In
the preparation for the life of a soldier there is many a lesson which, if viewed from the standpoint of one unversed in soldiery, might appear to be of very little if of any importance.
That
Christian Scientists not only are to believe in God,—that He is and that He is available to meet the needs of mankind,—but are to prove their understanding of God and His creation through practical demonstrations, Mrs.
"Wait
on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord," says the Psalmist; and in Isaiah it is written, "Trust ye in the Lord for ever: for in the Lord JEHOVAH is everlasting strength.
When
John the Baptist was proclaiming himself as "the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight," there were certain solders who came to him asking what they should do in order to bring forth "fruits meet for repentance.
How
often do the Scriptures remind us of the reliance which the Hebrews of old placed on God! All through the Old Testament examples are to be found of it.
How often have men contemplated the healings reported in the New Testament, and wondered how the Master and the disciples brought them about! The healings they have not doubted; but how were they performed?
