estion, "How long halt ye between two opinions?" The undecided man is a
halting man. The halting man is a lame man and a miserable man, and the
out-and-out Christian is the admiration of men and angels, and a continual
joy to himself.

Say, is it all for Jesus,
As you so often sing;
Is He your Royal Master,
Is He your heart's true King?

OCTOBER 24.

"First gave their ownselves to the Lord, and unto us by the will of God"
(II. Cor. viii. 5).

It is essential, in order to be successful in Christian work, that you
shall be loyal not only to God, but to the work with which you are
associated. The more deeply one knows the Lord the easier it is to get
along with Him.

Superficial Christians are apt to be crotchetty. Mature Christians are so
near the Lord that they are not afraid of missing His guidance, and not
always trying to assert their loyalty to Him and independence of others.

The Corinthians, who had given themselves first to the Lord, had no
difficulty in giving themselves to His Apostle by the will of God. It is
delightful to work with true hearts on whom we can utterly depend.

God give us the spirit of a sound mind and the heart to "help along."

You can help by holy prayer,
Helpful love and joyful song;
O, the burdens you may bear;
O, the sorrows you may share;
O, the crowns you may yet may wear,
If you help along.

OCTOBER 25.

"Now it is high time to awake out of sleep. Let us cast off the works of
darkness and let us put on the armor of light" (Rom. xiii. 11, 12).

Let us wake out of sleep; let us be alert; let us be alive to the great
necessities that really concern us.

Let us put off the garments of the night and the indulgences of the night;
the loose robes of pleasure and flowing garments of repose; the festal
pleasures of the hours of darkness are not for the children of the day.
Let us cast off the works of darkness.

Let us arm ourselves for the day. Before we put on our clothes, let us put
on our weapons, for we are stepping out into a land of enemies and a world
of dangers; let us put on the helmet of salvation, the breastplate of
faith and love, and the shield of faith, and stand armed and vigilant as
the dangers of the last days gather around us.

Let us put on the Lord Jesus Christ. This is our robe of day. Not our own
works or righteousness, but the person and righteousness of the Lord Jesus
Christ, who gave us His very life, and becomes to us