Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-11-22
RELIGIOUS.
LOOKING UNTO Jesus.

LOOKING UNTO JESUS.
Upon him We look, not with bodily
eyes as did his followers during HIS
mum iliation, but with faiths eyes
None can enter Heaven except through
him. Unto him We look for grace to
help. Without him we can do nothing.
Unto bim We look for support. He vii.
uphold us by the right hand of right
eousness. Unto him we look for direc.
ton. He will instruct US and teach us
in the way he will guide us with his
|eye. Unto him we look for consolation.
He will give US Songs In the night
Unto him We may look As our burden.
bearer, casting upon him ell our care,
for he careth for US. Unto him We
should look ut all times. IT'S not
enough TO glance ut him once or twice q
week. Upon him our gaze should be
fixed ~ the eyes of the ocean helmsman
upon the compass. He who loses sight
of Jesus deviates rom the narrow way.
Fer the Joy that was set before
him" Christ endured the cross, de.
spising shame, and hath set down al
the right hand of the throne Of God. -
There he remains. and therefore doel
not rocede ~ We advance. When faI
distant from an object we detect simply
Its salient features /; as we approach We
see 1t more distinctly, and take in de
tails that lad been beyond our ken
Jesus at Hrst was but dimly outlined
before us; We could not tell what man
ner Of person he might be but as VI,
pressed forward steadily toward hin
we began to observe somewhat Of hi
glory, somewhat of his beauty. some
what of his loveliness. Now we know
him TO be fairer than the children o
men, mightier than the mightiest o
crea.ed beings, better TO us than tn
best of friends or kindred, worthy o
hearty love, OF undivided SERVICE
Hereafter when faith shall have givel
place TO sight, when hope shall be dis
annulled 10 the full enjoyment Of thos
blessings which ravish our expectation
hen love, NO longer shAckled, shs
have free course and abound, then sha
we see him a. he Ii, then shall "
know even as We are known.
RULES FOR YOUNG CHRISTIANS.
j 1. Never neglect daily private pray
or and when you pray, remember tha
God is present and that be hears you
prayer. Heb xi. 8.
Q. Never neglect daily privat
Bible. reading and whom you read, r,
/; mem ber that God IL speaking TO yor
and thst you are TO believe and act NJ
+ on what he says. l believe all bach
sliding begins with the neglect Of thes
1.-TWO rules. John. v. 80.
8. Never profess to ask God fo
|; any tn ing which you do not want. Te
him the truth about yourself, how
: ever bad 1t makes you and then rs
! him, for Christ's sake, to forgive 20
!. what you are, and make you what 70
( ought TO bs. John iv. ~.
4. Never let day pass withot
!, Trying TO do something for cesu
Every night reflect on what Jesus hs
done for you, and then ask yoursel
DI" What have done to day fer him
d Matt. v. 1916.
Fl s. Ifever you are in doubt as to
a things being right or wrong, 60
'ly.ur room, and kneel down and o.
Gods blessing upon it. Col. Iii. 1
elf you cannot do this, 1t Is wron
Rom. xiv. %
al @. Never take your christianity fro
% christians, or argue that, because sue
people do so and 30, therefore you ma
nl2 Cor. X. IL. You are to ask yourse
Z" How would Christ act In my place
d and strive to 70 low him. John x. 2
5 7. Never believe what you feel II
contradicts God's word. Ask yourss
= Can what l feel be true If Goo
word is true ?" and II both cannot
true, believe God, and make your ov
4 heart the liar. Rom. iii. John v.