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Whom God calls He qualifies, and whom He qualifies He sends.— Johnson. A man who is trying to fight the devil in his own stren g th is th e man who is in danger.— Echoes. v. 7. Be th o u strong an d very cour ageous. The drumm er boy who never learned to beat the re tre a t won a lo t of victories.— S. S. Times. Courage is half the battle.— E latus. T rue courage is like a kite— a con trary wind raises it h igh er.— Semm. He who loses w ealth loses much, he who loses a friend loses more, and he who 'loses courage loses all-— Cervantes. Courage is always g reatest when blended w ith meekness. —-Channing. Courage by keeping th e senses quiet and th e understanding clear puts us into a condition to receive tru e intelligence, to make computations upon danger, and to pronounce righ tly upon th a t which th reaten s us.— Elmes. Notice th a t th e courage was linked w ith th e Word of God and obedience to it. Spiritual grow th and enjoym ent are im possible a p a rt from m editation on th e Word and obedience to it.— Gaebelein. Observe to do. Jo shu a had to be fitted to command by learn ing to obey. Dar ing and discipline m ust go together, and to know how to follow o rders is as essential as to know how to despise dangers.— Exp. Bible. v. 8. This Book. If a man is not fam iliar w ith th e Bible he has suffered a loss which he had b etter m ake all possible haste to correct.— Roosevelt. A studious perusal of th e sacred volume w ill m ake b etter citizens, b etter fathers* and b etter husbands.— Jefferson. The Bible is th e only guide of life which really leads th e sp irit in th e way of peace and sajvatioh.—Woodrow Wil son. The Bible is certainly th e best preparation th a t you can give a soldier going into b attle to sustain his ideal and faith .— Marshall Foch. Moses had no Bible. Moses lived on th e spoken Word. There was nothing w ritten in th e sense in which th e word is used in
th is verse. A new responsibility is im posed upon th e Church. God has a w ritten Word, a declared testimony, something requ iring atten tion , in telli gence, sympathy and obedience.— Peo ple’s Bible. Shall n o t depart. If you find more pleasure in read ing th e Sun day newspapers th a n th e Bible, there is something w rong w ith your h eart.— Sel. Meditation is th e soul’s perspec tive glass whereby she discerns God as if He were n ear a t hand.— F eltham . It is not he who reads most b u t he th a t m editates most on divine tru th who will prove th e strong est Christian.—Hall. Those who make th e Word of God their rule, and conscientiously walk by it, shall both do well and make g reat progress. We will be anim ated and emboldened for God’s w ork as we keep our h ea rts upon th e divine w arran t.— , Sum. Bible. Day an d n igh t. If ever a m an’s business m ight excuse him from m editating on the Scriptures, one would th in k Jo sh u a’s m ight a t th is time. W hatever th e ru sh of our affairs, we cannot afford to neglect th e one thing needful.—-K. B. T h at th o u mayest observe to do. A man who lives rig h t and is rig h t has more power in his silence th a n ano ther by his words.— Sel. Christianity is not a cloak to pu t on b u t a life to be p u t in.— Crabill. Be an Amen Christian, b u t don’t shout louder th a n you live it.— Scott. God w ants your obedience, no t your p atron age.— Sel. Many will w ear a crucifix who will not be crucified, and many will give Christianity th e ir countenance who will no t give it th e ir h eart.— Brookes. Many people p ray and talk cream and live skimmed m ilk.— Davis. God cannot be cheated w ith deftly quoted texts.— McNeil. S h alt m ake th y way prosperous. Bible verses save from sp iritu al reverses.— K. B. v. 9. Be n o t afraid. If we are meet ing th e tempest alone, the best thing we can do is to fear, fo r th e fear may drive us to seek for God’s help. If we know th a t Christ is w ith us, it is wise
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