Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-03-21

chariots and great host, and they came
by night and compassed the city about"
Surely they had their man now, and es-
cape was impossible, Thus it seemed 10
human eyes
l5 "Aud when the servant Of the man
of God was risen early, and gone forth, be-
hold, an host compassed the city both with
horses and chariots
While Elisha slept the enemy encom-
passed him about, but Elisha's God neither
sumbers nor sleeps, and Elisha rested in
Him, and feared no evil. His servant,
however, had not the faith of his master,
and we may imagine his fears as this sight
met his eyes The host of Syrians was real
and formidable, and there was evidently
no way Of deiyerance
And his servant said unto him, Alas,
my masterl how shall we dof'
He probably felt something like Israel
when they saw the hosts Of Pharaoh pur-
suing them, the mountains on either side
Of them and the sea before them (llX. xiv.
lG, And he answered, Fear not"
From Gen XIV, |, to Rev. i, IL how often
that precious word Fear not" has stilled
the troubled soul But before it can give
peace it must be spoken by one who has
some ground and authority for saying it.
"They that be with MS are more than
they that be with them"
What is it that Elisha sees that his serv-
ant cannot see? Is he giving utterauce to
a hope orto the assurance Of reality? We
shall see that he means just what he says
and is fully persuaded of every word of it.
II. "And Elisha prayed and said, Lord,
pray thee, open his eyes that he may see.
inn la 81
comprehensivel No prelimnarios and no
conclusion not even an amen; just single
petition, asking us from familiar friend
for just what he wanted. My soul says,
Lord Jesus, ask the Father for me that
my eyes may by the Holy Spirit be opened
to behold woudrous things out Of Thy
word" And expect He will Thanking
Him for what we have seen, let us expect
more light every time we open His Word.
"And the Lord opened the eyes of the
young man, and he saw; and behold, the
mountain was full of horses and chariots
of fire round about Elisha"
Now we know why Elisha said, Fear
not, and why he said to his servant that
their helpers were more numerous than
the enemy. Let no one dare to explain
away these unseen realities of Gods love
and care and power
Is. and when they came down to him
Elisha prayed unto the Lord and said,
Smite this people, pray thee, with blind
ness"
Another brief prayer; single petition.
Can this man ask and receive anything he
desires? A river divided, "a spring healed,
oil multiplied, Son given, life from the
dead, food multiplied, a leper healed, a
man made leprous, iron to swim, eyes
opened to see angels, eyes dimmed to see
not at all or to see wrongly? How has he
obtained this power? With whom is he in
partnership?
And He smote them with blindness, ac-
cording to the word of Elisha.
So did the angels TO the men of Sodom
Gen. xix, ~, In Him we live and move
and have our being. In His hand is our
breath and all our ways acts xvii, %,
Dan Y, 23). He says; Il am the Lord, and
there is none else form the light and
create darkness, | make peace and create
evil | the Lord do all these things" Qsa
xiv, Is ~ He changes not. He is no re-
specter of persons. Every redeemed soul
is member of His body; but where is the
power of God that ought to be seen Ia
every hOlievcrP