But at the present juncture, to me the greatest message of the Bible, that which gives to it a value of infinite worth is not that it comforts and inspires, it is that it teaches, from the first book to the last, that the ultimate values are not material but spiritual. In April of this year Lord Baldwin lecturing in Canada made this arresting statement: "Can democracies resist tyranny successfully without becoming themselves. enslaved? They can only do so if the Spiritual effort they put forth greater than, and in.control of their material effort." Now the implication of this is that ultimately spiritual resources are as essential as' and even more essential than material resources, and this not from a missionary but from an ex-Prime Minister of England. hasten a solution of the present world-wide chaos. In a fina! analysis life's most real warfare is not on sea or land or in the air, it is in the hearts and minds of men. It is there that the issue has to be faced, and the issue is this: Shall we seek after spiritual or material values? Shall we acknowledge the Sovereignty of God, or go on rebelling against Him? It is the way in which you and I answer this question that will hasten or delay the final victory.
Where do you stand? The Bible calls us back to God—He is our "refuge and strength." If you will make a habit of reading the Bible a few minutes every day, not casually as a lesson to be got through, but with as much intelligence as you give to your morning newspaper, you will be surprised,. what, a practical difference it will make to your life, to your outlook, on life, and to those amongst whom you live. In this way you will make the coming of peace more possible and you will. find you have a chart and compass by which you can confdéntly face whatever the future may bring.
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