Evening journal., 1914-01-15
Christian EndeavOr
TOPIC FOR JANUARY Is. 1914.
Subject; Ambitious Endeavorers.
Scripture. . Timothy, 3; l-15.

Every Endeavorer should and must
have some definite ambition. some end
toward which he is striving. Each
one has his own particular desire that
he wishes to carry out and these am
bitions are as varied as are individual !
temperaments. Can we then give out
any one thing that each Endeavorer.
as a Christian, should make the para !
mount ambition OF his life? We have
only to turn 70 our Scripture lesson
for the answer as the Apostle Paul
gives it in his letter to Timothy
Give diligence TO present thyself ap-
proved unto God"
To make our lives meet with the
approval Of God seems like an impos-
sibility. Without the use Of the
means which He has given US. IL IS
impossible God knew our human
weaknesses, and. therefore. gave us
the helps that are necessary TO meet
his requirements. Out Of the depths
OF His boundless love He gave His
only Son, Jesus Christ, whose life
in all its perfection, is to be the goal
Of our striving. And, in order that
we may know how we can follow In
His footsteps and be liko Him. God
breathed inspiration into men and
brought forth The Book. The Divine
Word.
Could We have a higher ambition
than TO live a life patterned after that
! Of our Lord and Savior. God signi-
: fied his approval of that life when
the voice from heaven was heard to
say. Thy is my beloved Son. IN
! whom ! am well pleased" To fol-
/ low the Christ means more than A
mere acceptance Of Him as Lord. II
means an absolute surrender Of our
/ lives to Him, to do His will instead OF
our own. Unless we have yielded 10
/ Him, how can We like Him? We are
bought with a price and such a price
as we have cost He wants a life
ever-ready to do his commands and in
so doing, obey tho will of God. He
wants all that we have. for He has
said. NO man can serve two mas
ters."
Doing Gods will does not necessar-
lily mean that we go about preaching
or teaching. To make our every day
life show that we have been with
Him and have learned Of Him. is to do
Gods Will Great and heroic deeds
come to few Of US. Mos. OF our DAYS
are marked by nothing TO make them
different from other days. The mon.
otOny Of it causes us TO fret. But
there is no surer. truer expression OF
our character than our actions during
these days OF routine. Let US take
Jesus. our Friend OF Friends. with rs
as We go and He will keep us sweet
and pure and mae our lives radiatf
all the good that we have absorbed
from Him.
To have Jesus go with us! Who
would want a friend with whom he
could have no conversation or In
whom he could not confde? Jesus i.
always at hand to hear the petition.
of His loved ones, knowing before W,
ask what our needs are, and the
nor, VIC 90 TO Him in prayer, IN,
closer we arc drawn to Him.
But one-sided CONVEX sations arc mo-
the ideal ones among friends. Out o
the greatness OF His wonderful mind
God has given ms His Word as a lam-
to our feet and a light to our path
In He says, Man shall not live b,
bread alone. but by every word tina
proceedcth out of the mouth Of God.
If we would learn to do His will. WI
must feed upon His word II we d,
not get 7uliicient food for our bodies
we become weak and emaciated an,
unfit for work. Gould il be otherwisi
with our spiritual body? II needs tn
daily sustenance Of the Word of God
so as to grow strong and be capabl
of doing the will Of its Maker. II w
could get a picture of our souls, woul,
not some of Us be very much ashame
OF their puny and sickly condition. Le
us each one give more time ant
thought 10 Bible study, for only in /
can We end exactly how we shouli
live in order TO do the win of God
Are We presenting ourselves approx
ed in sight OF Gcd? DO our lives sho,
we are endcayoring to follow in IN
steps Of cur Lord and, with deep con
secration. submitting the control O
our lives entirely to Him? Are W
spending as much time as VIC shoul,
I'M communing with Him and in feeu
ing on His word? Let us each on
ask these questions of himself an
answer them truthfully.
My dear Redeemer and my Lord,
] read my duty in Thy Word;
But in Thy life the law appears
Drawn out in living characters
Such was Thy truth and such Thy yea
such Difference To +, Fathers viii.
Such love. and meekness so divine,
would transcrihe and make thel
mine.
T. DnpTEn