In an excellent little book on “How to Obtain the Fullness of Power,” Dr. R.A.  Torrey says: 

“There can be no fullness of life and service if the Bible is neglected.  In much that is now written on power; also in much that is said in conventions, this fact is overlooked.  The work of the Holy Spirit is magnified; but the instrument through which the Holy Spirit works is largely forgotten.  The result is transient enthusiasm and activity, but no steady continuance and increase in power and usefulness.  We can not obtain power, and we can not maintain power, in our own lives and in our work for others, unless there is deep and frequent meditation upon the Word of God....  Of course, it is much easier, and therefore much more agreeable to our spiritual laziness, to go to a convention or revival-meeting, and claim a ‘filling with the Holy Spirit,’ than it is to peg along, day after day, month after month, year after year, digging into the Word of God.  But a ‘filling of the Spirit,’ that is not maintained by a persistent study of the Word will soon vanish....  Evidently Paul knew of no filling with the Spirit divorced from deep and constant meditation upon the Word.”

The most remarkable movement among young men in this generation is the World’s Christian Student Federation, organized by Mr. John R. Mott.  Through this movement multitudes of young men the world over have been led to keep what is called “The Morning Watch,” by which they rise at least half an hour earlier than usual each morning, and spend the time in devotional Bible-study and prayer.  What a mighty impetus would be given to Christian work everywhere if all Christian young people would form the habit of keeping “The Morning Watch!”

Have a plan for your Bible study, and faithfully follow it.  Commit to memory the texts found in Study Twenty-seven, and thus be able to use skillfully the Sword of the Spirit.

STUDY XVI.

TACT.

Memory Verse:  “I am made all things to all men, that I might by all
    means save some.”—­(1 Cor. ix, 22.)

Scripture for Meditation:  1 Cor. ix, 19-27.

The successful business man knows the value of tact, and the Christian worker should know the value of consecrated tact.  A special study of the life of Christ to notice his methods of dealing with various people, and to see the aptness with which he used parable and exhortation, would prove very helpful to every soul-winner.  The life of Paul might also be studied in the same manner with profit.  He knew how to become all things to all men to save some.

Christ’s exhortation to his disciples was, “Be ye as wise as serpents,” but how little wisdom many seem to have in seeking to win the unsaved to Christ!  And this, too, when we have the promise, “If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not:  and it shall be given him.”