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Brooks. than he did fish on that day, Acts 2:14-41. •—Torrey. v. 20. Straightway followed. To be a Christian is to obey Christ no matter how you feel.—Beecher. Obedience alone gives the right to command.-—Emerson. He sur renders nothing who keeps back anything. —Sel. God cannot use anyone until they are willing, if need be, to “become fools for Christ’s sake—Victoria Clibborn. God measures loyalty to Himself not by the feelings we express but by our obedience. —Sel. ' John 14:23. Keep my words. The faith that receives all God has cannot be separ ated from the love that obeys all Jesus says. —Torrey. James 1 :22. Doers, not hearers only. This is how many persons are trying to be religious-; they are'entertaining every day to tea about twelve h.onest doubters and they are holding conversation over theirs steam ing cups and talking all manner o f nonsense to one another. Why do they not go out and practice the Gospel? Why do they not carry the Gospel into conduct? I f any man will follow Christianity down Tnto the market place, the hospital, the battlefield, and the wear and tear o f life, he will see that the chiefest o f the miracles o f God are being wrought in the world at this moment. —Parker. The true disciple learns in order that he may do, not in order that he may know 'or teach.—J. F. & B. 'v. 26. Bridleth not his tongue. Discre tion o f speech is better than fluency of speech.—Sel. They who are free from grosser sins and even bear the .outward show o f sanctity will often -exalt them selves by distracting others, under the pre tense o f their zeal, while their real motive is love o f evil speaking.—Calvin. v. 27. Pure, undefiled religion: We are not saved by pure and, undefiled religion, for .the way to be saved is not to visit the fatherless and widows, but this is true religious practice.—Torrey. You will never by saved BY your good works, and let me
By K. L. F OLLOW me, Matt. 4:9. Christ’s call is authoritative in its brevity. All duty dies in “ follow me.” He does not need to use arguments. From the very first this meek and lowly man assumes a tone which on other lips 1 we would call arrogance. Strangely enough, the word admits His right and finds nothing unworthy o f His meekness in His unconditional claims of absolute submission to His curt orders.— Maclaren. How are we to know when a divine call has really been addressed to the heart? A call that summons men to surrender all things in this way is likely to be a healthy and a true call.—Peoples Bible. Whatever you are, you will succeed in it only in proportion as Christ has called you to it.—Sel. I will make you. You have heard His call to be a winner o f men. You do not deny the call, but how to carry it out is your difficulty. You have nothing to do with that. “ Follow me”—that may mean a great tax upon my strength; it may mean a rash adventure ;■ I might not be equal to the occasion. But the call does not end with “ follow me.” He who spake these words spake other words which address themselves to every misgiving o f the modest heart. “I will make you.” He who gives the call gives the power. Herein we are entitled to bind Christ to His own prom ise.—Jos. Parker. Fishers o f men. Our Lord did not call disciples to cultivate fish, but to catch them. —Sel. Their old craft is to be theirs still, only in a nobler form. The patience, the brave facing of the storm and the night; the perseverance which toiled all night ' though not a fin glistened in the net,-Would all' find place in their new career.—Mac laren. Raising them from a lower to a higher fishing as David was from a lower to a higher feeding. Psa.. 78:70-72.—J. F. & B. The fisherman Peter did not lay aside his nets but changed them.—Augus tine. The day came when Jesus promise to Peter was so wonderfully fulfilled that Peter caught, more men at a single haul
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