October, 1942
T H E K I N G ï S B U S I N E S S
.'398
ever. After the pelting rain of adver sity cometh the clear shining. —Charles Haddon Spurgeon. 29. A Weapon for an Invisible Foe “The prayers of the saints ascended up before God” (Rev. 8:4). Satan is doing sfll he can to set up his own imitation glory in a world that is wrecked by his hatred and strife, but the greatest battle is be ing fought in the heavenlies. They do as much for the Lord’s cause who intercede like Moses on the mount as they who fight like Joshua in the thick of battle. Prayer based upon God’s Word is the only weapon man can use today to touch the invisible foe. It takes courage to be a prayei; warrior!— The Conqueror. 30. Retrospection “ And thou shalt remember all the way which the Lord thy God led thee” (Deut. 8:2). He was better to me than all. my hopes, He was better than all my fears; He made a bridge of my broken works, And a rainbow of my tears. The billows that guarded my sea-girt path , _ : But carried my Lord on their crest; When I dwell on the days of my wilderness march I can lean on His love for the rest. —A. S. • 31. The Way Out “He shall direct thy paths" (Prov. 3:6). “I was lost," explained Walter L. Wilson, “hopelessly lost, and even when the Forest Ranger came I could see no way outi But he reassured me, ‘I’m the way out.’ ” Have you gotten “lost in the woods” concerning your call to service?' Have closed doors and mounting problems barred your way until the clear vision you once had now seems dim? Then remember that C h r i s t is the way through every trackless difficulty. He has a place for you, and He will see you through. HE is the way. —W. Neill Hawkins. New Miracle Book Club Headquarters Dedicating its spacious new head quarters at 1652 Noble Drive, N. E., Atlanta, Ga., the Miracle Book Club, Inc., on August 15 prepared for further expansion of its work. Evelyn McFar- lane McClusky, Director of the move ment, expresses some of the problems thus: “Our task is a difficult one be cause it is 98 per cent with young people. Most of them are so in volved in the war effort that we hav, a hard task and need much prayer. We thank God there is an increased call for chapters of MBC and for individual aid through the magazine [The Con querorI ] and letters.”
Thou art THE LORD who slept upon the pillow, Thou art THE LORD who soothed the furious sea, What matter beating wind and toss ing billow, If only we are in the boat w i t h THEE? Hold us in quiet through the age-long minute While Thou art silent and the wind is shrill; Can the boat sink while THOU, dear LORD, art in it? Can the'heart faint that waiteth on Thy will? —Amy Carmichael. 26. Evidence of the Christ-Life “ I am crucified with Christ: never theless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: (Gal 2:20). If the Christ-life is there it will come out through the new glory on the face, and the tenderness of the touch, and the new love for every body. The very best testimony that you can ever give to the power of Christ is to live His life over again, not in your own effort, but by the propulsion of that same life within you. For me to live is to reproduce Christ.—G. Campbell Morgan. Never Before "Therefore be ye also ready; for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh” (Matt. 24:44). Never before such a sad world as this, Never before; Tumult and bloodshed, confusion and fear, Nations at war. Kingdoms are tottering, famine draws near, And pestilence sore. Earth’s long night is ending—O glori ous dawn Of ineffable day! Scarce can our waiting hearts bear His delay . . . “ No longer delay, Come quickly, Lord Jesus, come quick ly !” we pray— Longing, we pray. —Martha Snell Nicholson. 28. Clear Shining "And he shall be . . . as the ten der grass springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain” (2 Sam. 23:4). The sway of Christ as^King is like “clear shining after rain,” whereby the tender grass is made to spring out of the earth. So have we often seen it. . . Perhaps the brightest weather is just when the rain has ceased, when the wind has drifted away with the clouds, and the sun peers forth to gladden the earth with smiles. And thus is it with the Christian’s exer cised heart. Sorrow does not last for 27.
Humility is very beautiful when we' see it unimpaired. It is exquisite with the loveliness of Christ. But . . . how often we meet with men who, when requested to do some service, imme diately hoist the flag of their humil ity and declare that they are of the 'humble sort, and prefer to keep in the ,shade! Yes, but humility takes the lowest place, and does not know that her face shines. Self-conscious ness always tends to sour humility, and pervert it into pride. “Moses wist not that . . . his face shone,” —J. H. Jowett. Bass Notes “But none saith, Where is God my maker, who giveth songs in the night?” (Job 35:10). Unable to use my left arm, I tried one morning to play a piece of music with the right hand alone and was distressed by the lack of harmony. . . My life is very much like music. The bass notes are necessary to a perfect harmony. When our Master Composer adds a deep bass note—it may be any ,number of things that are particu larly unlovely alone—He knows just how many notes and just how deep the tone should be to make the most perfect harmony of our lives. —Ruth Matthews. 23. Appropriate the Glow “The Lord shall be thine everlast ing light” (Isa. 60:20). A room fully equipped for electric lights w ill remain dark until the but ton is clicked. Many a born-agàin person fumbles along in doubt and distress because he fails to appro priate the glota and the assurance, the : victory and the rewards which might so easily be his for claiming them . . . as simply as punching a small button for light in a room. —The Conqueror.: Guarantee the Crop “ Being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God” (Col. 1:10). In the husbandry of the farm, the drill and not the plqugh, gives the crop. The plough destroys every liv ing thing, tearing all Up, -root and branch, and burying all under the ground; while the drill plants the seed, and, under the blessing of God, ensures a golden harvest and a full garner. . . In the husbandry of the kingdom the law is the plough, and the gospel is the drill. And the deeper the plough is put in, the better the crop, provided only that the drill fol lows in due time, casting in seed in abundance.—W. E. Boardman. • 25. Hold Us in Quiet , “When . he giyeth quietness, who then can make trouble?” (Job 34:29). 22. 24.
Made with FlippingBook - Online magazine maker