SECRET OF SUCCESS A hungry caterpillar climbed a paint ed stick which had been placed in the ground as a stay for some bean plants. The insect got to the very top, then turned its supple body every which way in search of some juicy morsel on which to feed. There was nothing! Slowly and wearily it returned to the ground, foraging for food. That in sect’s efforts remind us of the fact that pleasure, wealth, power, and fame, seem to beckon enticingly, saying, “Climb me, and you will achieve the desires of your heart!” But when one climbs to the top, there still is an empti ness and hunger for something more. True satisfaction and contentment can be found only as one gives his heart to the Lord Jesus Christ. He alone could invite us, “Come unto me, all ye who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” We have to remember that all our ambitions, except one, end when our life ends. The workman must lay aside his tools, the writer his pen, the sur geon his knife, the astronomer his tele scope, the explorer his chart, the scien tist his test tube, and the musician his song. The Bible reminds us that the world passeth away and the lust there of, but he that doeth the will of God dbideth forever. Only one ambition, therefore, will demand all of the ages for its perfect realization. The first step to success is found in receiving Jesus Christ as one’s personal Sainour, coming to God as a repentant sinner 26
and trusting completely in the work which Christ accomplished on the cross for our salvation. When you have start ed on God’s road, you’ve started on the road to true success. It’s solid and it’s sure.
The world, In its concern with the left and the right, has forgotten that there is an above and a below.
CRITICS’ CONFUSION It’s always amazing to think that in days of such turmoil and confusion there would be people who would dare live a single day without the wonder ful presence of the Lord Jesus Christ. Some of the darkest times of man’s his tory have been when he has tried to exist without God, and to break all the bands of moral restraint. The French philosopher Voltaire was very open in his violent contempt for the Word of God. One evening, as he dined in his home with infidel friends, the discus sion turned to their diabolical and athe istic theories. But as the guests spoke of their hatred for the Bible, Voltaire gave them a meaningful look, attempt ing to silence their radical comments. When the servants left the room for a moment, he whispered the explanation, “Gentlemen, I suggest we forget any further discussion of this for the mo ment. When the help finishes their serving, we can resume. You know, they
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