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Listen, dear Friend! Have YOU put God to the test, to find
HOW TRUE are His PROMISES, in your Bible? Well I have, and it
seems He has blessed Mrs. Armstrong and me with every blessing
within the heavenly sphere! But we still allows our faith to be
severely TRIED!
It seems it is always tried, too, right at this Christmas
season. It seems that at this season every year, most people,
without realizing what they are doing, FORGET any gift for CHRIST
and His work, exchanging presents with their relatives and friends.
Did you ever stop to think about that? At this season people
spend lavishly for Christmas presents, SUPPOSING they are
following the example of the wise men---not realizing these wise
men did NOT exchange presents among themselves---they gave their
gifts to CHRIST! Of course, the truth is, they were not giving the
Christ-child birthday presents at all---it was NOT His birthday,
but several days afterward! It was eastern CUSTOM to present gifts
to a KING when coming into his presence---and Jesus was born to be
the KING of the world!---the WORLD TOMORROW!
Now finally, let me answer the questions: "How is your work
financed?" "WHY don't you ask for money over the air?"
The answer is simple: Some 28 years ago I gave my life over
to God for HIS use---dedicated to living and doing HIS way, not
mine or the way of the world or of tradition. God's way is that
the GOSPEL cannot be sold like merchandise. God's people must not
---do not BEG. Our literature contains the true GOSPEL---the true
LIGHT that God sent into the world by Christ, which the world
rejected. WE DARE NOT PUT A PRICE ON IT. We have nothing to sell.
From the first I've had to RELY SOLELY ON GOD for financial
support. A few business corporations have offered to sponsor my
broadcast and pay the bills---provided I would quit preaching God's
PLAIN TRUTH, and say only what they allowed me to say! Twelve
years ago a large advertising agency offered me a personal salary
of $100,000.00 per year if I would give up God's ministry, and go
on the air five days a week on a large national net-work as a news
analyst, sponsored by one of the great corporations in the food
industry. My wife scolded me reprovingly for even telling her
about the proposition! God's way hasn't been the EASY way---but
we know it's been the RIGHT way!
We learned that God does have a few that are His own true
people---and from the first a very few---a very small percent of
the listeners---began to send in their tithes and offerings freely
and unsolicited, to carry on God's precious work, of reaping a
harvest for His eternal Kingdom!
I remember how we got started on the air in Seattle---the
first time we were able to expand outside of Oregon. A family who
had been drouthed out in the middle-west had moved to the Coast,
and in getting a new start had saved up enough money to finish
building their house. At the time they had only the outside shell
---no partitions, no rooms, no up-stairs---just a ladder thru a