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FEBRUARY 1 "That I may show the kindness o f God” (2 Sam. 9 :3 ). W e can better help another by fanning a glimmer of goodness than by censuring his faults. Try equitably and gently to make allowance for human weakness. —D avid L ivingstone . The world needs great men and great gifts, but it needs far more good men who are just kind, warm-hearted, honorable, true. We may possess no wonderful talent nor be able to live any notable life, but that is not a bar to usefulness. An army of generals without the brave rank and file would accomplish little.-GREAT T houghts . FEBRUARY 2 “ Whoso putteth his trust in the Lord shall be safe” (Prov. 29:25). The tempted may dwell between double doors. First, he is in Christ; second, Christ is in him. I f you are in Christ, you are above the devil, for the devil is put under His feet. If, then, you are only at His feet, you are above your great adver sary. Abide in Christ. As long as you do, you cannot sin consciously and willfully. The whole energy of hell is to seduce men from abiding in Christ. But if, by permitted sin, by neglected Bible-reading, by rushing out after the sweetness o f earth, by worry ing as to the future, we leave our shelter in the clefts o f the rock, we become an easy prey to Satan. But as long as we live in fellowship with Him, casting on Him our care, studying and feeding upon His Word, living up to all known duty, and cul
chisel. When, however, the two are brought together, when the chisel lays itself in the hands o f the sculptor, ready to be used by him, the beautiful work begins. W e can not do Christ’s work—our hands are too clumsy for anything so delicate, so sacred; but when we put ourselves into the hands of Christ, His wisdom, His skill, and His gentleness flow through us, and the work is done. Christ and we do it—not we alone, for we could not do it; yet not Christ alone, for He depends on us. •—P hillips B rooks . JANUARY 31 " Whosoever shall give to drink unto one o f these little ones a cup o f cold water . . . verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward” (Matt. 10:42). Since every impression is enduring, since every act leaves its mark on the life itself, as well as on other lives, since the smallest things we do, become part of our being, while they also touch and affect others— what tremendous destinies are folded up in each quiet day o f ou rs! The things you are doing these swift hours are for eter nity. The words you spoke yesterday for Christ, in the ear o f the weary sufferer, the tempted one, the burdened one, the thought of comfort you breathed softly and with a prayer in the home of grief—■ do you know that the ministry o f these good words will never cease? —J. R. M iller . Go, make thy garden as fair as thou canst, Thou workest never alone, Perchance he whose plot is next to thine Will see it and mend his own. —M rs . A. C harles .
tivating the spirit o f charity to all, we re main inside our citadel and are safe. —F. B. M eyer . FEBRUARY 3 “ The grace o f God which was with me” (1 Cor. 15:10). The works o f grace are to be carried out by God’s people, and if they do not do this, they will thereby prove that they know nothing o f grace. What we receive from God’s “gratia” comes to us “ gratis,” and is intended to make us “gratum,” grateful. His grace is intended to elicit gratitude, and gratitude is to be shown in graciousness to others. And yet all along it will be “not I, but the grace o f God which was with me.” The Holy Spirit endows us with gifts o f grace, and we minister ac cording to the ability that God giveth. Our sufficiency is not o f self, but o f grace, and our service is the outflow o f the grace of God in the heart. From Him we receive the love, the power, the blessing we en deavor to pass on to others; from Him comes the grace which enables us to serve God acceptably. . . . “The Lord will give grace and glory.” First grace, then glory; no grace, no glory; much grace, much glory; if grace, then glory. Be it ours to say “Amen." —W . H. G riffith T homas . And so I am ever repeating His wonderful promise to me: My strength is made perfect in weakness, My grace is sufficient for thee. —A. B. S. FEBRUARY 4 “ We . . . suffer all things, lest we
LittleStories o f a GreatSalvation The Ex-Atheist who wrote for The Sunday School Times that terribly revealing series, “What Atheism Does to Atheists,” is writing a new series for the Times, “ Little Stories o f a Great Salvation.” You will read with thrilling interest the story o f a man sixty-three years old, a former member o f the infamous Jesse James gang, whose plans were unexpectedly changed oh the eve o f an intended train rob bery. He was saved. In the eighteen years since then he has led a useful Christian life. Another one from the series: Ten years ago a young radical and criminal in rags just out o f jail, dodged into a Main Street mission in Los Angeles to avoid the police. Be fore he left he was saved. For. nines years now h6 has been a trusted employee of a large corporation; today he has a fine family, and owns his own home. He seems to be a coming evangelist, for he has testified publicly to the Lord with great blessing to many. The Ex-Atheist will tell not only the experiences o f these two men, but o f others; nor will they all be o f the “ down- and-out” class, but some will be of the “up-and-out.” What the Gospel does is as convincing and unanswerable as what Atheism does—only it is white and glorious, while the other is black and deadly. M m Warn
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