November 1930
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Isn't It a Fact? —that the most fascinating stor ies you ever read were clean as a hound’s tooth? —that the tales of r oman c e which kept you pouring’ away at their pages late at night were founded on virtue and morality? Such a story that you’ ll read yourself and give to the whole family is Eyes in the Dark B y Z enobia B ird Author of “ Under Whosp Wings”
the cost of His own obedience, and the work He accomplished for the salvation of sinners!— J. T. W. — o— December 11— “'Would to God that we had died by the hand, o f the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots” (Ex. 16:3). It is a sad thing when we allow life’s disappointments to make us despondent. The problem of Christian living in this world is not to escape experiences of hardship, but to retain Sweetness of spirit in them. When the snows melted away after the long winter, a little plant was seen looking up into the warm, blue sky, as fresh, ten der, and full of life, as if it had passed the cold months in a conservatory. IJnder the great drifts it had hidden, cosy and warm, and was ready at the first coming of spring to burst into the full vigor o'f fragrant life. That is a picture of the way every Christian Should pass through the sorest winter of adversity. But that is not the way many people endure. Ybu must sometimes go, from the cool shade and gurgling waters of Elim, out into the hot desert. Ypu must have hardships, losses, sorrows. But see to it that you re tain through all these a heart gentle as a little Child’s, full of trust and hope. Then, when the winter is past and the spring comes,— as spring always does come after the longest winter—you will emerge un harmed, with even richer life, tenderer beauty, and deeper joy. The secret of such victorious living is a trust in God that never .fails.— Selected. — °— December 12— ‘‘The Lord turned the captivity o f Job, when he prayed for his friends” (Job 42:10). A great many people who try to be com forters actually press thorns on aching heads. No art needs a more delicate touch than that of the comforter. The hands of most of us are too rough to be laid on throb bing hearts. No wonder Job felt that his friends were miserable comforters, or that he was not at first in a mood to pray for them. But, until he could pray for them, blessing could not come to him. The lesson is for us. Others may have injured or grieved us in some way, and we may not be ready to forgive them. But, while we feel so, we are shutting divine blessing away from ourselves. Job’s, prayer for his friends showed that his heart was now softened toward them, and that he had forgiven them. Then blessing came to him. When we can pray for one who has wronged us, misjudged us, or Said unkind things of us or to us, hurting us in some way, we are in a condition to receive blessing from God. Job was also ready now to come out of his own sorrow in order to help others. W e do not find comfort by staying in the darkness of our own grief, by thinking only of it; we must forget ourselves and begin to serve others and to seek their good if we would find the light of God’s com fort. Selfishness in any form misses God’s blessing.— Selected. December 13— " I f thou const believe” (Mk. 9:23). , Faith is hindered by the weak and un- scriptural way in which so many excuse
their unbelief and lightly think and speak of the sin of doubting God. If we would have, strong faith, we must recognize it as an imperative and sacred obligation, steadfastly and firmly believe God, and refuse ever to doubt Him. Let us not say we cannot believe. It is true we cannot of ourselves; but God has provided for us the power to believe if we choose to do so. Let us then no more condone and palliate our doubts as harmless infirmities and sad misfortunes, but “take heed lest there be in any of us an evil heart of unbelief in departing from the living God.” Faith is hindered by reliance upon human wisdom, whether our own or the wisdom of others. The devil’s first bait to Eve was an offer of wisdom; and for this she sold her faith. It was the foolish proposition of the spies to search out the land, and to find out by investigation whether God had told the truth or not, that, led to the awful out break of unbelief that shut the doors of Canaan to a whole generation. It is very significant that the names of these spies are nearly all suggestive of human wis dom, greatness, and fame. Oun own wis dom is dangerous if it takes the place of God’s simple word. Therefore if we would trust the Lord with all our heart, we must lean not to our own understanding. — A. B. Simpson. ' The saints have the least reason to be afraid when they most feelingly recog nize their utter weakness and dependence. He .who puts into the most delicate forms of animal and vegetable life such secrets of resistance or evasion, fortifies the heart of His feeblest children with sublime in crements of vitality and victory. Truly the soul is never more magnificently strong and safe than when tribulations, shutting it up to simple love and trust, cause it to behave itself like a weaned December 14— "When I am weak, then am I strong” (2 Cor. 12:10).
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