separation. Those who o b s e rv e d him no doubt said the equivalent of, “Religion always makes one crazy with the heat.” He was building a ship along the side of a mountain. He knew there was trouble coming. This is the way by which I got saved myself. When I was 15 years old I realized God was going to send me to hell because I was living a wicked life. It didn’t take much encourage ment to get me to the Saviour. I went right to the lovely Lord, Decem ber 20, 1896. That was before many of you were born. My sins were blot ted out with his wonderful precious blood, and He made me His child. Noah built the ark for others, but no body wanted it. There were doubt less those who helped Noah build the ark, especially in carrying heavy tim bers and the like. But they were nev er saved. It is like lots of people who help to build the church, who give their money and their time, but who never get to know the Saviour person ally. Job is the model of piety. He sat on a pile of ashes and the devil af flicted him with a disease probably similar to elephantitis. I have gone through the book of Job 58 times picking out all of the symptoms which are mentioned. Everything would point to this disease. Potash is the only relief from the agony of such discomfort. His declaration was, “Though he slay me yet will I trust him.” “And when he has tried me,” said Job, “I shall come forth as gold.” Isn’t that lovely? Abraham is the model of faith and justification. He believed God and it was counted to him for righteous ness. Because he did what God told him, God called him a righteous man. Moses is the model of faithfulness. He walked with God in the desert. He saw bread come down from heav en and the water come out of the rock. There were more than a dozen times that Israel wanted to get rid of Moses. The sam e was true with Christ. That is the reason for the
FATHERS AND SONS
Distinguished fathers congratulate sons upon graduation from Talbot Theologi cal Seminary. Above is Dr. Charles L. Feinberg, seminary dean and his son , Paul. Below, Dr. Jack MacArthur and his son, John.
people in Revelation to sing the song of Moses and the Lamb. David is the model singer. He started singing when he was 15. He got to play before the king himself. He became a man of war, although he was of beautiful countenance. He sang such psalms as the 19th, 23rd, 51st, and, oh, so many more. Of what are you a model? Are you a model of one who walks with God, a model of one who believes God, or one who lives a godly life before his children, neighbors, and friends? Will you let the Holy Spirit have complete control of your life so that you may be a model for God? 6
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