by Walter L. Wilson
NUTS
kind of fru it rather than our own. It is interesting to note that nuts are of many colors: brown, black, yellow, and some almost white. This is true of Christians as well. Chris tians are to be found in all of the races. We are all one in Christ. Our hearts should be filled with love for our brethren by faith. Have you noticed that nuts have a sweet heart? The shell forms the covering. We always keep nuts in our home. They are so sweet to munch on before we go to bed. Nu tritionists tells that they are good for us, too. You will find generally that most Christians are lovely in side. Sometimes they may have thick skins or hard shells, but there is something more to them than just the covering. You may have to get through a rough exterior sometimes in order to find the soft spot, but it is there. Inside, God, through His Holy Spirit, has done a sweet and precious work in their hearts.
A m o n g the interesting studies of things in nature, I have been in trigued by the subject of “nuts.” On the surface there may seem to be little spiritual significance involved yet, actually, everything around us has some kind of a lesson for us. In Song of Solomon 6:11 we read, “I went down into the garden of nuts to see the fruits of the valley, and to see whether the vine flourished, and the pomegranates budded.” It is a fact that the world says Chris tians are “nuts.” This is because we aren’t interested in the foolish things for which they spend their money; we live for God. Our con cern is for the souls of men. It is fascinating to see the remarkable comparison between nuts and Chris tians. First of all, nuts are found every where. Believers are likewise scat tered all over the world. From many nations are those who love the Lord Jesus Christ and are depending upon Him for salvation. Nuts also gener ally grow in high places. The trees send their branches far above the ground. Christians live in heavenly places. We read of this in the first chapter of Ephesians. A friend of mine had a large wal nut grove. The trees got old and weren’t bearing properly. He cut off the trees about two or three feet from the ground and then grafted in pecan slips to the center of each stump. Today he has a pecan or chard. Originally these were walnut trees, but now they bear only pecans. In the book of Romans we see that we are grafted contrary to nature into the olive tree. In the Christian life, when we are grafted into Christ, when we are turned over to Him and belong to Him, we bear His
Postmaster GeorgeR. Zeigler (left) head of the postoffice for La Mirada, California, meets with Mr. Keith Sisco, Busines Office Manager at Biola. As mail comes into the school, it is dis tributed to the various offices as well as to the student mail boxes. We are very grateful for a Christian postmaster, and for the opportunity of his help here in La Mirada.
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