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sioned for service, for, in the'figure of the builder, “other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.” True, there are some who would try to build without this foundation, but they are like the foolish man who built his house upon the sand. "And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house: and it fell: and great was the fall of it” (Matt. 7:27). This man may have built very fine material into this house: he may have used the finest of stone and metal, but all was of no avail when the storm came. He lacked the one thing necessary, the sure foundation, even Jesus Christ. What a picture of mankind! The unbeliever who tries to build his life without Christ may perhaps build into it many wonderful things, but when the test ing time comes, that life falls as must all structures which lack adequate foundation. On the other hand, we have the believer who builds his life upon the rock, Christ Jesus. Sad to say, too often the Christian builds with very poor materials of which even the unbeliever would be ashamed— “wood, hay, stubble." When the testing time comes, however, it does not spell com plete loss, for though the testing fires may consume the inferior material, the builder himself is saved, “yet so as by fire.” But if a man build upon this foundation that which will endure—the gold, the silver, the pre cious stones—he as a wise builder shall re ceive his reward according to his labor. Therefore, every man should “take heed how he buildeth.” Helps for the Leader I. B uilding for G od 1. Building an altar (Deut. 27:6, 7). The Christian and his prayer life (Psa. 5:3; 55:17; 141:2; Phil. 4:6, 7; Heb. 13:15; 2 Pet. 2 :5 ). 2. Building a house (Deut. 8:11-14). The Christian and his home life (Psa. 127:1; Acts 16:31; John 12:3). 3. Building a temple (1 Ki. 5-8). The Christian and his public worship (Psa. 100:4; 122:1; Heb. 10:24, 25). 4. Building bulwarks (Deut. 20:20). The Christian and his Bible study (Josh. 1:5, 7, 8; Prov. 2:5-7). 5. Building walls (2 Chron. 32:5). The Christian and his protection—faith (Eph. 6:16; Psa. 71:7). 6. Building the gate (2 Chron. 27:3). The Christian and soul-winning (Psa. 126:5, 6; Isa. 26:2). 7. Building towers in the desert (2 Chron. 26:10). The Christian and his testimony (Psa. 61:3; 107:2; Prov. 18:10). —M ilo F. J amison . II. F ounded upon the R ock An old Welsh lady when she lay dying was visited by her minister. He said to her, “Sister, are you sinking?” She looked at him incredulously. At last, rising a little in her bed, she said, "Sinking! Sinking! Did you ever know a sinner to sink through a rock? If I had been standing on the sand, I might sink; but, thank God, I am on the Rock of Ages, and there is no sinking there.”—C. H. S purgeon .
not be weary in well doing: for in due sea son we shall reap, if we faint not” (Gal. 6 :9 ). But if we have lacked earnestness, fervency, longing, we should heed the words of the Psalmist, “They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bring ing his sheaves with him” (Psa. 126:5, 6). But what is this "precious seed” that car ries with it such promise? Our Scripture portion for this meditation tells us that “the seed is the word of God” (Lk. 8:11), which God has promised shall not return void (Isa. 55:11), but shall accomplish His pur pose. Our duty, then, is to sow the seed, His to give the increase. Or it may be ours to "water,” even as did Apollos (1 Cor. 3 :6 ), or perhaps to reap where another has sown, even as did the disciples (John 4:35- 38). The Lord of the vineyard determines the “where” and "when” of our service. But whatever or wherever the duty, may we be counted faithful by the Master, may we be ever ready to accept the challenge of the fallow ground or the whitened fields, remembering that “he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reap eth may rejoice together.” A missionary from Palestine says that he saw such a sight as had never before met his eyes—a field absolutely white. He asked his helper, “What is that?” The answer was, "That is a field of wheat.” “But why is it white?” the American asked, though he expected the answer to be just what it was. “It is overripe. There are not enough men here to cut the grain, and this has been left too long. Unless it is cut at once, the owner will get no harvest, for the birds will eat much of it and the rest will fall on the ground and rot. When a field gets ripe like this, it must be harvested at once if it is to be saved.” Just then, from different directions there came two large flocks of birds which set tled on the field to enjoy the feast so tempt ingly spread for them. In many mission lands the fields are white to the harvest; who will gather it? —Woman s Missionary Friend. II. A C hallenge If I know anything about farming, it takes an expert to sow, a novice to reap. The sower and the reaper shall rejoice to gether.—J ock T roup . JULY 23, 1939 THE BUILDER 1 C orinthians 3:9-15 Meditation on the Lesson The Christian builder, in common with the soldier, the athlete, the husbandman, and the ambassador, is not dependent for his salvation upon his success or failure in his works as a Christian. His salvation was assured by Christ's finished work on Calvary, received as a gift by an act of faith. This salvation must needs be applied personally before any man can be commis Helps for the Leader £ “W hite A lready to H arvest ”
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