November 1930
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Thanksgiving HOUGH the LORD be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off. Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me. The LORD will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O LORD , endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands” (Psalm 138:6-8).
been pouring in from people all over the Christian world assuring us of their confidence in the Institute and their earnest prayer in its behalf. While we have no endowment of money, we thank God for the great endowment of pray ing friends. The Bible Institute of Los Angeles will not die, but will live and declare the works of the Lord. Unto Him be all the glory for ever and ever..' Co-WOEKERS W ITH Gob The smiting of the rock by. Moses was a very small item in the incident. The main consideration was what
: Nothing has cheered us more, in recent weeks than have these words of King David. How weak and insignificant we are in our selves ! We have been facing problems that had no human so lution; we could not trust in our own arm or wisdom. We came to our extremity. We walked in the midst of trouble. We were ut terly cast down, but when our faces hit the ground, the Lord revived us with these words. We believe the Lord will per fect that which concerneth us. We believe that in His sovereign grace He will not forsake the works of His own hands. We are rejoicing in the fact that He who begins a good work will per form it. We thank God for His assurance. “ My God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.” We have a great token of the favor of God in the splendid stu dent body of the Bible Institute.
God was doing in the heart of the earth. But the two wrought together :—Moses in the eyes of the pdople, God in hidden depths, Just so we are fellow workers with God. One of the greatest revela tions that cap come to any Christ ian worker is the realization that in evpry act of Christian minis try there are two agents:—God and man. But God does not need to be implored to «help us. He wants us to help Him. Our part is the comparatively unimportant and subsidiary one of smiting thè rbck while His is the divine and all-important part of making the waters flow. Imagine Moses going to the rock that day weighted with care, his b row furrowed with the anxiety -of furnishing a river from which Israel might drink Moses did not need to worry. All he had to do was to smite. God would do all the rest, and He had pledged Himself to it. So, Christ
My Heart Is Resting My heart is resting, 0 my God, I will give thanks and sing; My heart is at the secret source O f every precious thifig. I thirst for springs o f heavenly life, And here all day they rise; I seek the treasure o f Thy love, And close at hand it lies. And a “ new song” is in my mouth, To long-loved music set— Glory to Thee fo r all the grace I have not tasted yet! There is a certainty o f love, That sets my heart at rest; A calm assurance for today That what Thou dost is best.
—Anna L. Waring.
They are a high class o f young people from many States of the Union and from many foreign countries. Every student seems to have come to us with a holy purpose—a purpose to make the most and best possible preparation for Christian service at home, or in the foreign field. They are characterized by an intense earnestness in their studies and by a great longing to get the deeper things of the spiritual life. In these days of darkness and apostasy, it thrills us through and through to see hundreds of students who have resolved, under God, to yield all of their talents and strength to Him. We also thank God for an unusual corps o f teachers. Dean McCreery and his associates are men and women of great faith; they are absolutely true to the Old Book, and dedicated as instructors to give the best possible to the young men and women who sit at their feet. We are, moreover, also praising God for the great host of friends that He has raised up for the Bible Institute of Los Angeles. Each day for a year and a half letters have
ian, you have been worrying as though the whole weight of God’s inheritance were upon you, but you are greatly mistaken; smiting is a very easy work. If you are in the will of God, you will not be trying to carry the ark or even steady it. You will not be worrying over the giants at Hebron. You will not sit under a juniper tree and tremble before Jezebel. In every congregation of God’s people, in every Bible institute, the Holy Spirit is present, eager to glorify Christ and to pour out rivers of living water for thirsty men. Believe this. See that you are spiritually in a right con dition that He may»-,be able to ally you with Himself. Keep reckoning on Him to do His share ; and when the river is flowing, be sure not to take the praise. “We are workers together with God.” T rue P rayer There is no region of the average Christian life con cerning which there is more uncertainty than that of
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