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T H E K I N G ’ S B U S I N E S S
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ANOTHER OUTSTANDING BOOK By O SW A L D J. S M I T H Pastor, The People’s Church, Toronto World Problems This is a book for the hour. No one can read it without being impressed with the importance of the times in which we are living. A warning rings out from every chapter and admoni tion permeates every paragraph. Fore The Man God Uses “It bears a message that grips . . . .It is vibrant.”—Hr. R. E. Neighbour (Chicago). “The writer is dead in earnest and burns with passion for souls . . . we cannot but be moved by his stirring language.”— C h u r c h of England Newspaper. Sec ond Edition....................... The Work God Blesses This book is throbbing with the ur gency of these last days. It is a mes sage for every Christian who is eager to please the Lord to the utmost “A thrilling call to the individual believer and to the Church to enter into the power and the glory of the super The Salvation of God In story, dialogue, and arresting ser mons, the earnest evangelist sets forth the Gospel in his gripping appeals. God’s plan of Salvation is made plain, and it is shown how Christ, and Christ alone, can save. “I commend this book to the unsaved for its plain pre sentation of the Way of rt* ■* L i f e . ”—Hr. E. R a l p h JK I H o o p e r . .......................... V A The Revival We Need Dr. JONATHAN GOFORTH says: “It is the most powerful plea for revi natural in life and service.” — Rev. Robert C. McQuil- kin (Columbia).................. a ci - $1 The Enduement of Power Under the title of “The Spirit-filled Life,” this book has already met with a wide sphere of usefulness. A force ful presentation of the Promise, the Fullness, and the Anointing of the Spirit. “I heartily com mend its message.”— Prof. P. S. Campbell (McMaster). MARSHALL, MORGAN & SCOTT Ltd. ZONDERVAN PUBLISHING HOUSE 534 Eastern Avenue, S.E. Grand Rapids London :: Edinburgh word by Rev. E. Ralph Hooper, M.D., and Preface by Rev. T. C. Horton, D.D. ----- UNIFORM W ITH ------ val I have ever read . . . had I the wealth I would put it in every Christian Home.”
DAI LY ‘Devotional Readings A MESSAGE FOR E VE RY DAY OF T HE MONTH
, SEPTEMBER 1 But for a Moment
others, whether tit be to individuals, groups, sections, or nations. —Life of Faith. . SEPTEMBER 4 When to be Troubled “Why art thou cast down, O my soul?” (Psa, 42:11). “Why art thou cast down, O my soul?” the psalmist saith to himself, and so may we say to ourselves. Is there ever any ground to be cast down? There are two reasons, but only two: If we are as yet un converted, we have ground to be cast down ; or, if we are converted and live in sin, then we are rightly cast down. But except for these two things, there is no ground to be cast, down, for all may be brought before God in prayer with suppli cation and thanksgiving; and regarding all our necessities, all our difficulties, all our trials, we may exercise faith in the power of God and in the love of God; and in His own time help will come in answer to prayer and faith..— G eorge M uller . Bread must be eaten. I may know all about bread. I may have bread, and may give it to others. I may have bread in my house and on my table in great abun dance, but that will not help me; if through illness I am unable to eat it, I shall die. And so a mere knowledge of God’s Word, and even the preaching of it to others, will not avail for me. It is not enough to think about it ; I must feed on God’s Word, and take it into my heart and life . . . Bread must be eaten daily. And the same is true of God’s Word. The psalmist says : “Blessed is the man . . . [whose] delight is in the law of the Lord ; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. ’’-^-A ndrew M urray . SEPTEMBER 6 A Question Sung, but Unanswered "Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men,' whereby we must be saved” (Acts 4:12). We have the knowledge of the only Saviour. . . . “Can we, whose souls are lighted With wisdom from on high, But “can we” leave men in their “be nighted” state?—this hymn asks. Alas, we can! How often have we sung that “can we” and heard a grand missionary ad dress, and then gone home to a good sup per and a sound night’s sleep, with small thought of the woes of a benighted world, or of our Redeemer’s call for our service!_ “Waft, waft, ye winds, His story, And you, ye waters, roll.” SEPTEMBER 5 The Word of God "Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that procéedeth out of thé mouth of God” (Matt. 4:4). Can we to men benighted The lamp of life deny?”
“Our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more ex ceeding and eternal weight of gl'ory” (2 Cor. 4:17). “But for a moment”—wrote': the great apostle ; “But for a moment” was the affliction lent. He deemed it “light,” he pondered on the glory Great and eternal—which the affliction meant. “But for a moment,” friend, though long it seèmeth, “But for a moment” is the affliction’s heat ; “But for a moment,” fierce and strong and trying-^H Then the reward-eternal, vast, com plete. M e —B. M c C all B arbour . SEPTEMBER 2 ^ In Bitterness “The spirit . . . took me away, and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spiritl but the hand of thé Lord was strong upon me” (Ezek. 3 :14). As children, we may be obedient either through compulsion or willingness. The choice is ours. We may go out before God in bitterness and know the heaviness of His hand, or we may go out before Him willingly because “His way is the best way,” and we may know that touch of His hand that brings a joy supreme and over flowing. Why do we so often choose to go in bitterness?. His. love is perfect. He sees our need. He never makes mistakes. But our eyes are blinded by too much gaz ing at self. Strange thought! The glory of thé sun blinds, but the greater glory of the face of Jesus Christ only makes for clearer vision. Oh, to be lost in Him, that He might be found in me! Then shall I go, not in bitterness nor in the heat of my spirit, but in quietness and power. —S. I. L. . SEPTEMBER 3 Threefold Reconciliation "Be ye reconciled to God" (2 Cor. 5:20). To be perfect and complete, reconcilia tion must be threefold. First, it is our solemn joy and holy privilege to be recon ciled to God. This is something so won derful that it is not surprising that poet after poet has sought to express the bless edness of the experience. Secondly, we are to be reconciled to ourselves. Instead of the spirit warring against the flesh, all things are to be brought into the cap tivity of Christ. Perhaps that is what one Old Testament singer had in mind when he cried : “Unite my heart to fear thy name.” When the believer is reconciled to himself, there are no dividing interests. Christ is all in all. Finally, this ministry of reconciliation must be extended to
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