King's Business - 1955-01

When You Select a College

When you select a college you want one that is not only solidly evangelical but one that academically meets your needs. It is a basic fact that no school is stronger than its faculty. Recently a professor at the University of California at Berkeley said, "I would rather sit a hundred feet from a great man than at the feet of a mediocre man.” In order that you may evaluate B iola objectively we invite you to study our latest catalog and talk to graduates o f the school. This month we’d like to introduce three men who help give B iola academic stability. Men of Biola

Professor Wallace Emerson (M.A., Stanford University; Ph.D., University of Southern California); Chairman, Psychology and Philosophy Division. Dr. Emerson has served in the public schools for 15 years, and taught courses in education and psychology at Occi dental College, University of Southern California, San Diego State Teacher’s College, Wheaton College and was president of Westmont College. Professor Timothy Fetler (Ph.D., Northwestern University); Head of the Philosophy De partment. Dr. Fetler grew up in Europe and is fluent in five languages; taught three years at Northwestern University and four years at the University of Southern California. Professor Donald S. Robertson (B.A., Stanford University; Ph.D., California Institute of Technology); Chairman, Science Division. For the past several years has spent summers with a group of other scientists doing research in problems of plant heredity. Biola offers

Four-year Bible College granting B.A. degree and elementary teach ing certificate. Majors are offered in Psychology (with emphasis on guidance and counselling), Bible, Christian Education, Public School

Education, Music, Philosophy, English, History. One-year post-graduate School of Missionary Medicine Three-year post-graduate Seminary Two-year Bible Institute

For catalog or other information you may write BIBLE INSTITUTE OF LOS ANGELES, INC. Room 808 Los Angeles 17, Calif.

This month w e salute the follow ing B io l a graduates:

Charles E. Fuller '21

Percy Crawford '2 6

Dick Hillis '3 2

M iriam Henderson '4 9 Marjorie Peverley '52

Director of the Old D ire cto r of Young Fa sh ion e d Revival People's C h u rch of In charge of Released Hour; foun d er of the Air; founder and Missionary. Head of Time education for Missionary. Translo- Fuller T h e o lo g ica l p re sid e nt of The Orient Crusades,Tai- 750 students in The tion work with Wvc- Seminary. King's College. peh, Formosa. Dalles, Ore. liffe in Mexico

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A WIDOW AT 22, WITH A LITTLE BABY, OPENS HER HEART TO YOU My dear Christian Friends: Please forgive me for writing to you all the way from Greece to ask for your assistance. I am only 22 years of age, yet already a widow. My husband was tubercular when I married him, but we did not know this. We had one year together and then he died. Soon afterward I dis covered I had the same dread dis ease. I would not mind so much for myself, but I have a little baby and I want to get well so that I may care for it properly. My great fear is that it will be left alone in the streets to die. My baby has lost its father; it will he tragic if it loses its mother also. I cannot write in flowery words because I am a simple girl from Kavalla (the ancient city of Nea- polis where the Apostle Paul landed in Greece). I trust that these few words, written as best I know how, will not make you feel bad. If you would write me, and above all send me a Bible in modem Greek, it would help me forget my terrible distress and increase my faith as I lie on this bed of pain. I shall be looking forward with great anxiety to hearing from you. Just think of me and my little baby, and do what God prompts you to do. With love and gratitude, AGAPI (Love) PARASKEVOPOULOU Sanitarium Soteria, Greece We receive many letters like this, and oh, how our hearts long to be able to help all who write! We do want to send this dear young mother a Bible and the medicine and good food she so urgently needs. — ---------------------DETACH AND M A IL --------- ---------------- I WANT TO HELP AM ER ICAN M ISSION TO GREEKS, INC. P.O. Box 423, Dept. K, New York 36, N.Y. Canadian Address: 90 Duplex Ave., Toronto 12, Ont. Enclosed find $.............................. to help AGAPI PARASKEVOPOU LOU and others like her in their need. Name .................................... ..................... Street ......................................................... City ................................ State ................ — Adv. —

Look ing at the New Y e a r 1 s each New Year approaches, we look back upon the preceding year /I that we thereby may review the mercies of God and profit by our failures. As we discern the Hand that led and the Heart that planned, our hearts are filled with rejoicing, and our faith is encouraged. Hitherto God has led us; henceforth we know that His presence will go before us into the untried future. We look back as a Bible Institute, and we are overwhelmed by the providences of God over the years. As individuals, we look back, and our hearts are melted at God’s goodness to undeserving “ sinners saved by grace.” LOOKING AROUND Occasionally it is very profitable for us to lift our eyes from the tasks on which we have been concentrating, and to take a look around us, to observe the kind of world in which we are actually dwelling, and to realize anew the opportunity of being allowed to live in this day and age. It does us good to ask God how we may best serve Him here and now while it is called today. As we look around in the Bible Institute, we see a company of alert Christian young men and women whose training would challenge any school. Ours is the responsibility, under God, to give them the best. LOOKING UNTO The object of our faith is what determines the kind of men and women we shall be in 1955. As children of God, we shall not make much prog ress unless our deepest love and greatest hope are centered in Christ. “ Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith” (Heb. 12:2), might well be the watchword of the year. As we look unto Him, we shall ever be looking up, and this involves a life of communion and prayer which will fortify us for the tests of life, and draw us into an intimate acquaintance with God. Let us not fail in this point, either as a school, or as individuals, for if we do, we shall fail in everything else. LOOKING FORWARD We cannot live on the victories of yesterday, and the accomplish ments of today will soon pass into eternity. Ours must be the forward look —the look of expectation. Vision we need, but there must also be the practical working out of the dream. Let us be dreaming doers in 1955. Let us put feet and hands and voices to our plans. As a Bible Institute, we face the greatest step of faith in our history. God has challenged us in His Word: “ Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not” (Jer. 33:3); “ . . . prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it” (Mai. 3:10). LOOKING FOR The song of our hearts is, “ Sweet is the hope that is thrilling my soul, I know I’ll see Jesus some day.” This is the inspiration for our work and for our sacrifice. “ Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appear ing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ” (Titus 2:13). As each new year rolls around, the question in every believing heart is this: “Will this be the year of His return?” The thought that we will see Christ face to face and be like Him spurs us on to the utmost endeavor. There is so much to be done ere He returns. There is no time to waste. Listen to His own words: “ . . . I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest” (John 4:35).

THE KING'S BUSINESS

Official publication of the Bible Institute of Los Angeles, Inc.

Dedicated to the spiritual development of the Christian home

Vol. 46, No. 1

JANUARY, 1955

Established 1910

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OTHERS M AY : YOU CANNOT — G. D. Watson ........... 11 HOW TO HAVE FAM ILY DEVOTIONS — Clyde Narramore ........ 12 MEEKNESS A N D REST — A.W. Tozer ....................... CHR IST IAN SCIENCE — Cults, Part 4 — Louis T. Talbot ....... .

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THOSE M IGH TY B R U IN S— Bill Bright ;•..... NO PRICE IS TOO GREAT — Wayne R. McMillen POEMS — Albert Simpson Reitz ..........................

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PEOPLE — A monthly column of names in the news .......

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UNDER THE PARSONAGE ROOF — Althea S. Miller .................. 10 WORLD NEWSGRAMS — James O. Henry ......................... 20

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THEOLOGICALLY T H IN K IN G — Gerald B. Stanton ...................... 23 DR. TALBOT'S QUESTION BOX ............................................... 24 TA LK ING IT OVER — A psychologist answers — Clyde Narramore 25 JUNIOR K ING 'S BUSINESS — Martha S. Hooker .................. 26 BOOK REVIEWS — Donald G. Davis .......................................... 30 BIOLA FAM ILY CIRCLE ......................................................... 34 IN CHRIST IS LIFE — God, Socrates and You ............ i ............... 41 ADVERTISERS' INDEX ............................................. 50 CHRISTIAN EDUCATION LOOKING AHEAD IN CHR IST IAN ED — Margaret Jacobsen ...... 35 YOUNG PEOPLE'S TOPICS — Chester J. Padgett ........................ 36 SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSONS — Homer A. Kent, Allison Arrowood .. 39 OBJECT LESSONS — Elmer L. Wilder ....................................... 48 COVER Bob Davenport is a medium sized, quiet, bespectacled, scholarly junior at the University of California at Los Angeles. He is also one of the top players on the nation's number one football team. And when he is not playing ball or studying, he's very likely to be telling a group of young people about his faith in Christ. For the story of Davenport and his Bruin teammates see pages 44, 45. ASUCLA photo by Ray Cipperley. THE SCOPE OF M ISSIONS Oran H. Smith ............................. 28

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Sirs: Westminster Theological Seminary is omitted from Dr. Edward John Camell’s educational pedigree (Nov. K.B. People column). The new presi dent of Fuller Seminary took all his seminary training at Westminster in Chestnut Hill, Pa. Because the insti tution is at the forefront in the schol arly defense and proclamation of the Word of God, I wish to see credit given that rightfully belongs to her. Omaha, Neb. Reginald Voorhees, Pastor Orthodox Presbyterian Church FOR BUSY PEOPLE Sirs: I find that this is a good magazine even for a busy person because it is so full of very instructive and inspir ing messages written in a clear and concise way. Just “ Dr. Talbot’s Ques tion Box” or “A Psychologist An swers” or the special articles on cults are worth the time and money in volved. I read it from cover to cover as soon as it comes and then read it over very carefully and loan it out to those who are looking for answers to some very vital spiritual problems. What a testimony to be able to say that “ Everything is true to the Word and it is a Christ-centered magazine for the whole family.” Santa Cruz, Calif. Mrs. Flora Rowland FROM AFRICA Sirs: In 1951 we were accepted under the Brethren board for Africa. We spent eight months in Paris studying French and we are now beginning our third year in Africa. My husband is now pastor over a large district (100,000) with a church of over 3,000. We have 20 black pastors who have graduated from our Central Bi ble School and a hundred more in all stages of development. This plus the great mass yet unreached keeps us on the run most of the time. But we do find time for King’s Business . . . it has become such a good maga zine. Bossangoa, Ruth Samarin French Equatorial Africa THE T IM E IS SHORT Sirs: I cannot say how much King’s Business has meant to me in my Sunday school work (as Supt.) among these very poor children. We all be lieve the time is very short before our Lord’s return and what we do must be done quickly. Hillburn, N.Y. A nna Solomon

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Minister Meets Chief T his candid shot taken recently deep in the jungles of New Guinea shows a native Chief meeting what is probably his first American. The Chief: head of the colorful and primitive Chimbu tribe. The min ister: Dr. Louis T. Talbot, Chancellor of the Bible Institute of Los Angeles. Talbot read about the little-known Chimbus in the National Geo graphic magazine; immediately decided this was a people he wanted to learn more about. After much discouragement from the Australian government (officials were fearful for his safety) Talbot and an Aus tralian commercial motion picture phototographer were allowed to fly and then trek into Chimbu country. They arrived in time for the native sing-sing featuring the bird of paradise dances that are as colorful as the bird they are named after. Talbot sat in on a native feast, preached a sermon and went away loaded with gifts from the Chimbus. He also went away with one of the most unusual and colorful missions films yet produced. This 38- minute, sound-color motion picture has been edited by the Film Dept, of the Bible Institute of Los Angeles and is now ready for showings on a free-will offering basis. Title is, “ The Land Time Forgot.” For information and available dates write Film Dept., Bible Institute of Los Angeles, Room 728, Los Angeles 17, Calif. — Adv.

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W rinh le-prooi Heart M iss North visited our school to day, Mama. She told me I looked like you. Everybody tells me the same thing.” Mother’s dark-haired girl bub bled as she put her arms around her. “ Do I look like you?” she in sisted. “ I’m afraid so, poor dear, and there’s nothing much we can do about it.” “ Sharon does look like you, Mother, but she’s prettier.” “ She certainly is,” Mother agreed. “ I’m glad you think Sharon is pretty, Dorotheann.” Dusting the piano Mother’s oldest girl continued: “ For one thing, Sharon has a young face. She doesn’t have wrinkles.” At this point Mother could re strain her laughter no longer. “ I believe it is customary for 8-year-olds to have young faces. Wrinkles will come later.” “Well I’m never going to have wrinkles when I grow up.” The 11-year-old “voice of experience” had more to say on the subject. “I’m going to exercise every day and ride a bike and then I’ll never get wrinkles. You wouldn’t either, Mother, if you’d ride a bike.” “You can say that again. If I rode a bicycle I’d likely break my neck and not live long enough to get wrinkles.” After this Mother found her self singing as she went about her housework: “ ’Tis a glorious church, without spot or wrinkle, washed in the blood of the Lamb.” Wrinkles around her eyes; how could a mother of 9 escape? But, thank God, wrinkles are not necessarily a sign of the heart’.s c o n d itio n . The heart which sings because of Christ’s finished work on its behalf will never grow old. Its housing may wrinkle and dry up, but the sing ing heart will ever be young. Are you one of that blood- washed throng which makes up His church?

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I f God has called you to be really like Jesus, He will draw you into a life of crucifixion and humility, and put upon you such demands of obedience that you will not be able to follow other people, or measure yourself by other Christians, and in many ways He will seem to let other good people do things which He will not let you do. Seemingly religious and useful men push themselves, pull wires, and work schemes to carry out their plans, but you cannot do it; and if you attempt it, you will meet with such failure and rebuke from the Lord as to make you sorely penitent. Others may boast of themselves, of their work, of their success, of their writings, but the Holy Spirit will not allow you to do it, and if you begin it, He will lead you into some deep mortification that will make you de spise yourself and all your good works. Others may be allowed to succeed in making money, or may have a legacy left to them, but it is likely God wants you to have something far better than gold: a helpless de pendence upon Him, that He may have the privilege of supplying your needs day by day out of an unseen treasury. The Lord may let others be hon ored and put forward, and keep you hidden in obscurity, because He wants to produce some choice, fra grant fruit for His coming glory, which can only be produced in the shade. He may let others be great, but keep you small. He may let others do work for Him and get the credit for it, but He will make you work and toil without knowing how much you are doing; and then to make your work still more precious, He may let others get the credit for the work you have done, making your reward ten times greater when Jesus comes.

The Holy Spirit will put a strict watch over you, with jealous love, and will rebuke you for little words and feelings, or for wasting your time, which other Christians never seem distressed over. So, make up your mind that God is an infinite sovereign; and has a right to do as He pleases with His own. He may not explain to you a thousand things which puzzle your reason in His dealings with you, but if you abso lutely sell yourself to be His love- slave He will wrap you up in a jealous love, and bestow upon you many blessings which come only to those in the inner circle. Settle it forever, then, that you are to deal directly with the Holy Spirit, and that He is to have the privilege of tying your tongue, or chaining your hand, or closing your eyes, in ways that He does not seem to use with others. Now when you are so possessed with the living God that you are, in your secret heart, pleased and delighted over this particular, personal, private, jealous guardian ship and management of the Holy Spirit over your life, you will have found the vestibule of heaven. “ God resisteth the proud, but giv- eth grace unto the humble. Submit yourselves therefore to God . . . Resist the devil, and he will flee from you” (James 4:6, 7). “ And lest I should be exalted above measure . . . there was given to me a thorn in the flesh . . . For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me. And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made per fect in weakness. Most gladly there fore will I rather glory in my infirm ities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me” (2 Cor. 12:7-9). “ If ye then be risen with Christ . . . Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God” (Col. 3:1-3). END.

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A mong all Christian activities, none is more important than family devotions. Attendance at church and prayer meeting, as im portant as they are, can never take the place of the family altar. Here is where Christians develop Christian character, receive godly instruction and learn to walk intimately with the Lord. The very heart of Christian train ing is centered in family devotions. For dynamic Christian living, this daily experience is indispensable. An outstanding Christian leader once said, “ I have observed that a child of 12 or 14 who has taken part in family devotions all his life, usually knows more about the Scriptures and more about godly living than others who have not had family devotions even though they may be seminary graduates!” God’s word is very plain concern ing the family’s responsibilities -— “ And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up” (Deut. 6: 6 ,7 ). One can imagine that as God looks down upon us each day, noth ing rejoices His heart more than see ing a family gathered around the precious Word of God, worshiping, praying and learning of Him. In the Scriptures we read, “ All thy children shall be taught of the Lord; and great shall be the peace of thy children.” The Right Time In days past, the selection of a time for family devotions may not have been a great problem. However, our present, complex, industrial society demands various schedules of travel and work, and some families experi ence considerable difficulty finding an appropriate time when the entire family can be together. No doubt the morning offers one of the best times inasmuch as it helps to set a pattern for the day. However, some families meet after the evening meal or just

before bed time. But the most im portant consideration is the establish ment of a regular time when all can attend. In some families this may re quire an adjustment in family rou tine. Parents may have to retire for bed at the same time and arise the next morning together. But this is as it should be and it is surely not too great a sacrifice if it promotes a time that is convenient for the family’s most important activity. Full Participation Family devotions are for every member of the family. They should be geared toward the level of the younger members so that all may re ceive the most benefit from them. In some families one adult, usually the father, calls the family together, reads the Bible to them and then prays. Actually this is not a family devotion. This is merely father having his own devotions with all of the family watching him! Needless to say there are much better ways of conducting devotions. We gain the most when we are personally involved in them. There should be participation by every member. Even very young chil dren can have some part in family devotions. Rotating the Leadership Although the father may wish to assume g en e r a l responsibility for family devotions, it is suggested that leadership rotate among the adults, teen-agers and many other members who are capable of leading. Parents can assume the responsibility for re minding the other members of the family of their leadership roles. This means that the leader has the Bible or other materials ready and that he calls on different ones to read and pray and testify. Families enjoy this change of leadership and many good ideas are discovered in this manner. When Christian young people mar ry and establish homes of their own, they should do so, having had years of experience leading devotions them selves. Too many couples go to the marriage altar, ready to establish Christian homes without ever having led in family devotions. This is in-

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deed an unfortunate commentary on our Christian homes! Songs One of the most refreshing parts of family devotions can be singing. During the busy day we may possibly forget some of the Bible reading, but we are not likely to forget the songs. Great scriptural truths are taught through hymns. Appropriate choruses may also prove desirable. Songs help to prepare families for devotions. They can also provide a fitting close for a time of prayer. Memory Verses Another vital part of devotions is the memorization of Bible verses. Carefully selected Scripture portions can be learned during this time. In a relatively short period these verses number in the hundreds. Each mem ber of the family can suggest portions which they all might like to mem orize. It is not a difficult task to learn these passages when the entire family reads them aloud several times and then discusses their meanings. At the end of each week verses which were recently learned may be re viewed. These Bible verses can be a source of great comfort, guidance and strength through the day. “Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee” (Psa. 119:11). Prayer One of the sweetest parts of family devotions is prayer time. Opportunity should be afforded several people to offer prayer. It is suggested that fam ilies prepare a prayer list which may be referred to each day. These in dividual requests should be marked off as God answers them. This will not only establish a consistent plan of prayer, but it will help bring to mind people and situations for which prayer should be made, but which might be overlooked if not written on a request list. However, one of the greatest ad vantages of a prayer list which is kept up to date is the positive proof which it offers to every member of the family concerning God’s faithful ness in answering prayer. At the end of any given period the family can

look back and count all of the prayers which God has answered. In retro spect one can also see how God an swered some prayers in wonderful ways that did not seem to be an swers at the time they were consid ered for prayer. After such experi ences in family prayer, just try to tell a teen-ager that God does not an swer! He knows God does because he has written down and crossed off prayer requests for years! Appropriate Materials In addition to the Bible, a number of excellent supplementary materials are available for family devotions. There are excellent Bible story books for young children which adults will also enjoy. Simple Studies for Family Devotions, by Keith L. Brooks, is splendid. In fact, it was developed so that young children could under stand and enjoy God’s Word in family devotions. Ken Taylor’s books for chil dren are excellent for this purpose. They are very interesting, and they contain the basic doctrines of the Bible. There are many other publica tions which are also available at local Christian bookstores. Guests and Visitors Another stimulating feature of fam ily devotions can be that of occasion ally inviting one’s neighbors and oth er friends to join in them. Such prac tices prove to be great blessings to the family, as well as to the ones who are invited. There are many people who never have devotions in their homes, and they are happy when they are invited to share this family time. In fact, this is one of the very best ways to interest an unsaved person in the things of Christ. Many people have been marvelously won to the Lord through an invitation to join the family altar. Spiritually Broken Homes A problem is sometimes posed when only one parent is saved, and inter ested in spiritual things. Some Chris tians in this position have given up trying to have family devotions. This may seem the easiest way out, but it is not a wise choice. Parents who love the Lord are responsible for

teaching their children about Christ, even though one marriage partner is uninterested. Naturally such arrange ments must be in the spirit of love, and not calculated to provoke the non-participating parent. If one is earnest in his desire to have devotions with his family, and prays fervently, God will make a way for him to do so. If all attempts have seemed to fail, one may seek counsel from his minister or from a Christian friend. Not Automatically Maintained Like all other projects, family de votions are not automatically main tained. Families are expected to eval uate their devotions occasionally to see how they might be improved, and what changes should be made. This is only natural. Parents who talk with each other and with their chil dren about their devotional periods will keep their devotions dynamic and meaningful. Unless careful plan ning and emphasis is given to daily devotions they may become routine and uninteresting. Satan may tempt us to shorten them or to abandon them entirely. This is because they are his worst enemies. The family which is closely knit in prayer and devotion each day presents an impos ing bulwark against worldliness. These are times of unprecedented evil and confusion. Our courts are overcrowded with juvenile criminals and delinquents. Our mental institu tions are unable to accept for ad mission thousands who cannot main tain a dynamic balance amid the stresses and strains of life. Christian families cannot afford to neglect sys tematic devotions in their homes. These d ev o tion s are the primary source from which our children learn to pray and understand God’s Word. They form a bond of fellowship about the family circle that is even sweeter than its human ties. Family devotions fortify us against the temptations and emergencies of life. To the Christian family there is nothing that pays greater dividends. There is no. greater challenge! END. The Christian Family's Greatest Challenge

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Meekness and BY A. W. TOZER

Rest ried or toil borne to the point of exhaustion. Rest is simply release from that burden. It is not something we do, it is what comes to us when we cease to do. His own meekness, that is the rest. Let us examine our burden. It is altogether an interior one. It attacks the heart and the mind and reaches the body only from within. First, there is the burden of pride. The labor of self-love is a heavy one in deed. Think for yourself whether much of your sorrow has not arisen from someone speaking slightly of you. As long as you set yourself up as a little god to which you must be loyal there will be those who will delight to offer affront to your idol. How then can you hope to have in ward peace? The heart’s fierce effort to protect itself from every slight, to shield its touchy honor from the bad opinion of friend and enemy, will never let the mind have rest. Con tinue this fight through the years and the burden w ill become intoler able. Yet the sons of earth are carry ing this burden continually, challeng ing every word spoken against them, cringing under every criticism, smart ing under each fancied slight, tossing sleeplessly if another is preferred be fore them. Such a burden as this is not neces sary to bear. Jesus calls us to His rest, and meekness is His method. The meek man cares not at all who is greater than he, for he has long ago decided that the esteem of the world is not worth the effort. He de velops toward himself a kindly sense of humor and learns to say, “ Oh, so you have been overlooked? They have placed someone else before you? They have whispered that you are pretty small stuff after all? And now you feel hurt because the world is saying about you the very things you have been saying about yourself? Only yesterday you were telling God that you were nothing, a mere worm of the dust. Where is your consistency?

A fairly accurate description of the human race might be furnished one unacquainted with it by taking the Beatitudes, turning them wrong side out and saying, “Here is your human race.” For the exact opposite of the virtues in the Beati tudes are the very qualities which distinguish human life and conduct. In the world of men we find noth ing approaching the virtues of which Jesus spoke in the opening words of the famous Sermon on the Mount. Instead of poverty of spirit we find the rankest kind of pride; instead of mourners we find pleasure seekers; instead of meekness, arrogance; in stead of hunger after righteousness we hear men saying, “ I am rich and increased with goods and have need of nothing,” instead of mercy we find cruelty; instead of purity of heart, corrupt imaginings; instead of peace makers we find men quarrelsome and resentful; instead of rejoicing in mis treatment we find them fighting back with every weapon at their command. Of this kind of moral stuff civilized society is composed. The atmosphere is charged with it; we breathe it with , every breath and drink it with our mother’s milk. Culture and education refine these things slightly but leave them basically untouched. A whole world of literature has been created to justify this kind of life as the only normal one. And this is the more to be wondered at seeing that these are the evils which make life the bitter struggle it is for all of us. All our heartaches and a great many of our physical ills spring directly out of our sins. Pride, arrogance, resent fulness, evil im a g in in g s , malice, greed: these are the sources of more human pain than all the diseases that ever afflicted mortal flesh. Into a world like this the sound of Jesus’ words comes wonderful and strange, a visitation from above. It is well that He spoke, for no one else could have done it as well; and it is good that we listen. His words

are the essence of truth. He is not offering an opinion; Jesus never ut tered opinions. He never guessed; He knew and He knows. His words are not as Solomon’s were, the sum of sound wisdom or the results of keen observation. He spoke out of the ful ness of His Godhead, and His words are very Truth itself; He is the only one who could say blessed with com plete authority, for He is the Blessed One come from the world above to confer blessedness upon mankind. And His words were supported by deeds mightier than any performed on this earth by any other man. It is wisdom for us to listen. As was often so with Jesus, He used this word meek in a brief, crisp sentence, and not until some time later did He go on to explain it. In the same book of Matthew He tells us more about it and applies it to our lives. “ Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” Here we have two things standing in contrast to each other, a burden and a rest. The burden is not a local one, peculiar to those first hearers, but one which is borne by the whole human race. It con sists not of political oppression nor poverty nor hard work. It is far deep er than that. It is felt by the rich as well as the poor for it is something from which wealth and idleness can never deliver us. His Meekness: Our Rest The burden borne by mankind is a heavy and a crushing thing. The word Jesus used means a load car- About The Author Mr. Tozer, whom we consider one of America's finest theologians, is a pastor (Christian & Mis sionary Alliance, Chicago), writer ("Divine Con quest, "The Pursuit of God") and editor ("The Alliance Weekly"). This article Is included in "The Pursuit of God," Christian Publications, Inc.

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