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text, reads, “Remember Jesus Christ risen from the dead, of the seed of David, ac cording to my gospel.” Remember Him when tempted (Heb. 4: 15, 16; 2:18). Remember Him when tried (1 Peter 1:7). ’ . ; Remember Him w h e n discouraged (Psa. 126). Remember Him when you have sinned (Psa. 51). Remember Him when you want peace and rest (Matt. 11:25-30). Remember Him when in sorrow (John 14). Remember Him at all times (Psa. 103: 1-5). The little sharp vexations, The briars that catch and fret, Take them all to the Helper Who has never failed us yet. Tell Him about the heartaches, , Tell Him the longing, too. Tell Him the baffled purpose, When we scarce know what to do. And leaving all your weakness With the One divinely strong, Forget that you’ve borne the burden, And carry away the song. —Phillips Brooks. —o— C hoice N uggets “Two friends of the great painter Tur ner, visited him in order to see his picture. When they arrived; Turner kept them for a short time in his closely shrouded room before he sent the servant to take them up to the .studio. Arriving in the studio, he apologized for his apparent rudeness by telling them that it was necessary for their eyes to be emptied of any glare be fore they could appreciate the colors in his picture. You and I need to live in the presence of the Lord Jesus Christ in order that we may be emptied of every thing that is common and earthly, and in order, also, that we may see and be hold and rejoice in His beauty ."C^Rev. W. H. Griffith Thomas, D.D. “There is one person in England, and only one, whose calls for a telephone trunk-line are honored immediately. That person is King George. When he tele phones to the central post office in Lon don, asking to talk with Paris or Ber lin, the -number and exchange required are written on a card which is stamped with the word ‘Royal’ in red. That stamp gives the docket, precedence of all other calls, though ordinarily calls are taken up in order of their receipt, and it is usually half an hour before the busy trunk-line can be handed over to the applicant. But King George gets it at once, and holds it, not three minutes, which is the limit for his subjects, but as long as he pleases. Moreover, he is not on any account to be interrupted by an operator in his conver sation. I wonder if that is what occurs when the King of kings calls up on the telephone of the universe.”—R u n d a y School Chronicle. Dr. Forsyth told the story of a friend of his who was taken over a sheep farm in Australia, at the time of shearing, and how the guide took one little lamb from a pen and placed it in a huge enclosure with some thousands of sheep, where the noise of the bleating of the sheep and the shouting of the shearers was deafening. The lamb remained still for a moment.
too many give to Christ. But we dishonor Him when we bring Him our fading flowers. . “God appoints each individual to serve Him as His steward. He gives to each person access to His inexhaustible re sources. He provides each with oppor tunities. He guarantees personal enrich ment through use.”— Goucher. “There was a man, though some did call him mad, The more he cast away, the more he had.” —Bunyan. “If anything I have will advance the interests of Christ’s kingdom it shall be given up or kept, as by keeping or giving it I shall most promote the glory of Him to whom I owe all my hopes, both of time and eternity.”— Livingstone. Stewardship means the investment of life in God’s service, which includes our daily tasks, everything we do. Some in vest in' self, and get the meager reward of selfishness; others invest in God. Eccles. 12:1; Ps. 103:1-5 D aily S cripture R eading Nov. 19—Remember God early., 1 Sam. 3:1-10. Nov. 20—Remember God’s goodness. Ps. 103:1-13. Nov. 21—Remember God in temptation. Matt. 4:1-11. Nov. 22—Remember God judges. 2 Cor. 5:10. Nov. 23—Remember to imitate God. Eph. 5:1, 2 . Nov. 24—Remember God in business. Lk. 12:13-21. T h o u g h t s o n t h e T opic To remember God is to keep Him al ways before us, to be mindful of what He is, to obey His will, and to render Him thanks for all of His benefits towards us. As His creatures this is our most rational duty; as our Creator God has a right to our lifelong service and our constant love and gratitude. Because of sin man has been separated from his Creator, for God, being a holy God, cannot look upon sin. But God has provided a way where by man can have his sins washed away and his fellowship restored. That way is the only way—by way of the cross. Jesus said, “I am the Way, the truth and the life: no man cometh unto the Father but by me.” 1. In Old Testament times the love of God would be that of a distant reverential love, represented by the oft-repeated phrase “the fear of God.” But Jesus Christ, the one mediator between God and man, has brought God closer to our hu man heart and sympathy. His relation ship as Creator is changed to that of a kind, loving heavenly F a t h e r who watches and cares for His own. Reading into the New Testament, the believer is exhorted to “remember Jesus Christ” (2 Tim. 2:8 R. V.). The entire verse in the Revised Version, being a more correct translation of the original November 25, 1928 Remember God!
thing to Jesus. The only thing he had to give was a magnificent pumpkin he had grown with great care and protected a long time from thieves. But how was he to get it to the Lord? The hamlet had no Christian teacher to tell him, and the touring evangelist of that section was not liable to visit his village fpr some time. His conclusions were: ‘I will take it to the missionary. He will know what to do.’ In India this vegetable is worth about four cents. The old man had walked seventy miles, and one-half of the distance carried on his head a weight of about thirty pounds and- the food for his journey that he might present to the Lord an acceptable gift of four cents.’S O jrij- tian Endeavor World. “At a sailors’ meeting a seaman prayed, ‘Lord, make us ships with two hatch ways ; one to take in cargo, and the other to give it out.’ Paul knew its answer, ‘I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you.’- We are not store houses, we are ships, intended to trade with the heavenly country and bring sup plies for a needy world. Always loading ends in overloading; if we unload, we shall soon be reloaded.”— Record of Christian Work. . Note what a dollar bill will do : “$1 spent for a lunch lasts 5 hours. “$1 spent for a necktie lasts 5 weeks. “$1 spent for a cap lasts 5 months. “$1 'spent for an automobile; lasts S years. “$1 spent for a water power or railroad grade lasts for S generations. “$1 spent in the service of God lasts for eternity. “This does not mean that we should put our income , in the contribution box and starve to death, but that we should wake up to the terrible responsibility that accompanies purchasing power. We speak of the ‘almighty dollar.’ In one sense this is true. Don’t abuse that power. Use it in making good. Get the vision.”— Roger W. Babson. “They asked Captain Levy of Phila delphia, Chestnut street, how he was able to give so much, and still have so much left. ‘Oh,’ said he ‘as I shovel out, He shovels in ; and the Lord has a bigger shovel than I have.’S -D r. Weddell. “In a Bible training-school in Japan, a Japanese teacher offered to give half the sum needed to support one of the grad uating class so that she might give her time to Christian work among her own people. The teacher’s own salary is about fifteen dollars a month, one-third of it going to her mother. The sum she pledged was one-sixth of what she re ceives. On being asked whether it would not be hard to do so much she answered, ‘I want it to be hard,’ as she had wished to do for Christ something that would cost real self-denial.”— A. W. Kelly. A tourist in Southern California tells of looking with much admiration at the wonderful flowers which grew about a fine residence. The lady of the house, see ing the visitors, came out and spoke to them very cordially, asking them ques tions about their home and their tour. Then, taking a pair of scissors, she snip ped off a fine handful of flowers, which she gave them. They noticed, however, that the flowers she cut were all past ripe, and when they turned they gently shook the bouquet, and the petals nearly all fell to the ground. That is the kind of gifts
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