A few years ago a dear Christian, whose avocation (traveling for a large English firm) necessitated his going all over the world, had to go into a district in the Far East where he had not been previously. He was earnest and devoted in the Lord's work, in his own quiet way buying up opportunities. Knowing an earnest young Christian who was well acquainted with the district into which he was going, he asked him if he would kindly give him some names and addresses of the Lord's people in those parts. He replied, that he certainly would. When the list was received, the older one was puzzled on looking it over at seeing either "O and O" or "H and H" opposite each name. He asked the other whatever "O and O" or "H and H" meant. The one who made out the list answered, "Some are only 'Half and Half' Christians, and others are 'Out and Out' ones; and I put those marks to distinguish them."
Dear reader, are you the Lord's? If so, which are you, "O and O" or only "H and H"?
The time is short, and remember "The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though He was rich" (in all the glory which He had with the Father before the world w as), "yet for your sakes He became poor" (even to the shedding His precious blood on Calvary's cross to make us His own and fit us for Himself), "that ye through His poverty might be rich."