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His divine mission was to provide re demption and eternal life for all man kind. To as many as receive Christ to them gives He the power to become the sons of God.
A DIVINE MISSION Do you know what it means to he lonely? Even though crowds may throng around you, it is still possible to feel destitute of love and compassion. Over in the little country of Nepal, thou sands worship a living goddess. This child is never allowed to play. During her short reign, she remains inside the dim enclosure of the temple. Only a few times each year does she see the outside world when she is paraded through the streets. To the people of Nepal she represents the daughter of the heavens, as the ancient Sanskrit holy books taught. Superstitiously, the Nepalese believe that if the child-god- dess should cry, disaster would roll down the Himalayas. A t the age of three she is first selected from other children. Girls are taken from their hopeful parents and put into a dark ened room. The area is filled with the bloody heads of sacrificial animals and chickens. Loud drums and horns blast mercilessly. According to the priests, all except one will begin to cry- in fear. This one is chosen to be the new child-goddess who will officially reign until she reaches the age of twelve. Then, with her divine mission accom plished, she is returned to her parents and another is chosen for the mysteri ous position. It is a fact that supersti tion is the religion of the irreligious. God is not willing that any should perish. His only begotten Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, chose to leave the eternal glories of heaven to come to this earth. 24
No pathway God has ordained will turn out for you to be a blind alley.
USEFULNESS Many of our listeners, I’m sure, are coin collectors. This numismatic hobby often has proved very rewarding. Louis E. Eliasberg of Baltimore, Maryland supposedly owns the only complete col lection of United States coins in exist ence. He has one of every single coin minted for circulation since 1792. While the market value has never been estab lished, to give you an idea of its worth, a single scarce penny was recently purchased far $2500. The 67-year-old collector started when he was a boy in Selma, Alabama. The treasure is now secured in six wooden trunks secreted in the vault of a bank. No one, except the owner, has ever seen all of it. Very rarely are some of the more priceless coins put on exhibition. No doubt this gives some degree of personal satis faction to Mr. Eliasberg; however, it seems a shame to have it hidden away. It readily reminds us of the way some people hide their God-given talents, pro tected, treasured, never marred in the
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