trol over. That is the product of your heart. Christ died to change your heart if you want it changed. Don’t blame someone else for what goes on in your heart. Most of us have two kinds of problems: what we do about the people in our lives, and what we do about circumstances surrounding us. Actually it is our heart attitudes toward people and circumstances in our lives that make the difference. The product of your heart can be cleansed if you will come to the Lord Jesus Christ and ask Him to do it. “Search me, 0 God, and know my h e a r t : t r y me, and know my thoughts, And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.” Don’t worry about the other person, a child or marriage partner. The important thing to you is what are you going to do about your own heart? Christ died to cleanse it and He will if you will just turn your life over to Him.
with covetousness. There are many of us the same way. We see some body else succeed but rather than rejoicing with them, we turn sour and are covetous. We say in essence, “He got a lucky break. I’m just as good.” Again, the product of the hu man heart is the sort that leads one toward covetousness. My client was in a position where he could see a potential good deal. He could buy a certain quantity of ma terial at a very low price, then turn around and sell it for nearly double the amount. With this he could make himself several thousand dollars. It would, of course, necessitate “bor rowing” some of the company money in order to buy the quantity of ma terials. But, instead of going up, the market hit bottom. He was now in real trouble. He would have to mani pulate the company records. So co vetousness had led to deceit and theft. This man had to face up to the fact that what he did was a result of a sinful heart. How is it with you in your life? Jesus said that the very thought is as sinful as the act itself. The Lord Jesus came to save us from our sins, as well as to cleanse us from a vile and guilty heart. He desires to give us victory over temptation. He died to eliminate covetousness from your heart; to change the tendency toward fornication and adultery; to make it possible for you to find victory over evil speaking, wickedness, de ceit, lust and the evil eye. You don’t ever have to get into situations such as I have described if you realize that what you do is a result of what comes out of you. Christ’s redemp t ion and daily cleansing is good news. You may not be able to control what your husband is going to do. You may not be able to control who moves next door to you. You may not be able to have much to say about the temptations that are going to confront you. But there is one thing you do have con- 12
Anniversary cake for Biola College's 60th year cele bration is checked by Dr. Samuel H. Sutherland (standing left), Biola president. With him is Mr. Al Sanders, vice president of Public Relations. Seated are Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Friesen, dining room man agers, who will provide the dinner for 1,000 guests Monday evening. May 13th in Biota's special banquet.
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