DEVOTIONAL COLUMN.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 23 December 1933, Page 6

DEVOTIONAL COLUMN.

Precept. 0 taste and see that the Lord is good. Pisa-. 34. 8. Promise. Blessed is the man that tvusteth in Him. Psa. 34, 8. Prayejr. Let all those that put their trust in Thee rejoice,- let them ever shout for joyPsa. 5. 11. “AN INTRODUCTION TO GOD.” (Rev. H, B. Wallace.)

The minister and his wife were invited out to tea one day. The host, a leading city physician arrived almost an hour late.

In a very apologetic manner he informed his guests that he had an exceptionally busy day at the office, receiving patients, and on account of the illness of his stenographer, answering the telephone. When all were seated at the dinner table the doctor bowed his head to ‘‘return thanks.’ ’ He began by saying “Brown speaking.”

The embarrassing situation was somewhat relieved by a remark of a guest that perhaps he needed an introduction.

There was more truth than fiction in the remark. Men become so engrossed in their .particular calling that they have little time for religious thought or meditation.

[Recently, in Canada, a radio license was suspended (at the request of a parent) for 90 days because a youth was giving so much time to it that all other studies were neglected. Sunday is God’s day of suspension for the business man. One day at least should 'be .given to thoughts other than those connected with business and social affairs.

COLOUR.

What is your colour? Not your racial colour, but your charactfer colour? Someone has taken the pains to discuss the "shades of man” as follow: When he’s mad, they say he’s Red. When he.’s a coward, hty call him Yellow. When he’s straight they say he’s White. ' When he’s loyal, they say he’s Blue. When he’s unintelligent, they call him Green. When he has no pep, they say that ho’s colourless. FIRST. 1 Sam. 21:8; 1 Cor. 12:31; Matt.-'2S: 19-20. —v.--The Washington Star, commenting on the feat of an American naval aviator being the first to fly to the Pole, exclaims; — "First to fly at all . v . First to fly across the .Atlantic-'. v./ . First to fly across the Pacific .■. •: First fly around the world . . .. First to fly over the North Pole. ■ ; "- '"When better stunts are done in th air, Americans will do them!”

The Christian church must be more ambitious than that, be ever ready to fly to the relief of sinful man with the Gospel. The First to take seriously Christ’s command to take the message to every creature. The First to undertake anything that ought to be done for the welfare of the world. Unto this we are called. PROVING GOD IS NOT A MATTER OF FORM. _____ - i Matt. 3:1-8. It is a serious business. One that He invites. The rules governing the trial are laid down by-'God Himself. It is no use to try sbme other way. “Prove Me now herewith, said Jehovah. ” That God stands ready to meet the test His followers make does not need argument. The marvel is we are so slow to undertake the programme of God on His orvn terms. We are forever trying to bargain with the Lord. Would it not be better to stop bargaining and get down to real hon-est-to-goodness living for God and on His own terms? What could be finer? What could be a better guarantee for happiness, success, reward? God has already put Himself on record. Ho awaits the making good of our part of the contract. The trouble with us is this: we fear to let go the little wave we have; lest we will not have more. What a fearful lack of faith and confidence in God. Let Him have the “whole tithe.” Bring it into “the storehouse.” It is His storehous. Let Him : have it and let Him use it as He chooses. The Father delights to prove His love. ‘ ‘A LIGHT COME UNTO MIT PATH’ ’ (Psa. 119. 105.) “The streets of Jerusalem are perfectly safe, but some of the roads around bear a bad character. In the city at night a lantern must be borne before the passenger, and it is a realisation of the words of the Psalmist, ‘A lantern unto my feet and a light unto my path.’ The lantern (a large one with a powerful light), is held down at the feet, to show every step, and the light is cast a long way ori the ground. ”