Show What Does The Bible Say By REV LEO E E. E RUB RUBEL EL ELDOW DOW DO WE E NEED GOD There Is much confusion s Ion misunderstanding and strife in inthis inthis inthis this world of ours Everything see seems ms to be in a muddle and no noone noone one seems to be able to find a solution for this grand mix Amid all this uncertainty I need to know that God reigns su su- su preme I need a faith that be believes believes be- be that God can and does un untangle untangle untangle un- un i tangle all the knotty problems ms of my life Ufe Such faith alone en enables enables enables en- en ables me to face all the issues of the day THE PSALMIST sensed this need when by inspiration of God he wrote My soul yea even for the courts of the Lord my heart and my flesh out for the living God Yea the sparrow hath found anhouse an anhouse anhouse house and the swallow a nest for herself where she may lay her young even Thine altars 0 O Lord of hosts my King and my God Psalm 84 23 We must find the altar of Godas God Godas as a haven or refuge against the troubles which come into our lives But no matter how dark the outlook may seem there Isone is isone isone one gleam of light that takes away the despondency of life faith in God WE NEED THE altar of God Godas as a haven of ot refuge against sin We cannot quiet an accusing conscience with the labors of our hands Unless we come cometo comeJo to God and find in Hi Him m a merciful and forgiving God we must de de- de The Bible assures us that for Christs Christ's sake we have healIng healing healing heal heal- ing and forgiveness a perfect peace of heart and mind We need Gods God's altar as a haven against the sorrows of death We want some one to tell tellus tellus us authoritatively that there is isa isa isa a heaven In the Bible God has revealed to us in Christ Jesus this glorious truth In n My Fathers Father's Fathers Father's Fathers Father's Fa Fa- Fa- Fa I ther's house are many mansions mansions mansions man man- if it were not so I would have told you John 14 2 IF WE NEED God so sorely then we ought to serve and worship worship worship wor wor- ship Him We ought daily to study His Word and commune with Him through prayer He has been peen our Strength and our Refuge our Helper and our Stay Above all He has given us His HisSon HisSon HisSon Son to redeem us from sin Gratitude then should compel us to serve the Lord and worship worship worship wor wor- ship Him in spirit and in truth There is nothing more satisfying satisfy satisfy- ing |