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and live.” If man had been the au thor of the Bible he would have made man his own saviour—and everywhere are men endeavoring by their own works to save themselves, but accord ing to the Bible, men are saved by grace (unmerited favor) through faith, and they are positively not saved by works. —Bob Jones, Jr, + + + Our Constant Companion “In him we live, and move, and have our being” (Acts 17:28). It is difficult to understand how Christ can accommodate Himself to the varying personalities of His chil dren, and yet to those who really know Him, He is with them in the kitchen, in the office, shop, streetcar. You may feel depressed, lonely and alone, and yet He is there! Suddenly the Holy Spirit brings a song into the heart, and dark clouds are lifted— self-pity flees in the presence of the One who is the Light of the world. “Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart” (Psa. 37:4). —Selected. + + + Our Blood Bank “Unto him that l o v e d us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood” (Rev. 1:5). Who can sufficiently praise God for the blood of Christ; by His blood we are redeemed. None but He could atone for sin, and He gladly lay down His life for us. The blood of bulls and goats will not suffice for this generation since our High Priest once for all hath full atonement made. He is our perpetual Blood Bank. Recently a police officer, in dis charge of his duty, was shot by a des perate criminal. A call was sent out over short wave radio for brother of ficers in the vicinity of the hospital to which the wounded man had been removed, to report at once for blood transfusion, in an effort to save his life. This is commendable indeed, and yet the best any human blood could do would be to prolong the earthly life. The blood of Christ was shed that men might have eternal life, forever in the presence of the Lord whose blood was shed for the cleansing from our sins. “Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?” —Anonymous.
Joyful in Decreasing “He must increase, but I must de crease” (John 3:30). These words have in them an al most incomparable beauty and sug gestiveness. They set forth the atti tude of mind that every true servant of the Lord Jesus Christ should take toward Him. John was not only will ing to decrease, but he rejoiced to de crease, and it was his supreme joy to see the Lord Jesus increase. The more he could sink out of sight and the more the Lord Jesus could come into full view, the more he rejoiced. To decrease, for John, meant imprison ment, uncertainty and a violent death, though he did not know all this at the time he made this memorable declar ation, yet, had he known it all he stiU would have rejoiced. —R. A. Torrey. + + + Humility ’•When he humbled himself . . . things went well” (2 Chron. 12:12). The trees of the Lord most laden with fruit will bend lowest in humil ity. There is not a more fruitful spot than the valley of humility, nor a more barren one than the mountain of pride. Such graces as humility and dependence, like some flowers, thrive best in the dark. It is glorious to be hold highly gifted souls, like heavily laden boughs, bowing down in humil ity. —The Message. + + + The Word o f God ‘The grass withereth, and the flow er thereof falleth away: But the word of the Lord endureth for ever” (1 Pet. 1:24,25). There are many proofs that the Bible is the Word of God. I once heard an old preacher say, “If man had been the author of the Bible . . . he would have covered up the sins of his friend, or if the sin could not be covered, he would have been given an excuse.” But that is not God’s way. David was a man after God’s own heart, but when God wrote about Da vid He told about David’s sin in cold, blunt words. God’s plan of salvation proves that it is His own Book. The Bible says, in so many words, “Live and do.” AU the religions say, “Do
Ministry o f the Risen Christ “And they talked together of all these things which had happened... Jesus himself drew near, and went with them” (Luke 24:14,15). On this memorable journey to Em- maus Jesus drew near and questioned the two sad-hearted disciples, as to the subject matter of their conversa tion. So they sorrowfully related to Him all the things about Jesus of Naza reth'and the blasting of their hopes that He was the Christ! Their story ended at the sepulcher where all bi ographers reach their finis. But Je sus was the better storyteller, and “he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the proph ets have spoken” and there He took up the story and opened up the Scrip tures unto them how that death did not end all. He showed to them that He must suffer, and afterwards enter into glory. First suffer, then reign; first Cross, then Crown. As the day drew to a close He was con strained to sit at meat with them... then “their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished out of their sight” (Luke 24:31). — J. H. Sammis. + + + Love Not the World “If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him” (1 John 2:15). Love, in the Bible, is not a feeling, but a fact; not an emotion, but an energy. Loving the world means the definite, unmistakable attitude of a soul toward the things which the world has to offer. When any propo sition is presented to the Christian the very first question should be, “What would the Lord have me to do with this?” If in doubt, drop it at once as a snare set by your great ad versary. He is the enemy of your soul. “The world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth forever” (1 John 2:17). —W, U, Griffith Thoipas, D.D.
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