ence God in His goodness gave us three wonderful little children. It was not a surprise but a most natural thing. Because of our marriage to the Lord Jesus Christ, we ought quite naturally to bring forth fru it for God. They say that my little girl looks like my wife while my boys look like me. I don’t argue with the people who tell us these things. They may or may not be true. One thing I do know is that God has given to our marriage this wonderful fruit. The fru it is in tended to demonstrate something of the root. If you are married to Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, this must be the relationship of your very being and the whole center of your Chris tian life. The Christian experience is the greatest thing anyone can enjoy on the face of this earth. Still there are many people who have had their sins forgiven, who are going to heaven when they die, and yet they have no fruit. May I suggest you have dealings with this One to whom you are mar ried? Reaffirm the vows and say, “Dear Lord Jesus, the day I was mar ried to You, I made my life available. Yet, I'm just beginning to realize that You made Your risen life avail able to me. Blessed Saviour, just now work in my life that there might be evidence of Your dynamic resurrec tion in me.” May you do this for His sake as well as for your own. A SAD PICTURE A sociology professor was discussing the population explosion with his class explaining it with the illustration, “If you lined up all the people in China, four abreast, and marched them, over a cliff, the line would never come to an end. That may paint a picture of the vast world population, however, the true Christian with a missionary heart could never consider such a situation without a deep and lasting challenge. To the young people here at Biola, this mental picture of the countless millions march ing over the abyss of hell, is a dramatic revelation of those of the world march ing on and on, heading for a Christ-less eternity. This is why “the love of Christ contrains” them to go!
Biola student trio and their accompanist from left to right, Sharon Maxwell, Joan Hartvigsen, Patty Filler, and Elizabeth Bohanan. A GODLY W O M A N 'S EXAMPLE Dorcas lived in the busy port city of Joppa. Evidently her primary concern was for others. Her home town had more than the usual share of widows and fa therless children. The sea was as cruel then as it is now, except that safety and rescue aids then were virtually non-ex istent. To these fatherless families Dor cas gave her particular attention. Schol ars tell us that evidently she was finan cially well-to-do. She could have looked out upon widows and orphans, scavag- ing the beach for any scraps of value, soothing her conscience by throunng them a few coins. She chose, however, not to give of her possessions but rather of herself. She wasn’t trying to ease her mind. With her hands she sewed robes, sandals, and garments of all types. They were worth far more than the cost of her time, thread and effort, for they had been stitched with love. Little won der that when she became so sick and died the Christians sent for Peter. Dor cas’ weeping and bereaved friends could only show him some of the clothing she had made and given to them. Peter, using his God-given powers, bolstered their faith by restoring for a little time their beloved Dorcas. This woman of faith is a living example of practical Christianity. Today, too, there are many Christian women unknown perhaps to the world, but well-known to God (for that is all that matters), who are giving of them selves to help others as obedient and tri umphant servants of Christ. The Bible exhorts us, “Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with all thy might.’’ * * * People sometimes think they have a strong will when it's actually a strong "won't." 6
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