy— as this book is intended for busy peo ple— pastors, Sunday-school workers, and chil dren’s evangelists. It is useful for Sunday-schools, churches, and children’s meetings, in fact can be adapted to any group. Objects used are easily obtained, in any home or toy shop. • TESTIMONIALS MRS. ANN A L. D EN NIS, Teacher of Christian Educa tion, Bible Institute of Los Angeles: “ That is not first which is spiritual but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual. This is God’s order. Talks of this nature have special value. I have observed from week to week the marked interest on the part of young and old as Mr. Talbot has given these object lessons. I heartily commend them to teachers, mothers, or any who. are interested in the training of children. Any children's evangelist will find them very practical.’* DR. E. L. McCREERY, Dean of Bible Institute of Los Angeles: “ I most heartiljr commend Mr. Talbot’s book ’OBJECTS THAT TALE AND TEACH' as it meets a long felt need on the part of many pastors and Christian workers, who are desirous of impressing spiritual truth on the minds of the children.of their congregation.*’ “ The object talks by Mr. Talbot to the children, young and old, at the Church of the Open Door, are the finest and most markedly Spirit-inspired of any to which I have ever listened. It is a joy to know that they are to be put in shape so a wider circle may get their messages, and perhaps some of God's messengers may be able to use them again.'* REV. CHAS. E. HURLBURT, Bible Teacher and Pioneer Missionary from Africa:
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