consume it upon your lusts.” In the 73rd Psalm, Asaph was greatly con cerned over the age-old problem: that the ungodly seem to prosper while the righteous suffer. How does one understand this? It just doesn’t seem to make sense. It’s about half way through his soliloquy that he comes to a p ro found realization. “Until I went into the sanctuary of the Lord; then understood I their latter end.” The only understanding we’re going to acquire concerning this perplexity, or any of the other problems of life, is in the sanctuary of the Lord, which is His eternal Word, the Bible. If we want to find strength, peace, satisfaction and con tentment (and who doesn’t? ), we must soon learn that this is only available through the Scripture and the power of God. David wanted to do this all of the days of his life. Underscore the word all. It seems to me that I have a natural inclination to dwell in the house of the Lord when things are going right. When I’m spiritually
ken fellowship with God. I’ve often had people tell me, "Oh, if only I could work in a place like Biola! How wonderful it must be in a Christian organization. Wouldn’t I be happy if I could be there.” Well, it is won derful, but the fact of the matter is that dwelling in the house of the Lord is possible right at your own kitchen sink, even if your husband is not saved as yet. Such a relationship is possible right at your office desk, or at the bench where you work. God’s same presence is with you in the classroom whether it’s a secular or a Christian school. David said, “I want to behold the beauty of the Lord.” The only way we can do it in this life is by faith. Aren’t you thankful that we don’t worship God out of fear, but rather out of love for that which He is and has done for us? “To behold the beau ty of the Lord” means to see His moral character, His holiness, His mercy, grace and love. These things grow the brighter with each day. Isaiah 52:14 speaks of the Lord Jesus Christ, telling us that His visage was marred more than any man’s. In the next chapter, the sec ond verse comments that there is no beauty or comeliness that we should desire Him. This is certainly true of the world’s appraisal of Him. They may not see anything in Christ which they would desire. For Chris tians, however, we see that beauty which is characteristic of every as pect of His character. How long has it been since you sat down and just contemplated the beauty of the Lord ? What a tremendous opportunity for this type of fellowship with Him! The Psalmist wanted to inquire in God’s temple. That meant that he was seeking the wisdom necessary for life’s most pressing problems. Do you ever feel that your prayers avail very little? James gives us a clue as to why this may be. He ex plains, “Ye ask and receive not be cause ye ask amiss, that ye may
A maize of wires have gone to the construction of studios for Radio Station KBBI locatednow at the Biola Campus in Marshburn Hall. Pictured here is Dana Gereczof Des Moines, Iowa, put ing some last minutes touches on one of the studio amplifiers. KBBI started in 1959, broadcasts 24 hours a day.
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