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Gems From My Reading Be of good cheer. The times of the Gentiles.  Luke 21:24  Daniel chapter 2 is the story of a crisis in Babylon. Nebuchadnezzar had a dream, but upon waking, he could not remember what the dream had been.  He then made completely unreasonable demands on his wise men.  He wanted them to tell him what he had dreamed, and also its meaning.  He told them that failure would incur death, but that success would bring gifts, rewards and great honour.  Not unexpectedly, his wise men said, "There is none other that can show it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh" (Daniel 2:11)  Subsequent to this confession of failure, the king gave the order to execute all of the wise men, and of course this included Daniel and his friends.  On the surface of things, this was a crisis of unprecedented proportions.  Daniel and his friends were at risk, but what followed shows how we can use times of crisis to advantage, and find opportunities to glorify God.  Daniel and his friends took up the challenge of the king since they knew "the God, whose dwelling was not with flesh." They were confident that God could reveal the thing to them, thus saving their lives, and the lives of the wise men of Babylon.  How do we view the crises that arise in our lives?  Too often crises propel us into uncontrolled panic. "He that believeth shall not make haste" (panic) (Isiah 28:16).  Daniel believed that God was sovereign, and that this crisis was a time of opportunity rather than a disaster, and he did not panic.  Daniel believed that God could over-rule the insanity of an unreasonable yet powerful king, bringing deliverance to them, and glory to God. Similarly, our world today seems to be spinning out of control, and the prediction of Scripture of "men's hearts failing them for fear" (Luke 21:26) is evident all around.  How do we rest in the confidence that our God is sovereign, and that these crises could induce a period of unprecedented opportunity to present the gospel as the only answer to man's fundamental need?  As men see their whole material world collapsing, may we be like Daniel, bringing words of confidence and assurance that God can be trusted to deliver the one who trusts in Him.  Daniel - Willian Burnett N.J. Hiebert - 8906

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We love him, because he first loved us.   

1 John 4:19

John 3:16

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We love him, because he first loved us.   

1 John 4:19

Be of good cheer. And no man putteth new wine into old bottles: else the new wine doth burst the bottles and the wine is spilled, and the bottles will be marred: but new wine must be put into new bottles.  Mark 2:22 No man puts new wine into old wine-skins; else the wine will burst the skins, and the wine perishes, and the skins: but they put new wine into fresh wine-skins.  The reference is to the custom of using leather bottles, made of skins, for carrying wine, and to the fact that new wine, by its increasing fermentation, would burst "old skins," which were already stretched, or worn thin by age. So, as Jesus suggested, it would be impossible for the old forms and ceremonies of Judaism to contain the spirit of religion as taught by Him.  Christianity cannot be comprehended by any system of rites and observances, it cannot be bound up by any set of rules and requirements, it is not to be confused with any ritual. Its very essence is a new life, imparted by faith in Christ; it controls men, not by rules but by motives; its symbol is not a fast, but a feast, for its pervasive spirit is joy.  If Christianity was to have any forms, they must be new; the followers of Christ could not be bound by the fasts and other observances which had been invented or multiplied by Jewish formalists and Pharisees. The Gospel of Mark - Charles R. Erdman N.J. Hiebert - 8855

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We love him, because he first loved us.   

1 John 4:19

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And He maketh me to lie down in green pastures.  Psalm 23:2 Have you ever felt discouraged in prayer because words would not come?  Often our Lord Jesus turned Bible words into prayer.  The Psalm book was the prayer book of the early church.  It is ours still.  We cannot ever fathom the depths of the book.  Is any among you afflicted? let him pray.  Is any merry? let him sing psalms.  James 5:13 H. Moule said that a hymnbook was a good prayer book, too.  Real hymns, like real songs, are born only when the soul is very near God.  This is why they have power to help.  They offer words to us when we have none of our own.  Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord.  (Ephesians 5:19) Thank God for our hymns and songs and books.  Above all, thank God for His Book of books, The Bible.  Is there a need it cannot meet?  Is there a dryness it cannot refresh?  Not one.  In a place of green grass, there He has made me dwell.    Whispers of His Power - Amy Carmichael Jesus saith unto them, How many loaves have ye?  Go and see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes.  And He commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass.  And they did all eat and were filled.   (Mark 6:38,39,42) N.J. Hiebert - 8842

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We love him, because he first loved us.   

1 John 4:19

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Gems From My Reading Be of good cheer. Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.   Psalm 141:3  Let me no wrong or idle word, unthinking say; Set Thou a seal upon my lips--just for today.  Keep still!  When trouble is brewing, keep still!  When slander is getting on its legs, keep still!  When your feelings are hurt, keep still till you recover from your excitement at any rate!  Things look different through and un-agitated eye. In a commotion once I wrote a letter and sent it, and wished I had not.  In my later years I had another commotion and wrote another long letter; my life had rubbed a little sense into me, and I kept that letter in my pocket until I could look it over without agitation, and without tears, and I was glad I did--less and less it seemed necessary to send it.  I was not sure it would do any harm, but in my doubtfulness I learned reticence, and eventually it was destroyed,  Time works wonders!  Wait till you can speak calmly and then perhaps you will not need to speak.  Silence is the most powerful thing conceivable, sometimes.  It is strength in its grandeur; it is like a regiment ordered to stand still in the mad fury of battle.  To plunge in were twice as easy.  Nothing is lost by learning to keep still.  Lord, keep me still, Though stormy winds may blow, And waves my little bark may overflow, or even if in darkness I must go, Yet keep me still, yet keep me still.  Lord, keep me still, the waves are in Thy hand, the roughest winds subside at Thy command. Steer Thou my bark in safety to the land, And keep me still, and keep me still. Lord, keep me still, and may I ever hear Thy still small voice  To comfort and to cheer; so shall I know and feel Thee ever near. And keep me still, and keep me still.  Selected N.J. Hiebert - 8838

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And they rose up the same hour, and returned... Luke 24: 33 "...for he hath said, I will never leave thee nor forsake thee." Heb. 13: 5

Ten Cents Terminated

A Spot for Thee

Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established. Proverbs 16:3

"Father, where shall I work today?"
And my love flowed warm and free;
Then He pointed to me a tiny spot,
And said, "Tend that for Me";
I answered quickly, "No, not that;
Why, no one would ever see,
No matter how well my work was done;
Not that little place for me!"
And the word He spoke, it was not stern:
He answered me tenderly,
"Ah, labourer search that heart of yours:
Are you working for them or Me?
Nazareth was a little place,
And so was Galilee."

If labour flows from a loving heart,
It matters not the pay-
And if I work but one short hour
Or bear the heat of the day; 
The Master is just and ever-wise;
He gives His rewards with grace;
The first is last; the last is first;
No room for pride of place;
I ask Him, "Where and how to serve?"
He knows just where I should be;
If I wish His mind in doing His work,
I'll find it on bended knee.  Selected

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Gems From My Reading Be of good cheer. But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.   Galatians 6:14 Beethoven was in the habit of playing his symphonies on an old harpsichord, as a test.  They would thus be made to stand out in their true character, with nothing to hide their faults, or exaggerate their beauties. Thus wisely may we test our character, endeavouring to ascertain how it manifests itself - not on great and rare occasions, or before the public eye, where there is a chance for display and applause - but in private, in the little, homely everyday duties, which attract no particular attention and reward us with no praise. If in the retired nook of your own breast, in the regulation of your thoughts and feelings; if in the bosom of your family, in the monotonous round of home life each day, you preserve a sweet serene temper, and go forward cheerfully, taking a real pleasure in duty as duty, and in all these little matters honestly strive to serve and please the heavenly Master; if, in a word, your piety sounds well on such an unpretending harp, it is good, genuine, tested; it will one day win acclamation from a vaster and nobler throng than ever was thrilled by the genius of Beethoven.  Selected Every character has an inward spring; let Christ be in it.  Every action has a keynote; let Christ set it!  Drummond N.J.Hiebert

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Gems From My Reading Be of good cheer. . . . they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works.  (Titus 3:8) Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.  (1 Corinthians 4:2)  Men said the old smith was foolishly careful as he worked on the great chain he was making in his dingy shop in the heart of the great city.  But he heeded not their words and only worked with greater  painstaking.  Link after link he fashioned, and at last the chain was finished and carried away.  In time it lay coiled on the deck of a great ship which sped back and forth on the ocean.   There seemed no use for it, for the great anchor was never needed and the chain laid there coiled.  So years passed. But one night there was a terrible storm, and the ship was in sore peril of being hurled upon the rocks. Anchor after anchor was dropped, but none of them availed.  The chains were broken like threads.  At last the mighty sheet anchor was cast into the sea, and the old chain was quickly uncoiled and run out until it grew taut. All watched to see if it would bear the awful strain.  It sang in the wild storm as the vessel's weight surged upon it.  It was a moment of intense anxiety.  The ship, with its cargo of a thousand lives, depended upon this one chain.  What now if the old smith had worked carelessly even on one link of his chain!   But he had put honesty and truth and invincible strength into every part of it, and it stood the test, holding the ship in safety until the storm was over and the morning came.  J. R. Miller. Full many forms the "chain" may take: perchance 'tis some infirmity That doth for thee thy fetter make; or duty-call or poverty; If thou art His, -- then this thy rest, -- if in His will disposed to be, -- The "chain " may be a thing most blest, though, meantime, it so fetters thee. And at the End it may be seen, when things, now dark, are all made clear, The "chain" God's method kind hath been to hold us safe, -- to keep us near.  J. Danson Smith. N.J. Hiebert - 8263

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Gems From My Reading Be of good cheer. FAITH AND PRAYER And Saul . . . as he journeyed . . . suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven: and he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou Me?  And he said, Who art Thou, Lord? . . . And there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias; and to him said the Lord . . . arise and go into the street and enquire in the house of Judas . . . for one called, Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold he prayeth.  Acts 9:1-11  True faith is prayerful; prayer is the child of faith. As the creature cannot pray without faith, so with faith he cannot but pray.  The new creature (like our infants in their natural birth) comes crying into the world: and therefore Christ tells it for great news of Ananias of Saul, a new-born believer, "Behold, he prayeth!" Faith enables the soul to persevere in prayer.  The sincere believer hath that in him which makes it impossible he should quite give over praying.  Prayer is the very breath of faith; stop a man's breath, and where is he then? Faith may live in a storm, but it will not suffer a storm to live in it.  As faith rises, so the blustering wind of the discontented troublesome thoughts go down.  Faith relieves the soul in prayer of that which oppresses it; whereas the unbelieving soul still carries about it the cause of its troubles, because it had not strength to cast forth its sorrows and roll its cares upon God.  William Gurnall - 1617 - 1679 I must tell Jesus all of my troubles, He is a kind and compassionate friend; If I but ask Him, He will deliver, Make of my troubles quickly an end. I must tell Jesus, Jesus can help me. Jesus alone.  Elisha Hoffman N.J. Hiebert

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Be of good cheer. "Thy brother . . . for whom Christ died."  Romans 14:15 Let us say to ourselves, softly and tenderly as such a name requires, "My brother . . . for whom Christ died."  My "weak brother . . . for whom Christ died" (1 Corinthians 8:11).  How terrible it is that we can "destroy," or cause to "perish," our brother. Surely it means this much, if not more, a wasted life, that might have been fragrant with Christ, a missing of the mark which God desired for him, a grieving of the heart of the Christ who died for him.  Who can measure all this? Many and diverse are the conditions of our beloved brethren for whom Christ died; many are young and tender; many ignorant and ill-instructed; many sick, sorrowful, weary and heavy laden: many scattered and driven away; many lame, halting and stumbled.  Have we tried to help them, have we with all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, and forbearing them in love, sought to heal and restore, to teach and to build up, that we may seek to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace? Mark the tenderness of that man of God, Paul: "We were gentle among you, even as a nurse (nursing mother) cherisheth her children."  (1 Thessalonians 2:7) O God, melt these stony hearts of our!  Cause us in our dealings with our brethren, to reflect some tiny portion of the tender grace which Christ shows every day to us, ever remembering that Christ died for them, and loves them as He loves us.     S.L.J.  Bible Truth Depot - Los Angeles  Down in the human heart, crushed by the tempter, Feelings lie buried that grace can restore;  Touched by a loving heart, wakened by kindness, Chords that are broken will vibrate once more.  Fanny Crosby N.J. Hiebert - 8240

But they that wait...

Be of good cheer. "But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles".  Isaiah 40:31 In 1909 Bleriot, the aviator, was obliged to use crutches as the result of an accident, and, when mounting his plane to make the flight across the English channel, remarked to his companions, "I cannot walk, but I can fly." "I cannot walk, but I can fly;" no roof can house me from the stars, No dwelling pen me in its bounds, nor keep me fast with locks and bars; No narrow room my thoughts can cage, no fetters hold my roving mind; From these four walls that shut me in my soaring soul a way can find. With books and pictures at my side all lands, all ages, are my own;  I dwell among the master minds, the best and greatest earth has known;  I flee to strange and storied scenes of long ago and far away, And roam where saints and heroes trod in Time's forgotten Yesterday. With every wandering butterfly or singing bird on vagrant wing My fancy takes the airy trail, and follows it adventuring, Higher than their highest flight, where cloud-ships drift and star-beams shine,  I rise on tireless pinions fleet, and all the realms of space are mine. From out the paling sunset skies the Twilight Angels come to me  On dusky wings to bear me swift to shadowy haunts of Memory Where 'mid the gardens and the graves, I wander, smiling through my tears,  With all the dear and deathless dead, the loved and lost of vanished years. And when the long, long day is done, I clasp the dearest Book of all And through the dim, sweet silences I hear my Father's accents fall; Then, though in chains, yet am I free. Beyond the pressure of my care, Above Earth's night my spirit mounts on eagle wings of faith and prayer. Annie Johnson Flint N.J. Hiebert - 8231

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Be of good cheer. And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.    Isaiah 30:21 This is the season when migratory birds are winging their way toward warmer climates.  What is it that prompts them to fly for hundreds of miles each year to the balmy southland and to return again in the springtime to the exact spot which they left in the autumn?  For want of a better term, we call it instinct.  One authority states that the word means "inward impulse"; "a natural propensity that incites animals to the actions that are essential to their existence and development"; or, "a propensity prior to experience and independent of instructions." The authorities in charge of one of the oldest missions on the Pacific Coast state the swallows, which make their homes in the walls of this historic institution, migrate with the utmost regularity.  During a record of sixty-eight years, it is said they have never been a day late or early in their arrival at this mission.  One press reporter affirms that "For the first time in the known mission history, the swallows were several hours late in arriving."  This was supposed to have been due to a storm at sea. How can man doubt that there is an all-wise God who has placed within these tiny creatures such mysterious powers?  It is only because of the taint of sin and deception of Satan that men do not obey a higher instinct and seek protection and rest "under the shadow of the Almighty" (Psalm 91:1).     Mountain Trailways  "I like to watch the swallow turn its face to the ocean and set fearlessly over the waters.  If I had no other proof of lands beyond the sea, the instinct of the swallow would satisfy me."

No, never alone...

Be of good cheer. ALONE,  YET   NOT  ALONE Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is now come, that ye shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone: and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me.   John 16:32 Blessed paradox of the Saviour and the Saint!  Our Lord was a solitary soul, yet not alone. And the Christian who presses into the deeper things of God will often be lonely but never alone.  Paul was lonely in the Roman prison: "All men forsook me."  But he was not alone: "The Lord stood with me."  "He that sent me is with Me: the Father hath not left Me alone."  Jacob may fancy himself alone in a strange land, with a stone for a pillow, but he will make a discovery: "Surely the Lord is in this place and I knew it not."   Live as though He were with you, for He is.  You have His word for it and you can be confidant of His promise, though you may not be conscious of His presence. Even through the Valley of Death's Shadow, "I will fear no evil, for Thou art with me."  Alone yet not alone!  Day By Day with Vance Havner  How many times discouraged we sink beside the way; About us all is darkness, we hardly e'en can pray; Then from the mists and shadows, the sweetest voice e'er known, Says, "Child, am I not with thee, never to leave thee alone?" Take courage, wayworn pilgrim though mists and shadows hide The face of Him thou lovest, He's ever at thy side; Reach out thy hand and trust Him, and lo, the clouds have flown; He smiles on thee who promised never to leave thee alone.

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