acid in them that would make them bitter to taste (except to an ant eat er) . In the same manner, God makes the Christian so that the world doesn’t want him. The minute you trust, the Saviour, the crowd with-> out Christ is through with you. They don’t want you talking about the Lord. There is still the offense of the cross. But, beloved, the Lord wants you! God grant you may trust that lovely Lord. Believe in Him with all your heart and soul, and accept Him! E ditor ’ s N ote : One of the last in a series of messages recorded for “The Biola Hour,” this address by Dr. Wilson g r a p h ic a lly reveals this saint’s ability to draw profound truths from simple subjects. If you can really long for His ap pearing, And therefore set your heart on things above; If you can speak for Christ in spite of sneering, Or to the most unlovely one show love; If you can hear the call of God to labor, And answer "yes” in yieldedness and trust; And go to tell the story of the Saviour To souls in darkness o’er the desert dust; If you can pray when Satan’s darts are strongest And take the road of faith instead of sight; Or walk with God e’en though His way be longest, And swerve not to the left or to the right; If you desire Himself alone to fill you, For Him alone you care to live, and be; Then ’tis not you, but CHRIST who dwelleth in you; And that, O Child of God, is VICTORY. —Based on Kipling’s “ IF”
the Presbyterian Church. Yet I don’t know how to be saved myself. I couldn’t tell that dying man a thing about salvation. I must know for my self now. Will you tell me?” I opened my Bible and with Scriptures like John 3:16-18, 5:24, 10:28, 29, Ro mans 9:9, 10, and others, I told him about the precious Saviour. What a wonderful encounter as he accepted Christ as his own personal Lord and Redeemer! He made his decision while it was still light. Ants also remind us how helpless they are. They’re so small they can’t help themselves. They have no means of fighting off other larger creatures. Actually God made them so birds wouldn’t eat them. They have an YES, THAT IS VICTORY If you can trust when everyone about you Is doubting Him, proclaiming Him untrue; If you can hope in Christ, though all forsake you And say, “ 'Tis not the thing for you to do;’’ If you can wait on God, nor wish to hurry, Or, being greatly used, keep hum ble still; Or if you're tested, still refuse to worry. And so remain within His sovereign will; If you can say, “ 'Tis well,” when sorrow greets you And death has taken those you hold most dear; If you can smile when adverse trials meet you, And be content, e’en though your lot be drear; If you can be reviled and never murmur, Or being tempted, not give way to sin; If you fight for right and stand the firmer, Nor lose the battle when you ought to win.
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