GOD'S WATCHFULNESS In the Word o f God we are told that the eye o f the L ord is upon the rig h t eou s; that H e sees all that we do. Som etim es w ith our finite minds we may find it hard to comprehend how such constant watchfulness and sur veillance could be possible. Yet, some o f the recent discoveries by scientists give us an interesting in sight into what man has devised. F o r instance, U.S. News and World R eport recently
ADMISSION OF GUILT A recent television program con ducted an interesting survey. The viewing audience was let in on a secret which the studio audience did not know. The m aster o f ceremonies was to talk to a number o f people w itness ing the program inviting them to tell o f some trouble into which they had gotten. It m ight be a ticket fo r p ark ing or speeding, or some oth er diffi culty which had befallen them. What the viewing audience knew that the studio audience did not know was that if any one o f them adm itted that he was at fault, he would be given a g ift o f $500.00. A number o f people told about differen t difficulties into which they had gotten. Yet, during the en tire course o f the interviews, not one o f them adm itted that he or she had been at fault. When the studio audi ence received the news as to u]hat the trick had been, however, several o f them raised their hands and said, “Oh yes, it was my fau lt a fte r all." But then it was too late. This is so much like the average in dividual who has never received Jesu s Christ as Saviour. The B ible tells us, “I f we say that we have not sinned, we m ake God a liar, and his word is not in us." It is as though God were interview ing men and wom.en, and boys and girls, today. I f we will con fes s that we are sinners and accept His means o f forgiven ess, then He gives us a rew ard fa r transcending any $500.00 g ift o f this earth. He gives us the inheritanceship o f heav en, and we become joint heirs with H is Son, Jesu s Christ. I f only we could transport people from this life to the next and show them what they would be m issing, everyone would want to m ake a decision here and now. But God gives the prerogative to men to m ake th eir own choice, as they will. That priceless g ift o f sal vation, now offered freely , i f rejected , will someday be desired above all else, but then it will be fo rev er too late! “F o r how shall we escape i f we neg lect so great a salvation?" 29
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carried an article on how outstanding political leaders are p rotected in various key rallies. A single officer is seated in fro n t o f 7 or 8 television screens, showing v a r i o u s vantage points o f the one to be protected. In constant communication w ith fellow officers, he can imm ediately dispatch units to areas w here trouble may seem to be brewing. Now i f m ere man could devise such a system, we need not question the possibility o f the eyes o f the L ord being always upon the rig h t eous. But the B ible also says that His ears are closed to those who have never received H is Son as Saviour. While sin and crime is rampant, still men think they can get to heaven on their own rights. A religious survey was taken in a typical Am erican town recently. There, nearly e v e r y o n e thought that he would be able to go to heaven by living a good life. As one man summed it up, “I f I am good enough to keep out o f ja il on earth I ’U certainly be good enough to keep out o f hell a fte r death.” The B ible says that “all have sinned" and that salva tion comes through grace, not by works, “lest any man should boast."
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