Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1875-05-27
OPPORTUNITIES.

In the narrative Of the interview between
fully illustrated are the value and improve
ment of opportunity The record is given
with special minuteness of detail to impress
its lesson on the readers mind, and to furnish
not only inspiration from the ardor Of Jesus
Christ's spirit, but an example of his working
out the migbtiest results from events Of ap-
parent insign6cance.
In the very ordinary incident of woman
coming to draw water at we'll, to most per-
sons there would have been nothing to excite
attention. A weary traveller, snatching at
noon little respite from the fatigue of his
journey, would most probably have regarded
it as an unwelcome interruption of his rest.
While, in one proud of his nationality, the
appearance of the despised foreigner, if no.
ticed at all, might have awakened only a
naughty contempt But under these same
circumstances how different did all this ap.
pear to the Son of God. In the common
event he beholds his Fathers purpose for The
accomplishment of his merciful design to a
lost sinner. Sweeter than rest and pleasanter
than food, is the privilege of arousing sense
of her need in the woman's breast, and thus
supplying her spiritual thirst with the water
Of life. Nor was the degradation Of her per.
sonal guilt nor the ignorance of her national
superstition sufficient to cancel in the Sa.
viour's estimation the worth Of an immortal
soul.
Now, eve are his workmanship created in
Christ Jesus unto good works which God hath
before ordained that we should walk in them" I"
Let us then recognize in the everyday oc-
currences these toreordained opportunities of
meeting the design of our creation in Christ
Jesus. All life then will become most i'm
portant school. Development will be afford
ed to our spiritual faculties. Scope will be
furnished to the exercise of our Christian
graces. Emotion will be intensified in its ex-
peuditure to produce activity. Our profession
will be proved by its testimony. Jesus will
will be gloriied in our service, while the
world, won by the love of Christ, as manifest.
ed in his church, will submit to the gospel as
the wisdom and the power Of God unto sal
walton.
The painting cry of the renewed soul, "Lord,
what wilt thou have me to do?" will find its
answer in every walk of life however humble,
in every engagement of business, in every JOY
of social intercourse, in every hour of recrea-
tion. "Christ in u.s. will live over again ac-
cording to our measure, his "life in the flesh"
which was spent in going about doing good.
TO be able to discern our opportunities,
shall we not cultivate that spiritual sensitive
ness that will be quick to feel the approach of
our Fathers providence? Communing close
ly with Jesus we will gain susceptibility to all
those influences through which come the an
swers to our prayers, and through the mere
shell Of occasion we shall discover the posi-
bility lying within. The business errand, the
household care, friendships greeting, and
sorrows tears, even our own ministry, may
be so trans6gured as to leave the soul with
"Jesus only"
Let no reader of this sigh any longer for
an opportunity to do something for Christ.
Submit your will wholly to his, let your heart
catch the kindlings of his divine love, pray
that the spirit that was in him may be in you
also, check no rising aspiration, refuse no SER
vice however humble, and already, when least
you expect it, some poor degraded sinner may
be waiting to be led by you to that water
whereof if he drink he shall thirst no more.