The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-10-10
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by the day." That Is the way In
which the best, strongest, and hap
piest lives are built; they IRE not
constructed "by the job" but one
attainment in grace is laid upon an
other, like the blocks of granite in .
solid house wall. Each day brings
its duty to be done, its temptation to
be met and conquered, its burden to
be carried, and its progress to be
made heavenward. there are 1856
days in every year, but there is only
n working day, and that is o -day.
Sufficient to each day is the labor
thereof.
This is just the sort of living I
commend to my readers. God
means to shut you up to his style Of
thinking and planning and doing
when he makes his gracious promise,
Gas thy day SO shall thy strength
be-" The journey made up a noun
tain is simply a succession Of steps.
II the climber attempts to leap up
wards he exhausts his strength, if he
looks down he grows dizzy, and il he
looks too far forward he gets dis
couraged by the distance yet to be
surmounted. So in accomplishing
each days work you may have SIM
ply to take one step at a time, and
to take that wisely is all that you
need to think about. Take no
anxious thought for the morrow.
God never made q Chr stan strong
enough to stand the strain OF to- days
duties and all the load of to -morrow'e
ankle les piled upon top OF them.
Paul himself would have broken
down II he had attempted the fool sh
experiment. We have a right to ask
Four Heavenly Father for strength
equal to the day, but we have no
right to ask Him for an extra ounce
OF strength beyond it.
My friend, learn to take shor
views. If you have money enough
to-day for your daily wants and
something over for Chr. at 8 treasury,
don't torment yourself with the
idea that you will finish up in an
almshouse. If your children cluster
around your table to-day, enjoy the
music of their voices, train them fol
God and trust them to God, without
racking yourself with the dread that
tn little ones may be carried of by
scarlet fever, or the older ones may
fall into bad marriages or sont
other disaster. Faith carries present
loads, meets present assaults, feed
on present promises, and commits
the future to q faithful God. 1T
daily song is: onward. They wall
by faith, which has few attraction
to the faithless world; they ART
called to 60 out into lands which
they know not, and they obey, am
like Abraham, 60 forth not knowing
whittier they journey; they endure
as seeing Him who is invisible; the,
are forewarned Of dangers which
others do not apprehend; they arr
inspired by hopes in which other,
have no part; and the world is tt
them a different world from thu
world which attracts the attention
and charms the heart Of the thought
less multitudes. They walk tn,
walk OF faith; their eyes gaze beyont
the storm, the tempest, the conflict
and they Bs6 Visions 81 scenes o
calm and hallowed peace, of endless
rest beyond this world of toll. Ye
a little white and they look TO
triumphs such as earth has neve
known, and the conflict thickens ant
the darkness deepens, they still
press forward without a doubt O
fear, knowing that their Master 1
with them, that their rest is befor,
them, and that the glory for which
they look is sure.
Blessed are they who walk tn,
walk of faith, who look from eartLl,
storms to heavenly Gains, and Wit
cherish In their hearts the glat
assurance that "Yet q little Will,
and He that shall come will come
and will not tarry," and that "nov
the Just shall live by faith.n- Thi
faith cometh by hearing, and hear
ing by the word Of God; and 1
confronts the thought and soul will
thst which 10 heavenly and divine
The man OF faith takes into hi
heart those words which God hatl
spoken, those truths which Chris
!. hxs declared, they become his com
|, tort In sorrow, his light in darkness
his councillors In perplexity, hi
stay and star in every time of need
"A Blessed are they in whose heart
faith h planted, and who here wall
, 81 faith and not by sight. BY ant
~ they shall dwell In that lant
vhere faith 10 Lost in open vision
vxhoxe the glory OF God shall b,