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righteousness is quietness” is still true. We are always ready to answer because we are not without fault. However, His resources, yes, His life, are given to us that we may not fail. Discouraged one, draw upon those re sources and you, too, may stand in the integrity of your heart, and give "no answer.” June 27 “As my Father hath sent me, even so send I you. And . . . he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost” (John 20: 21, 22). “The Christian Church as a whole and we as individual members of it, so imperfectly realize the A B C of our faith, our absolute dependence on the inbreathed life-of Jesus Christ to fit us for any of our work, that' often much of our work is ploughing the sands.”—Alexander Maclaren. Lord Jesus, gracious Saviour, send us out now filled with Thy Holy Spirit, that our testimony may be acceptable, and Thy name glorified. June 28 “Follow thou me” (John 21:22). The problems of life would be solved if the children of God would heed the teaching of this verse. Our responsi bility to the Lord is an individual one. My friends are not to be directed by me; the Holy Spirit will lead them. My Lord says, “What is that to thee? follow thou me.” YeS, Lord, we would follow Thee. Forgive us our readi ness to look at others, and hold us by Thy power, content in Thy will for us. June 29 “Why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus . . . shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven” (Acts 1:11).' We look for His coming; our hearts thrill to the promise. However, He has given us a work to do. Do not stand gazing into Heaven; go, work for Him today. The promise of His coming wiil give joy to your message; the expectancy of His appearance will give power to your life; trust in His Word will energize your service; and all who see shall say, “I, too, would have a faith like that.” Is there any greater joy than to know someone has been challenged to saving faith by His witness through you? Gaze not, but go. June 30 "I foresaw the Lord always before my face . . . Therefore . . . my tongue was glad” (Acts 2:25,26). There is a real relationship between what the eyes see and what the tongue expresses. As we close this month and look forward to a new one, let us purpose in our hearts to let the Holy Spirit keep our eyes upon the Lord; then His message by our tongues will satisfy His heart. Let us live "as seeing him who is invisible.”
June 22 “I have chosen you . . . that ye should go and bring forth fruit” (John 15:16). “Christians have to be more than others and do more than others. Wild fruit, growing as it will, can never be come like the fruit that is cultivated and watched.”—H. M. D. Spence. The fruit of the Spirit needs the care and watching of the Spirit. Therefore, we heed to be walking in the Spirit that we may take hold upon the promise that “whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.” June 23 “ Sorrow hath filled your heart” (John 16:6). Jesus recognizes the sorrow that at tirries overwhelms His children. He bids us trust in Him, and He bids us dismiss fears and doubtings. As we lay our sorrows before Him, His com fort comes into our minds and stead ies us. He was leaving the disciples and they sorrowed. Listen as He speaks to us: “Lo, I am with you all the days.” With us, in us, around us, in love, fellowship, and guardian care. Praise be unto the Lord our God! June 24 “Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth” (John 17:17). “Make thy petition deep, O heart of mine, Thy God can do much more - Than thou canst ask. Launch out on the Divine, Draw from His love-filled store. Trust Him with everything; Begin today,- And find the joy that comes When Jesus has His way.” June 25 "Of them which thou gavest me have I lost none” (John 18:9; see vs. 6, 7, 8). “Jesus our Lord died because He chose; He chose because He loved. His love had to die in order that His death might be our life, and that in it we should find our forgiveness and peace. He stands between us and our foes. No evil can strike us unless it strikes Him fjrsf. Trusting in Him, 'we may §o our way’ and. there is no ‘condem nation’ to us for we are in Christ Jesus.” —Alexander Maclaren. June 26 "Jesus gave no answer” (John 19:9), „ How hard it is for human nature in time of false accusation to give no answer in self-defense. Jesus needed not to answer. He was w i t h o u t fault; therefore, He held His peace. The statement that the “effect of —Anonymous.
Greek Word Treasures Bernard Ramm, A.B., B.D. Matthew 12:18: “Behold my serv ant." The Greek word pais, here translated “servant'” has a twofold meaning that enriches its significance. It is used in speaking of both a serv ant and a son. In one expression, then, there is, as relating to Christ, reference to the obedience of a .serv ant and the dearness of a son. , Matthew 18:10: “That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven." The Greek word here rendered “ be hold” has a very rich meaning. A prince, a minister, a personal friend of the king—all have immediate access to the king and may behold his face, whereas the general populace may never see -him. The. angels of little children are therefore very spe cial angels, for they have constant access to Royalty .where they behold the Lord’s face. That is to say, the angels here referred to are' of the highest rank. Thus may be estimated the value' of little ones in His sight. Mark 12:24: ”Do ye not therefor® err, because ye know not the scriptures?" The ancients observed the skies of old, and noticed that certain astral bodies appeared to roam the sky, while the vast hosts o f stairs were relatively stable. Although these are called “planets-;” the word in the Greek literally means “wanderers.” This same Greek root is here trans lated “err.” When men do not know the Word of God, or thè power of God, they wander away from the truth, and drift into judgment; they are “drifters” and “wanderers.” Luke 1:4: “Wherein thou hast been instructed." The Greek word trans lated- "instruct” literally signifies, “to sound in the ears” ; hence,, “to orally teach,’-’ "to verbally instruct,” “to lecture to,” “to catechize.? Before the New Testament was written, the con verts were thus orally instructed, and were required to make responses. The living apostles were the Gospels until the Gospels were written down by them and preserved for all time. To safeguard the records of the life of Christ from alteration through oral tradition, the Spirit of God directed these four men to transfer to papyrus these oral Gospels. Luke 1:27: “To a virgin espoused to a man." The word here rendered "espoused” r e f e r s to thé Jewish formal, legal b e t r o t h a l ceremony which took'place one year before mar riage. It means “to be asked in mar riage, to be affianced.” The closest counterpart in our tongue is “to be en gaged.” Yet our engagements by no mearis constitute the r i g i d , fixed system o f engagement that was in practice- at the time- of Jesus’ birth.
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