THE SACRED TEXT 30 Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much; but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little. And He said to the woman, thy Faith hath saved thee, go in —Luke 7: 47–50. peace. THE HELPFUL THOUGHT Faith is a positive thing, not merely nega tive. -Phillips Brooks. Oh! be silent, earthly turmoil, I have work more sweet and blest, And each thought would gather homeward Thus with clearer Faith to see All my Lord has done for me. THE SACRED TEXT -Schmolk. He that hath my Word let him 31 speak my Word Faithfully. THE HELPFUL THOUGHT -Fer. 23: 28. Christianity shrinks from no test while it transcends all. If therefore doubts come we must not dally with them or put them by, but bring them into a definite form, and question ted knowledge. them, and in God's good time they will, as of old, prove an occasion for fuller unanticipaThe words stand written for the latest ages: "Be not, "" or more literally, "Become not Faithless but believing." Become not; the final issues of Faith and unbelief are slowly reached. —B. F. Westcott. 25 February "O Lord, we beseech Thee mercifully to receive the prayers of Thy people which call upon Thee: and grant that they may both perceive and know what things they ought to do, and also may have grace and power Faithfully to fulfil the same; through Jesus Christ our Lord." Amen. -The Book of Common Prayer. 26 February THE SACRED TEXT 1 Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus, who was Faithful to Him that appointed Him. THE HELPFUL THOUGHT -Heb. 3: 1, 2. Many visible things are packed into the illustration of this great truth-the Faithfulness of God. The names of His people are said to be "graven on the palms of His hands." The Lord, as it were, allows your trust in Him to be a living pen to write your name on His own hands in perpetual visibility and remembrance. -Alexander Raleigh. Beware of despising any talent however small. It is God's trust to you. great economy of the It is linked with the kingdom of God by lines which your eye cannot follow. God turns you persistently away from the questions of quantity or amount, and fastens your eye on one paramount fact-Faithfulness. You have but few things, but one talent; none the less He says: Be Faithful. THE SACRED TEXT 3 -M. B. Vincent. Building up yourselves in your most holy Faith, praying in the Holy Ghost, keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. THE HELPFUL THOUGHT -Jude 20, 21. If the eye of Faith is fixed upon Christ, the eye of His love is fixed upon you. It is a great thing to know and believe the love that Christ hath toward us. 4 In whom we have boldness and ac cess with confidence by the Faith of Him. -Eph. 3: 12. |