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HE came in on the "home stretch" of His earthly ministry, ENDURED THE
CROSS. A runner in a mile race has to ENDURE exhaustion, pain, temp-
tation to give up and quit, and PRESS ON. Jesus endured the cross
and the shame of it before human eyes--for at the FINISH LINE was JOY,
and He did sit down with God on the heavenly throne. That PRIZE was
worth running for!
We have THE SAME PRIZE awaiting us. We shall, when we win, sit
down with Christ on His throne! Let us not give up, and HAVE RUN
THUS FAR IN VAIN (see Phil. 2:16).
So, from here on in, let us fasten our eyes on JESUS CHRIST--
and on the ultimate GOAL, or finishing line. We are running for
the GREATEST STAKES in the UNIVERSE! Remember God's way is LOVE--
the GIVING WAY, while Satan's way is "GETTING."
Let's rededicate our lives to GIVING of ourselves! ONLY ONE
THING MATTERS from here on in! Lay aside the worldly interests, the
pleasures of this life--jettison all those off--and keep our eyes on
the ONE GOAL!
We broke records at the Feast in attendance, and in offerings,
as well as in SPIRIT. But we have a ONE MILLION DOLLAR BANK LOAN due
to be paid back TODAY! I thank and praise God He has made us able
to pay it! But we are still about 1 1/2 million dollars behind in the
year's budget--and we are adding new radio and television stations
every week--and that INCREASES OUR EXPENDITURES, as well as the
number of people reached with Christ's Gospel.
I am working diligently with The PLAIN TRUTH staff to make it
the FINEST MAGAZINE published, and we want to expand our newsstand
circulation, (now about 1 million in the U.S. alone--total circulation
now close to 3 million copies)--and that all demands INCREASED
EXPENDITURES. That's part of the EFFORT we all must make, coming
in on the home stretch to WIN THIS RACE and the PRIZE of eternal
salvation in the Kingdom of God!
I now have plans to make The GOOD NEWS into a full color
magazine like The PLAIN TRUTH, and let the newsprint tabloid paper go
back to the name "Worldwide News"--with Church news, personal items,
and things of personal interest--and with The GOOD NFWS becoming a
magazine filled with ARTICLES--both devoted to Church interest,
Bible teachings, and articles containing SPIRITUAL FOOD.
Wouldn't you like to see this new jump ahead? If each of us,
as an individual, does his part, making sacrifices for the Work of
God, you will see this Work of God leap ahead as never before! We
must put on an EXTRA BURST OF SPEED COMING IN ON THE HOME STRETCH.
For world conditions are now developing to bring on quickly THE
GREAT TRIBULATION, and the END of this present evil world!
NOTHING is important now, but GOD'S WORK! Thank you, Brethren
and Co-Workers, from the bottom of my heart. As WE are now getting
back into the grace of God, He is RESTORING HIS BLESSING which was
largely withdrawn during the past ten years! CHRIST will lavish on
us HIS blessing, if WE begin to put Him FIRST in our lives!