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A Shoplifter Learns Nothing From "The Ten Commandments"
A woman was caught stealing
something from a San Francisco tures to Mount Sinai to consider -
store. She was brought before a not the film - but the command.
judge and was found guilty. ments themselves. And He has a
The judge - evidently thinking right to expect that each one shall
the woman would learn a lesson or render a report to Him as to what
two from viewing the film, "The Ten effect that sight had upon him.
Commandments," which was being One serious look at those com-
shown in the city, and that seeing mandments should bring conviction
the film would accomplish more in of guilt to every heart. For whoso-
her life than a fine which he could ever shall keep the whole law, and
impose - ordered her to see the film, yet offend in one point, he is guilty
and submit a written report of it to of all." (James 2:10)
him. When one is all broken up over his
She went, she saw the picture, and utter failure to keep the law, and
simply wrote a formal review of it. admits he deserves the judgment of
After reading it, the judge said: "You God; he is in the proper condition of
just gave me a report - it doesn't heart to go, in spirit, to Calvary, and
show any change of heart or remorse. there see the only skinless person
You are fined $50!" dying for his sins.
As soon as the shoplifter saw the Then he should rejoice to say,
commandment, "Thou shalt n o t "Christ hath redeemed us from the
steal," she should have been deeply curse of the law, being made a curse
convicted, and she should have for us: for it is written, 'Cursed is
written, with tears, how wretchedly everyone that hangeth on a tree': that
she felt in the presence of the holy the blessing of Abraham (justifica-
God, who gave those commandments. tion) might come on the Gentiles
And then if she did not know, she through Jesus Christ; that we might
could have asked the judge, "What receive the promise of the Spirit
shall I do now?" through faith." (Galatians 3:13-14)
The ten commandments constitute "Once for all! O sinner receive it.
-God's standard of righteousness. The
Lord Jesus condensed them into two Once for all! O brother, beheve it.
g r e a t commandments, demanding Cling to the cross, thy burden wil
perfect love to God and perfect love fall,
to one's neighbor. (Matt. 22:36-40) Christ hath redeemed us once fo
to speak, sending each of His crea-
Theigh todg exec that each onet shallll!We Lost The Olympics Through Softness
To the question: "Did America lose
the last Olympics because of too
much soft living?" one of the officials
at the games answered, "Yes!"
He said: "Foreign track stars are
hard workers, always trying to im-
prove their times. At 6 o'clock in the
morning, Emil Zatopek, famed Czech
distance runner, was working out.
He ran until noon, six hours of steady
running! But lack of hard work
caused some Americans to fail their
tests.
"The short race requires less effort.
American youth seems to be special-
izing in that field.
"Training for the short race is a
lot easier. You don't have to work
as hard as in the distance runs.
Americans failed to take the more
strenuous distance races."
The thought comes to us that many
Christians are losing the proffered
rewards through soft spiritual living.
Salvation is by grace through faith
without works; but rewards must bewon by exercising, or training one's
self unto godliness. (1 Timothy 4:7)
A believer is a long-distance run-
ner. The race starts at the time when
-and the place where - he is born
again; and it continues to the time
when and the place where he leaves
this world. It is also an endurance
race, and an obstacle race.
The time should be filled with
the daily searching, studying, ran-
sacking of the Scriptures (Acts 17:11),
and by laboring fervently in prayers
(Col. 4:12), and a zealous performance
of good works. (Titus 2:14)
The Christian life is not a soft but
a disciplined one. So live that you
will hear the Lord's "Well done," and
receive a worthwhile reward.l
rThe Everlasting Hills
I love to gaze upon the stedfast hills,
Until their solid thrones my being
thrills,
And such is God's eternal, changeless
love,
As deeply founded, and as high
above:
As firm, as fruitful, evermore the
same,
As when at first it into being
came.
Can seasons move the hills? The
seasons change
The verdure and the flowers along
the range:
But the old hills abide the same in
snow,
As when their brows with golden
sunbeams glow.
So with God's hill of love: it stands
unmoved,
He loves in Autumn whom in
Spring He loved.
Can I remove the hill? I may forget,
May turn my back upon their
towers, and yet
The hills still stand. I may not grow
so high:
A mountain they, a little mole-
hill I:
But like God's loving-kindness, they
abide
In independent greatness at my
side.
I may be all too weak to mount their
steeps:
I may not tread their valleys, or
their deeps:
I may not half have grasped their
vast extent,
With low attainments may be too
content,
But they remain to tell me, such
God's love,
Love even failure faileth to re-
move.
But should the hills remove, those
solid hills
Become like pebbles in their rush-
ing rills,
And in some mighty flood be hurled
away:
Yet even then, the hills of God
would stay.
No foe, no folly, weakness, change
nor all,
Can cause the mountain of God's
love to fall.
-William Luff
If you are bent on having a fling,
don't forget it carries a sting.
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