There are a number of regular features in the local newspaper. (The Northland Age) Today I came across them again while looking through the paper in a restaurant. I find the headlines of the features very interesting and inspiring.

One is called “Throw Us a Line.” On the way home I was thinking a lot about “Throw us a line” and a hymn, a christian song from way back, came to my mind. Unfortunately I remembered only a few lines from the hymn – and that in  the German language. So far as I remember, I used to hear the song many years ago in  Germany at an Evangelistic Campaign. (Janz Team)

When I arrived home, I related the few words  – lines – to my wife and believe it or not, but she knew the song.

Eventually we found it in the song book of the Salvation Army. The chorus goes like this:

Throw out the life – line, throw out the life – line,

Someone is drifting away.

Throw out the life – line, throw out the life – line,

Someone is sinking today!”

The hymn is by Edwsard S. Ufford and has three verses. Here is verse three:

“Soon will the season of rescue be o’er,

Soon they will drift to eternity’s shore;

Haste then, my brother, no time for delay,

But throw out the life – line, and safe them today.”

There are many people today who are calling: “Throw us a line.” We are holding the life – line in  our hands. Are we throwing the life – line out TODAY?

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It was only yesterday that I came across the Chinese proverb:

“The one who asks a question is a fool for five minutes, the one who does not ask a question is a fool forever.”

Have you ever asked the question:

WHAT IS THE TRUE MEANING OF LIFE?

Ecclesiastes 12:13

“Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter:

FEAR GOD and

KEEP HIS COMMANDMENTS,

for this is the whole duty of man.”

“Vision without Action is only a dream.

Action without Vision is wasting time.

Vision and Action can change the world!” –

Confucious

Do you agree with that?

There are people who have the vision to “… go and make disciples of all nations,…” Matthew 28:18,19,20

They are not only dreaming about it.

They are leaving their jobs. They are getting trained up to be missionaries. They are applying to a missionary society. They are going to all nations. They are making disciples of all nations!

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I have the vision to produce a little christian brochure (magazine) on a regular basis. But so far it is only a dream……….

Yesterday I saw a little booklet – just 8 pages – put out by SAFE. (The voice for all animals)

Something like that is on my mind.