Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-03-02


was accepted by him with thauiksgiv-
ing. But lhey had done more than
that; they had made sacrifices for him
which were pleasing in the sight of
God. In so far as they ministered TO
the wants of the apostle, they minis
tered to God. What they did, express
ed the intent of heart. The apostle
then makes use of the words of the
text.
This verse is so full. that only eter-
nifty is sufficient TO exhaust its fullness
and meaning. Look first at the Chris
tian's need. The Christians in Philippi
We're in need as well as the apostles,
for they We're living in a time Of tribu-
lations and prosecutions. The text
supposes that We are needy creatures.
iuiI OF DOtl temporal and spiritual
wants. Man LETT 10 himself. would be
wreJched indeed.
We need earthly or temporal thirgs.
They are necessity to mans well
being, and to his comfort in this life.
But they Will not satisfy mans wants
and they are an injury. unless Gods
blessing accompanies them. AleXan-
der the Great is said to have conquered
the world, and then to have sat down
and wept for more worlds to conquer.
HIS needs mad not been supplied: soul
gnawing for what it did not possess.
God supplied jobs need. only when he
sat on the ash pile.
We need 10 be cdastenod by the Lord
1t IS for our profit. Why does God amict
me? Because He wants us to turn 10
Him. The sinner. like q bad child
does not like TO admit that he needs
chastlsement. God supplies us with
temporal things then he has 10 ahict
us TO keep us rom loving them more
than We love Him. But mans great
est needs are spiritual and il is to this
that the text refers more especially.
some OF us need comfort this morn
ing. And If there are any of us who
feel that we do not need il now. the
time is coming when we Will need it,
and may be before many months or
years shall pass. Sorrows will come:
but where Is our place of refuge? 1t
is in him who said: Let not your heard
be troubled, etc. ~ ''Peace l leave with
you. eJc.
We need instruction. We know
enough about the world Learn of
me for am meek and lowly,' etc. We
need wisdom Wisdom is the art of
using knowledge Of any man lack
wisdom. let him ask of Cod etc. But
every soul has q multitude of needs,
which the world cannot supply. How
great then is the Christians need, Can
he perform the journey in his own
strength. alone? without me We can
DO nothing
The speaker compared the Christian
to q voyager across the rough and bois-
ferrous ocean OF life, and pointed out the
waves of distress. the pillows of trou-
bic, the storms of adversely, shoals Of
danger. quicksands of error and rocks
of destruction. he has 10 encounter
What viii be his fate if he has not
the breezes of divine influences to watt
him into the harbOr of safety? What
if he has not the anchor of Hope to
steady him; or the compass of God s
word to direct; or the voice Of the Cap
tain TO cheer; or the hand OF the Pilot
to guide him to the everlasting haven
of Peace. Having Jesus Christ. the Cap
tain and Savior of souls. we shall not
make shipwreck of Faith
He compared a Christian 10 a sol
der and how great his enemies. Their
name is legion Their character: I'VE
wrestle not against flesh and blood but
against principalities,' etc. Eph. vi
II. How great was Pauls need,
when contending with the thorn i'm the
flesh 81 keep under my body. and
bring it into subiectOn' How great
was Peters need, just before he denied
his Lord: how great that of Demas be-
fore he gave mp religion. having loved
this present world. We need more
faith. eight the good fight of faith. ~
The speaker considered the believer
as a dying man. and how great his need
then. He will need The rcd and the
staff as he passes the valley.
Paul lived in such intimate re-
lationship with God that he knew
what God would do for those whose
hearts were open to receive His bles-
sings. Therefore. he could say, My
God shall supply" lie is the God of
Nature "The strength of the hills is
His "The gold and the silver are
His" He made the sun and the moon
stand still at the command of Joshua,
until Israel would conquer their enc
mics Josh. *. a. He is the God of
Grace What may we not eX
pect of Him who spared not His own
Son. but gave Him up for us all, Shall
He not with Him freely give MS all
things? He gives grace and glory. He
gives like q king lie gives like a God.
according to- His riches" He places
i'm our hands, as it were, a blank check
on the Bank Of Heaven, which is His
riches in glory and tells MS to fiji it
up with whatever we need Then He
gives us far beyond what we know or
can desire.
The speaker concluded with an elo-
Quent eXhCrtation.