Democratic messenger., 1893-03-11

We want with us Il divine force greater
than the fires. and when the Lord cooled
Sebnchadnezzar's furnace until Shad-
rach, Mc>hach and Abeinego did not
even have To- fan themselves he proved
himself mightier than the fire
We want a divine force stronger than
wild beast. and when the Lord made
Daniel Il lion tanner he proved himself
stronger than tn" wrath Of the jun .les.
There are So many diseases in the world
we want with Us divine physician ca
pable of COZ lbating ailments and our
Lord when on earth showed what he
could do with catalcpsy and paralysis
and ophthalmia and dcmcntia. Oh, take
this supernatural into all Your lives.
How To get it: just as You get anything
you want-by application. Ii YOU want
anything you apply for it.
By prayer apply for the supernatural
Take j: into your daily business Many
man has been able To pay only 30
cents on the dollar who if he had called
i'll the supernatural could have paid 100
cents ON the dollar Why do 9s men ont
of 100 fail in business? Because there are
not more than two men ont of hundred
who take God into their worldly affairs.
Behind the great unknown standeth
God within the shadows keeping watch
upon his own
CAST ALL YOUR CARES on GOD.
y man got up in New York PRAYER
meeting aud said: God is my partner.
| did business without him for 20 wears
and failed every two or three years.
have been LONG business with him for
70 years and have not failel once" oh.
take the supernatural into all your af-
fairs. had such an evidence of the
goodness of Gol in temporal things
when | entered active life must testify.
Called 10 preach ut lovely Bellcvillc, in
New Jersey. entered upon my work.
But there stood the empty parsonage. and
not cent had with which to furnish
it. After preaching three or four weeks
the officers of my church asked me if
did not want to take two or three weeks
vacation. said Yes" for | had
preached about all | knew, but feared
they must be getting tired of me
When | returned to the village after
the brief vacation. they handed me the
key of the parsonage and asked me if
did not want 10 70 and look at it. Not
suspecting anything had happened, |
put the key into the parsonage door and
opened ii. and there was the hall com
pletely furnished with carpet and pic
lures and hairack and turned into the
parlors. and they We're furnished, the
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study and found it furnished with book
cases. and went 10 the bedrooms. and
they were fHrlished. and INTO the
pantry and that was furnished with
every culinary article. and the
spiccboxes were filled, and flour
barrel stood there ready TO be opened,
End | went down into the dining room,
and the table was set and beautifully
furnished, AMI into the kitchen. and the
stove was full Of fuel. and match lay
on the top of the stove, and all had to
do in starting Housekeeping was TO strike
the match. God inspired the whole
filing. and if | ever doubt his goodness.
all mp and down the world, call me
an migrate. testify that have been in
many tight places. and God always got
me out. anc he will get you ont of the
tight places.
But the most of this audience will
never reach the eighties. or the seventies,
or the sixties. or the fifties. or the forties
He who passes into the forties has gone
far beyond the average of human life.
Amid the uncertainties take God through
Jesus Christ as your present and eternal
safety. The longest life is only small
fragment of the great eternity. We will
all of us soon be there.
Eternity. how near il rolls:
Count the vast value Of your souls.
Beware and count the awful cost
What they have gained whose souls are lost.