The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-09-15
ASHER'S GOLDEN PROMISE.

AS thy days so shall thy strength be.-Deut.
1926.
Think how deep this promise is. 1t
is as deep as all our necessity. What
kind Of days are before us? DAYS of
weakness and WEAKNESS, when footsore
and faint we shall creep along the rug
ged path? AS these days 80 shall our
strength be. Will they be days Of con-
fiict, when the demands of truth and
righteousness are on one side, and the
attractions Of interest and ease on the
other, and we have to choose between
themp As these days SO shall our
strength be. Will they be days of
labor, above what flesh and blood can
stand? Still the promise fails not, the
heaviest burden that comes will be sue.
cessfully borne. Will they be days of
anxiety? Already we may be wonder
ing how provision will be made for all
our wants. Look at the sparrows on
the snowy street. They do not SOW,
they do not reap, they do not gather
into barns, and your Heavenly Father
feedeth them. Are ye not much better
than they2 o ye Of little faith! Will
they be days of perplexity, when all is
dark and you do not know which way
to turn? This bright promise guaran-
tees guidance. Will they be days of
temptation You have entered on the
way Of life, but will you endure to the
end, will you be among the number
that overcomes? This gracious prom
Use assures us that he who has begun
the good work will finish it. Will they
BIO ia - Of deGsk: Tho days of the last
struggle, of the last terror, will certain
ly come to some of US, but let us lean
on this iife-giving promise and we will
be able to sing:
Yea though walk through deaths dark vale.
Yet will fear none Ill,
For thou art with me, and Thy rod
And staff, me comfort still.
Think also how high this promise is.
Ii it is as deep as our necessity it is as
high as Gods capacity. 1t pledges to
US all the resources of God. Can these
ever be exhausted? If we can say
"The Lord is my Shepherd must we
not add, 81 shall not want?" Remem-
Der what strength God has poured into
weak hearts, what wonders he has
wrought for his people. Remember
how he redeemed Israel and led them
through the Red Sea, and guided and
guarded and fed them in the waste,
bowling wilderness, and brought them
into his goodly land. Gaze on that
picture gallery Of faith in the eleventh
of Hebrews and pluck up heart. Ponder
the grace and strength that you have
seen poured into the hearts of Gods
people around you in dark and evil
days. Then lift up your hearts with
confidence and say, "This God is our
God forever and ever, he will be our
Suluo even uuCO u6aCQ.
Think again how short this promise
is. 1t is limited to the day through
which we are passing 1t runs parallel
to the command "Be not anxious for
the morrow, for the morrow will be
anxious for ITSELF" 1t echoes the
blessed warning Sufficient unto the
day is the evil thereof" Do not ex-
pect the strength of two days to be
given you in one day. You know not
what a day may bring forth, but God
does, and he never gives us Tuesdays
strength on Monday, or Wednesdays on
Tuesday, but according to the day SO is
our strength. God never promises us
strength for burdens we shall never
be called upon to bear; therefore if in
Dur fear and folly we laden our hearts
with the troubles of the future, we
need not be surprised if we feel ready
10 sink beneath the load. Ihave heard
Of an old lady who was continually OPP
pressed with the thought that she
would die in the workhouse, and God
gave her no strength to bear that bur-
len, because he knew she would quiet
y fall asleep in her comfortable little
DOM. Never bear to-morrow's bur
lens, for you cannot bear to-morrow's
strength; as thy days so. shall thy
strength be.
Think lastly how long this promise
s. Though you live to be older than
Aethuselah this promise will last you
III your days. This is a promise for all
'ur earthly pilgrimage. We shall find
ready, waiting for us, every morning
We awake on earth. However long, it
will keep step with us all the way.
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