The Devotional Period

White Ribbon, Volume 24, Issue 7, 1 October 1952, Page 3

The Devotional Period

"MY SAVIOUR AND MY GOD" Reading: 1 Timothy, 1 ; -17 Hymn IHi The God who made hing, who controls all things and who is sboVC all. is our lather m Heaven To Nun m would ascribe honour, -tv and awe He is loving, merciful and tUSt \nd He gave H to 1m- "tir Saviour Paul ks of fesus Christ as the Saviour ol sinners, "' H whom I am chief." Mow many others have Felt rs Paul felt 1 heard a sailor quote the veAe and saj "Paul was not the >1 sinners, 1 am" Don'l ch One, realise this fact when repentant of sin and needing a Saviour? The wonder of it is that such ■ Redeemer belongs to ns each one. My Saviour! There is no tea' of anyone greater or grander pushin from Him, because the) have a greater claim No! He died for all. yet for each. The woman at the well, the woman with the haemorrhage and the Syrophenician woman each claimed Mis personal int< How much more so today when Me is not hindered by I physical body hut is Omnipresent and Omniescent, can we each one claim I lim as mir own. A little boy said his prayers in ■ southern city befor< . to sleep there i<<r the last time Next morning, he was leaving for the north "Good-bye, Jesus, I'm going to Auckland tomorrow, he had prayed, hut his mother explained to him that Christ would he tlu e too "Jesus Christ, the same yesterday, today and forever.' 1 " \s ( was from everlasting, ', eternal, faithful, true; Keei i? 1 ( "\ enant with thousands. So I will be unto von \s 1 \\ as. in 1 >\ e unfailii. r To a faithless fallen ra< \s i was with faithful lfos< Whom 1 spake with to face \s i was, in grace increasini. Wisdom, patience, love and powei So 1 have been to Ify people Through the ages to this hour God in Christ who changeth never Speaketh still to you, to me: Yesterday, today for ever \s I was. so I will be" Prayer: Dear Lord, we bow in reverence before Thee W< .ire mindful of Thy greatness and our own weakness. Leave us not Make us to know Thee better. Teach us to shun evil and to cultivate the good May we help those in need and always bedient I » Thee For Jesus* sake \men. R C. GREEN, (Dominion Evangelistic Supt.)