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did eat them” (Jer. 15:16). “As new born babes, desire the sincere milk of the word that ye may grow thereby” (1 Peter 2:2). Every new life must be nourished. I have a beautiful plant. Unless I nourish it with rich soil and daily with water and sunshine it will die. Would you expect a new baby to thrive if it were fed one day and then not for two days, then not for a week? Christ declared that the one who _received Him as Saviour, was that moment born again, of was born spiritually (John 3:3-16; 1:12, 13). Just as our physical bodies starve if not nourished, so will our spiritual nature. Talking to God (prayer) and let ting God talk to us (Bible Study) nourishes our spiritual nature just as food and water does the body. Girls say they are too busy and can’t find time for Bible study. W e all find time for the thing we really want to do. This Ethi opian wasn’t reading the Jerusalem Review, or Samaritan Tribune. As he did, we can at most use the odd minutes o f waiting, or on the street car or train. Suggestion: Each night before you retire write some helpful verse on a bit o f paper. Commit it when dressing the next morning. Take it with you to school, store or shop. Live with God in that verse the entire day. One young woman pins her verse above the kitchen sink and commits it while doing the dishes. She turns drudgery into joy. Victory. “ Thy Word, have I hid in my heart that I might not sin against Thee” (Ps. 119:11). Satan constantly tries to trip us and ensnare us. Christ when tempted by Satan met him each, time with a verse o f Scripture (Matt. 4:4-10). There’s no time to run to the Bible for a verse when face to face with temptation. If we will but hide the W ord in our hearts, the Holy Spirit has promised to bring it to our remembrance (John 14:26). Success. “ This book o f law shall not depart out o f thy mouth, but thou shalt meditate therein day and night—for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous and then thou shalt have good success” (Josh. 1:8). “ Blessed is the man, whose delight is in the law o f the Lord, and in His law
it to find the advice or suggesiton you had given? God, because He is the creator, is the only one able to give us first-hand infor mation about all that goes to make up life. After creating man, God did not leave him alone, but provided a complete guidebook. Many, many spurn and insult God by not opening His book. They insinuate that they are able to provide for and direct their own lives, and that they care nothing for what God says or thinks. Not so this Ethi opian. He considered the message o f the God o f the universe to be of supreme importance. He was not a Christian, so did not understand very well what he was reading. Nevertheless he read. God never lets a person hungry to know more about Him hunger long, even if it necessitates calling a great evangelist (Philip) from a great distance and from a great work (Acts 8:5-8). Bible Study fo r one out o f Christ will lead her to believe on Christ (John 20:31). It did the Ethiopian. The Bible is God telling us that He loves us and that He wants to save us through Jesus Christ, His Son (John 3:16, 17). This Ethiopian was reading what some might call dry Old Tes tament prophecy, but he saw this message for it is stamped on every page o f the Bible (v. 35). When this man saw God’s great love and Christ’s sacrifice for him he then and there accepted Christ. Bible Study fo r the Christian brings Guidance. “ Thy W ord is a lamp unto my feet and light unto my path (Ps. 119:105). Have you ever been out at night when it was absolutely dark? Perhaps about you were pitfalls and precipices. How welcome the lantern or light. Satan surrounds the Christian girl with pitfalls. Her life is made up o f one decision after another. Shall I go on with school? Which position shall I accept? Shall I allow this young man to be my friend ? The wrong decision may ruin one’s entire life. No girl knows to choose wisely. Like the lantern, God through His Word, will give the needed light for the next step. Philip is an illus tration o f the guided Christian. Growth. “ Thy words were found and I
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