ing psychology that ante-dates Freud, Jung and Adler; with aphorisms more trenchant than those of Franklin; with significant history that we should do well to examine with care. No other volume provides us with simpler, more elementary or more universal law; none with nobler poetry, drama, public speech. Jurists acclaim Moses; glad hearts everywhere sing the Shepherd Psalm; dramatists despair to rival Job; orators study Isaiah and the Apostle Paul to learn the art of convincing .address. Consider the realism of this Book which relates the faults, failings and wickedness of its heroes. It glosses neither David nor Peter. Consider the simplicity and directness of its history in the story of Micaiah who faced a king who was about to die through his own perverseness; the exalted visions of the prophets; the brief and persistent wisdom of the Pro.verbs; the appeal and beauty of that fairest of all stories, “The Prodigal Son.” It is something more than a library. It is a bulwark. No Christian can ever escape the heavenly sunshine of Him who pro claimed, “I am the Light of the world.” The Bible finds its consummation in the spiritual aurora of His presence. His life gives fullest meaning to its entire context. The complete Christian will be fashioned in the likeness of Jesus, the Nazarene, who is the glory of Israel, the strength and solace of Christian hearts. The luminous Bible discloses the source of the Light per petual which is radiant in Him. The Bible preserves His resplendent figure for the ages. Without the Light that is in Him the flame of our illuminating Word would be distinctly' dimmed. Before this Book we all must bow with reverence and intelligence. Our moral foundations rest upon it; our spiritual aspirations spring from it. Prayer, personal or vicarious, is in spired by it. Read it, study it, appro priate it; meditate upon it with humil ity and understanding; above all prac tice the truths this Book proclaims. Be lieve with your heart the Saviour it presents!
Since the earth is the Lord's, as children of God, wherever we are we are on our Father's ground. * * *
ONLY TWO THINGS TO WORRY ABOUT
Have you seen some of the rather crazy and ridiculous greeting cards? One, which seems very popular, is de signed to be sent to a friend who has been ill or under the weather. The out side carries the legend, “Why -worry?" Beneath that are the words, “There are only two reasons for worry.” Inside, the message goes, “The only two rea sons for worry are either you’re suc cessful or you?re'not. If you’re success ful, there’s nothing to worry about. If you’re not successful, there are only two things to worry about: your health is either good or else you’re ill. If your health is good there’s nothing to worry about. If you are ill, then there’s only two things to worry about: yoiCre either going to get well, or yoiire go ing to die. If you’re going to get well, there’s nothing to worry about. If you’re going to die, there are only two things to worry about: you’re either going to heaven or yoiire going to hell. If you’re going to heaven there’s noth ing to worry about. If you’re not going to heaven . . . then . . . good luck.” How empty and foolish that is, “Then good luck!” The card was meant to be in good humor, however, in actuality if one doesn’t go to heaven, it w ill be to late to worry. The Bible tells us that it is appointed unto man once to die and after this the judgment. Thank God, however, there is no need to have any uncertainty about the destiny of your soul. The Bible says that if you believe in Christ as your sin-bearer you are saved; you are not condemned. “Behold now is the accepted time, be hold now is the day of salvation.” “For how shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation?” * Life's is like a "No U Turn" boulevard, for some people never know what they want till they've passed it by, and then it's too late to go back. 29 * *
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