through the experience of death. When we come to the end of life, we shall need the Divine One to hold our “right hand, saying . . . Fear not; I will help thee” — He who has gone that way before, and has come through, living and triumphant! Bless God, there is no trusting child of His who ap proaches “ the valley of the shadow” alone. “ I am he that liveth,” cries our victorious Lord, and, “ I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.” The advocacy of Christ has to do not only with the possibly distant prospect of our dying, but also with the present fact of our living. He “ ever liveth to make inter cession” for us. There, at the right hand of God, He pleads our cause; He prays for us. Sometimes we hear Christian people complaining about a lack of sympathy among believers, and perhaps one will say: “ I have just nobody to pray for me!” If you are a child of God, Jesus Christ prays for you. Day and night, He intercedes for you. A Conditional Appropriation In Job’s majestic utterance, note the personal element: / , . . my. Phrases like l know, my Redeemer, l shall see for m yself, and many others, speak of Job’s personal faith. There were many things that Job did not know. Sud denly stripped of all his possessions and crushed by sorrow and disease, he did not know the reason for all his anguiih. He could not read the meaning of his tears. But, blessed be God, he could appropriate the grace of God for his specific need, and thus face the future unafraid. Have we this joy of personal assurance? Separating ourselves from the multitude that is about us, the multi tude that knows not Christ, can each of us say: “ I know that my Redeemer liveth” ? Or, realizing that countless myriads are trusting the Saviour, can we look up into His face and confess: “ Thou are my Redeemer” ? Unless this matter is intensely personal, and we can say with Job, “I know,” the present Easter season will mean nothing more to us than a spring holiday. If the Christ of Easter is not our personal Saviour, He can become so only by the exercise of a personal faith. Christ died for the sins of all men, and rose from the dead for the justification of all people; but that general truth must be made personal. With the hand of faith upon the dear head of the Lamb of God, each soul must be able to confess: “ This is my Redeemer.” A Certain Appearing By faith, Job was enabled to see far into the future, to behold not only the first coming of the Lord Jesus Christ to earth, but also His second return in glory. It is though two great mountain peaks loomed before Job, the one obscured by the other, so that he was unaware of the valley that lay between. Job spoke of One who “ shall stand at the latter day upon the earth.” The picture suggests authority. Isaiah described this coming One as “Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.” The day is coming when Christ shall take His rightful place, and this sin-scarred, blood-drenched earth shall respond to the holy commands of the King. Earn estly we pray: Come, blessed Lord, bid every shore And answering island sing
Resurrection Realities
A T R O P H Y OF G O D 'S G R A C E : C H IE F T A R IR I Only the love of the
Lord Jesus Christ can transform the heart of a heathen savage tribal chieftan to become a zealous soul winner for the Saviour. Such is the case of Tariri, a Shapra Indian c h i e f of Peru, who, since his conv er s i on through the faithful witness of Wycliffe Bi ble Translators, has ex pended every means of spreading the Gospel of Christ. Tariri’s first efforts
have been to his own tribe. Now, however, he has ordered Spanish language New Testaments and copies of his personal testimony translated into Spanish for distribution among members of the Peruvian National Guard posted in his area. He has advanced this means of witness for the benefit of those who do not speak his language. The impressive looking chief was introduced to American TV viewers when the “This is Your Life” program honored Miss Rachel Saint. A Confident Aspiration Thoughts of the Redeemer were, to Job, a constantly purifying hope; and this experience is shared by every true child of God. One’s reactions to the smallest trivial ities of everyday life are influenced by this realization: At any moment, I may be in the presence of the Lord Jesus Christ, “ whom I shall see for myself.” What holy joy this fact imparts! I know a home where there was great excitement. Such a house-cleaning as that place was given! Such buying of supplies for the kitchen and for the wardrobe! Such radiant joy on all faces! What was the reason for all this? A soldier-son was coming home on furlough. Heaven’s dearest Son is coming back to earth, not just on furlough, but to reign forever. Thoughts of His near ness should purify and gladden every moment of our lives. In heart and life, are we readying ourselves to welcome our triumphant, glorious Redeemer? END.
The praises of Thy royal name, And own Thee as their King. Jesus — the whole creation groans: The air, the earth, the sea, In unison with all our hearts, And calls aloud for Thee.
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