can exist in the community with all the owners of iniquity making no pro test. Paul didn’t lecture on demonism at Philippi, he preached the Gospel. When people really believe the Gos pel, however, they will quit patroniz ing the devil. Every time Paul won a convert the devil lost a customer. Right here is our trouble today. Too many people join churches and go right on doing business with the devil. He has too many professing Christians on his side. Too many con verts of the church are still custom ers of Satan. People often ask, “Do you think the Church will go underground?” I don’t know, but if it does, it may de velop more power there than is now manifested. It was the Christians in the catacombs who put the coliseum out of business. We are not going to pray down earthquakes at committee meetings in church basements sipping hot chocolate and listening to the minutes of the last meeting. We are heirs to a movement that started with an earthquake. We are not going to move the world until the Gospel that shook our forefathers shakes us. The Lord is coming again. There will be one more quake which is clearly spoken of in the Word of God. Read the book of Revelation and get a graphic picture of this cataclysmic event. We are living between the earth quakes of grace and the coming earthquake of glory. Are you ready for it? I heard of an old lady who, in the midst of an earthquake, said, “I’m glad I’ve got a God who can shake this world like that.” He has done it and He will do it again. We thank God for a faith that shakes the world. If you are not prepared for this final earthquake, dear friend, the only way to get ready is to avail yourself of the provisions of God’s grace made ours through the two events surrounded with earthquakes: the death of our Lord on Calvary’s cross for our sins, and His rising again for our justification.
STARS IN DAYLIGHT Did you know that one can see stars in the day time? To do so one must go down into a deep hole, far enough so that he is in complete darkness. Then, it is said, the stars can be viewed. It would be an interesting experiment. Actually, it is a fact that we can’t fully appreciate the beauty of the night sky when surrounded by street lights or the brightness of a neon sign. One has to get away from the artificial light made by man to see the luminaries the Lord has created in all their beauty and won der. “The heavens declare the glory of God and the firmament showeth his handiwork.” Similarly, we can see and appreciate the love of God only if we first realize the darkness of our own iniquity. We must see our sins before we can truly see our Saviour. How long has it been since you took an honest look at yourself. When was the last time you really thought about the Lord? Sel dom do we ask what God would want of us, because we are usually too busy thinking, “What do I want?" When the darkness envelopes your life, remember, the Lord will take us on no pathway over which He Himself has not already passed victoriously. So th e Psalmist beautifully penned, under the Spirit’s guiding, “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for thou art with me."
Seated at the microphone is Dr. Vance Havner, beloved Bible teacher from North Carolina. With him, standing from left to right, are Mr. Al Sanders, vice president of Public Relations, and Dr. Milton C. Gould, director of Development for Blola. Dr. Havner's unique presentation of the Gospel messagehas been greatly blesed of the Lord.
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