The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-24

God does not keep a debit and credit
account against his children. II he
did, none Of US could stand in the day
of reckoning. God freely gives US all
things. He sets no price on his boun-
ties All that we are and have he gives
us out of the abundance of his Father
heart of love. These msrcies are not
charged up against US. They are Gods
free gifts.
Yet gratitude and justice require that
we should render some return unto the
Lord for all his benefits. His worthi-
prompting US to give praises and devo-
ton. Because he has done everything
for US we should give our best to him.
For do all that we may, we still shall
be in eternal debt to God
Our obligations are OF many kinds
but they all may be paid in the coin
Of love.
A study of the place and power Of
money in human life Is profoundly sug-
gestive. Mammon is certainly the God
of the present world. Mankind IS
spending itself in the pursuit of money
Although really secondary thing,
money is often put above love, helpful
ness, peace, integrity and honor. Since
money means so much to u.s. and since
we are likely to exalt 1t into the place
that belongs to God alone, we should
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over all. By admitting that our money
is Gods due, we acknowledge his SOW
ereignty. If we deny him this we deny
him his kingship.
We are not owners, but stewards.
Probably there are no more .desolate
or heart-piercing words in human
speech than the cry that is every in
slant ascending from some heart, Too
late!" The keenest misery of life is re-
morse over what might have been.
Hell's sharpest pain is that it might
have been heaven. The thought that
embitters the cup of age is the thought
of wasted opportunities. We may well
reflect upon this truth that as we neg
lect opportunities we are storing UP for
ourself the most singing sorrow Of life.
Religion in youth prevents remorse
in age.
We often speak of a mans making
a record in this or that business or
/ sport. We concern ourselves too little,
though, about making record in the
enduring Book. Yet this is the only
record worth while:
We must give our gold to the church,
but only because we have given ourself.
The sinful woman brought her best
/ to Jesus when she anointed His feet.
! By what scraping and saving and sell
/ ing and sacrifice she had secured the
precious ointment we can only mag
inc. With the ointment she gave her
/ tears-an ointment far more precious
and herself. All that She had, the
/ poor woman, smitten with {. sense of sin,
humbly laid at the Saviour's feet. So
| she obtained forgiveness and neWness
of life. When we bring our best to
Christ he gives his best to US.
Religion is not a problem in subtrac-
/ ton but in addition 1t takes from US
nothing that is not evil. and it adds to
us all the joys and glories OF two lives
life here and life eternal We never
/ begin to live fully, buoyantly, and over
comingly until we begin to live in
Christ
It is better to earn glory for God
than gold for self.
If we believe=and we do-that all
/ of life's good gifts come from God, then
we mast acknowledge that every day,
and every hour of every day, we are
/ being paid by God far beyond what we
/ have earned.
God does not always pay his servants
in earth's currency.
A little gift with great love is better
than great gift without love.
True charity gives thought as well as
things. wisdom as well as wealth.
Every Christian is overpaid. God
never let's a man give more work than
I he gives wages. He will not suffer him
self to be in debt to a mortal. Gods
rewards far exceed our deserving.
Eternity is pay day with God Only
in the light of this truth can we under
stand many problems and apparent in
justices. The wicked often seem to
/ prosper in the present. Well, the pres
ent Is the only time In which they car
prosper. Let them get all they can out
of today, for they have no other time
for payment Not so with the believer
All the years OF the everlasting ages
will be his time of reward. He can at.
ford to wait Gods time to pay, for Coo
has all eternity In which to adjust tht
life and rewards of his servants.