hold of faith. See the classic passage in I John, chapters two and three, where our Lord says much at this par ticular point. The test of true love is doing something for those whom we can see. This takes the Lord out of the abstract and brings Him into the concrete. It also takes our Christian faith out of the heavenlies and brings it to the earthly and practical. In Ephesians 2:10 the truth is given, “For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before or- A FATHER'S PRAYER Dear God, my little boy of three Has said his nightly prayer to Thee; Before his eyes were closed in sleep He asked that Thou his soul would keep. And I, still kneeling at his bed, M y hand upon his tousled head, Do ask, with deep humility, That Thou, dear Lord, remember me. Make me, kind Lord, a worthy dad, That I may lead this little lad In pathways even fair and bright, That I may keep his steps aright. 0 God, his trust must never be Destroyed, or even marred by me; Let Christ in all my actions shine, To guide this little lamb of Thine. So for the simple things he prayed With childish voice so unafraid, 1 trembling, ask the same from Thee; Dear Lord, kind Lord, remember me! dained that we should walk in them.” Are you of the household of faith? Are you meeting your social obliga tions to your brethren? Are you let ting your light so shine before men that they may see your good works and glorify your Father who is in heaven ? God grant that when you and I stand before the judgment seat of Christ to be judged for our service (not our salvation), we may hear Him say, “Well done thou good and faith ful servant; enter thou into the joy of thy Lord!”
THE COMMAND IS "FORWARD" During one of the fierce and bloody battles of our nation in its first strug gle for freedom, General Washington called his counsellors together. The American army had crossed an im portant bridge and was pressing on to meet the enemy. As his officers assembled, he proposed a vital ques tion to them, “Shall we bum the bridge behind us?” One spoke up quickly, “No, we might need to re treat over it.” Hearing those words, Washington shouted t h e command, “Bum the bridge!” He wanted no one to be tempted to go back. The impor tant structure was laid to ashes. Per haps you are experiencing trials and problems along the way. It may be that you are counting on your money or on an extra reserve of strength. By faith we can venture forth for the Saviour who said, “I f ye abide in me and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will and it shall be done unto you.” * * * THE "SHOELESS" TOWN Vance Ha/vner tells of the man who had a dream wherein he arrived at a town where nobody wore shoes. Com ing upon an impressive building, he discovered, to his amazement, that it was a shoe factory. It seemed like such a paradox, especially when one of the citizens rationalized by sa/ying, “We get together here twice a week to sing about shoes, talk about shoes, and raise money to send others out to tell about shoes. But not many of us wear shoes ourselves.” The simple application of that dream, as it paral lels many a church today, is too close ly accurate to be comfortable. We gather each week to sing and talk, as well as to raise money to export a commodity of which we carry very lit- t ’e in stock. As you invest in the lives of. Biola students, you not only afford us the opportunity of sending them forth, but also your own feet will be shod with the preparation of the Gos pel of peace, because you become a partner with them in this world-wide soul-winning ministry. 10
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