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THE TESTIMONY OF FAITH
Rev. Leslie KoskOvics
Genesis 1863

ana Abram passed through
the land unto the place of
Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh.
And the Canaanite was then in
the land" What does the Cana
ante stand for? Just this: the
Canaanites were the enemies of
God who lived in the land. In
your life and mine there are
Canaanites. They are the un-
saved people who are watching
us.
Suppose in your place of en-
ployment you try to be a good
Christian. After hearing a good
testimony for awhile you just say
some one thing you shouldn't say,
or do some one thing you should
Mt do. How quickly someone will
say, Huh, l thought you We're
a Christian!" The Canaanites are
in the land. They are watching
you to see what kind of Christ.
ian life you are living.
Dear Christian, remember the
people of the world, the unsaved
people of the world, the modern
Canaanites, are looking to the
church and to Christians for
something, and they do not see
it. Have you ever asked some
one to go to church and received
the answer, Il won't go to church
and sit with those hypocrites.
Pm just as good as the people
in the church. God help us not
only to saved, but let us prove
our salvation by fruitfulness and
good works that reveal to others
that we belong to the Lord
Jesus Christ.
Abram is showing us the path
way of faith to a life of victory.
Abrams actions are going to be
watched by the Canaanite, and
we are going to see how they
fit our own and how we, too,
have to be guided and directed
as we move along. Of one thing
you can be sure, where you least
expect to find a Canaanite, there
will be one.
Read Genesis 1877. The altar
in Scripture always stands for
fellowship. Do you have an altar
in your life, a place of fellow
ship that can be honored of God?
If not, then by Gods grace build
your altar. Have a place, a
designated spot, where you may
go at a certain time each day and
read your Bible and pray, and,
best of all, be alone, with God.
This is your closet, your altar,
where you meet God.
Read Genesis 1888. Abram
had Bethel, the House of God,
on one side and Hal, or ruins, on
the other. He was between the
two. That is the picture of every
Christian of today. The child of
God is living at the very door
of the House of God, but he is
also living at the very door of
the world, which is in ruins. The
tent in Scripture stands for our
testimony which is out in the
open for all to see. We have
need of an altar for true fellow
ship with God, and we need a
tent typical of our readiness to
live for God before the world.
Let your life show that you
have been at the altar, that the
altar is part of your life; that
you have been with the Lord
Jesus and learned of Him. 1t is
reassuring to know that Christ
will not stay at the altar, but
will go with us so long as we
live. We know He is not visibly
walking beside us. The only way
He is visible to the world, is
through you and your actions.
Let your language be such that
people cannot criticize and find
fault. Live for the Lord Jesus,
and let Him live in you, so that
you have an altar where you can
really enjoy and worship God.
Establish your tent for a good
testimony before the modern
Canaanite, the world, to the
glory of God. Then YOU are ready