MEDITATION MOMENTS

difficulty, look for something pretty every day, and don't miss a day, or it won't work." Well, that's a pretty little cream-puff to lean on when you're staggering under some great difficulty. Here's another one: "When in trouble, do something for everybody every day. That's all there is to it. Just try it, it'll work." Well, I believe in doing something for somebody every day, but oh, in the time of deep trouble, that isn't going to get you out of that trouble.

THESE ARE STRANGE ANCHORS FOR THE TIME OF STORM. I remember when I was in unbelief and a helpless invalid. Someone who had less faith even than I did kept telling me to "hold on, just hold on." But that's the trouble, I didn't have anything to hold on to! Oh, what frail, frail anchors the world offers, what frail things to lean on.

But thank God the Christian doesn't have just something to hold on to, the Christian has someone to hold on to!

GOD'S WORD SAYS, IN PSALM 26:1, "A VERY PRESENT HELP IN TIME OF TROUBLE." Jesus is always there, always ready to fulfill His promise. Hebrews 13:5 and 6 says: "He Himself hath said He will in no wise fail thee. Nor will I in any wise forsake thee, so that with good courage we say, the Lord is my helper."

DO YOU HAVE AN ANCHOR LIKE THAT IN A TIME OF STORM? Do you have Someone like that that loves you that you can hold on to? -- That can deliver you, absolutely deliver out of your trouble as this verse says? I was telling a young man the other day, "Son, you're going to meet the Lord someday, you'd better get on speaking terms with Him." Then I told him this story: ONE DAY MY CAR GOT STALLED ON A LONELY ROAD. I was quite desperate when suddenly I remembered that not too far away lived a former friend. I say former because I had neglected this friend. I admired and loved her, and really longed to see her and her family, but I couldn't bring myself to walk up to that door and ask for help in my trouble when I had neglected her for so long. I just sat in the car trying to get up courage, but I never did go to that house for help! And when you neglect the Lord, neglect reading your Bible, don't take time for prayer, it's pretty hard to call on Him in the day of trouble. For as this verse states, you don't have the boldness, because you are under condemnation. (Note: Which verse? -- Not clear.)

YOU'RE GOING TO NEED THE LORD SOMEDAY AND NEED HIM DESPERATELY, BETTER MAKE FRIENDS WITH HIM NOW. Better get in touch today, you will some day want to write home for the extra allowance. Ask Him right now to forgive your neglect. He will