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Show me Thy face, and let its tender glow Illumine all my path while here below. Oh, let no cloud of unbelief arise T o hide that holy vision from mine eyesl Show me Thy face; its purity will shine Into my heart, and every thought refine. Thy presence will all bitterness dispel, Come life or death, with Thee it shall be well. —F lorence M. T aylor . M AY 8 T he C hristian ’ s U se of M oney “All they did cast in o f their abundance; but she of her want” (Mk. 12:44). Our giving, if we listen to Christ with the real desire to learn, will have more in fluence on our growth in grace than we know. One o f the ways o f manifesting and maintaining the crucifixion o f the flesh is never to use money to gratify it. And the way to conquer every temptation to do so, is to have the heart filled with large thoughts of the spiritual power of money. Would you learn to keep the flesh crucified? Refuse to spend a penny on its gratification. As much as money spent on self may nourish and strengthen and com fort self, money sacrificed to God may help the soul in the victory that overcometh the world and the flesh. Every thought o f the danger o f money, every effort to resist it, every loving gift to God helps our life o f faith. W e look at things in the very light of God. W e judge of them as out of eternity, and the money passing through our hands and devoted to God may be a daily education in faith and heavenly mindedness. Money giving may be one of your choicest means o f grace, a continuous fellowship with God in the renewal of your surrender of your all to Him, and in proof o f the earnestness o f your heart to walk before Him in self-denial and faith and love.— A ndrew M urray . M AY 9 F aith R ests “So the men sat down” (John 6:10). Five thousand men sat down at the bid ding o f Jesus—sat down to be fed; and yet, they saw for the feast only five barley loaves and two small fishes. The fact is, they knew the Lord; and, knowing Him, they had no misgivings as to His sympa thy, power, or purpose. They were satis fied with Him, and so, “ sat down”—in con fident expectation. Jesus meets all my needs. He is mine for this very purpose. . . . He can supply all, yea, exceeding abundantly. How can I but be—I am—per fectly satisfied with H im ! And then, what? Surely, rest! “I will not fail thee,” is the Lord’s assurance. So we may sit down. W e may rest, not merely as to His boundless resources, or His measureless love, or His unchanging word, or His almighty power, but as to Himself. W e need not exercise ourselves with His af fairs, for example: as to how He can meet our needs, or deal with our difficulties, or bring the “ uttermost” to pass. He knows. He can do it. He will, too. “ Sit down.” At all times, and under all circumstances, any where and everywhere, without a doubt, or fear, or a single misgiving—rest in H im ! You may! You should!—J. T. W . M AY 10 T he P ilgrim ’ s P ath “I beseech you as strangers and pil grims” (1 Pet. 2:11).
they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven” (Matt. 5:16). There are some volcanic Christians. They seem to blaze up occasionally, and then they relapse into a quiescent state, waiting for another blazing time, when they can make some further wonderful demonstration, and do something great. That is not the will of our blessed L ord ... “Let patience have her perfect work.” “Ye have need of patience.” It is by patient continuance in well-doing that we are to reap the glory o f immortality. I was once asked if it was not a great thing to be able to preach to a lot o f people. Whether it is or is not, the Lord tells us that true reli gion does not consist in that at all. He tells us that true religion consists in visit ing the fatherless and w idows; and we can all do that. It is not some great work, some spasmodic effort, some great throw ing off o f scintillas o f light on occasional opportunities; but it is by that constant living in communion with an absent One, filled with His oil, and showing forth His light, that we fulfill the text, “ Let . . . your lights be burning; and ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord” (Lk. 12:35, 36). --W . P. M ackay . The difference between asking “ for Christ’s sake” and asking “ in Christ’s name” is immense. . . . In my own case, it was, in the first instance, the infinite merit and claim o f the Saviour that made prayer in His name so sure and effective. To be able to approach the Father and say: “ Christ desires this thing for which I am making request," took prayer into a new strength and certainty. Identification with Christ in His infinite claim and merit is a priceless boon indeed for a poor suppliant at the throne of the Most High. But I had to learn that there were yet deeper depths of grace in the privilege o f request in Christ’s name. With such a lack o f fer vor and affection, all courage to pray was wanting. I said I would wait until, by renewal o f physical and spiritual strength, I could pray with more warmth and desire. No improvement showed itself. Afresh I began to cry: “ Lord, teach me to pray!” Somehow it was made clear to me that the name of Christ covered His character as well as His claim. Hence prayer in the name o f Jesus meant not only identifica tion with His merit, but also with His love. . . . How blessed to turn in a moment to the love that knows no weariness or strain, and blend with it the mite of our consent, approval, and sympathy 1 And as our heart nestles in Christ’s great love to those for whom we pray, something o f its warmth and glow cannot fail to pass into the depths o f our own being.—C. G. M oore . M AY 7 T hy F ace “My heart said, . . . Thy face, Lord, will I seek” (Psa. 27:8). Show me Thy face, for this alone I pray, I seek no higher joy from day to day; Within the sunshine o f Thy love and light Life’s dreary places will grow fair and bright. M AY 6 P rayer in J esus ’ N ame “ Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you” (John 16: 23).
fing at the sails with his own breath.” But the wisdom from above says: “ God is your Father, and God is supreme over the natural laws that are only the expression of His ordinary working; and if you will wait on Him, and not be double-souled, hoping one minute and despairing the next, believing one minute and distrusting the next; if you will pray and hold on, and not be like a wave of the sea, the pe culiarity o f which is that it never can stay anywhere—if it gets ahead, it comes back, if it gets up, it comes down—if you will ask God, and hold on asking, and hold on believing, you will find, like Elijah, that ‘the effectual fervent prayer o f a righteous man availeth much’ ” (Jas. 5:16). ■ T. P ierson . M AY 5 S teady L ight "Let your light so shine before men, that
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