The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-10

break MS heart. And lie can convict
them of Righteousness. He can show
them the Saviour us their Righteousness,
and He can enable the poor sinner rs we
point him to Jesus, to "behold the
Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin
of the world" and to trust himself in
His loving arms, and to take Him rs his
own Saviour and to know that he does
save, forgive, and swcctly accept forever
lie can show the poor, struggling heart
Gods righteousness: Jesus rs the Sancti-
fier, the Keeper, the rest, and enable us
to commit our souls to Ills keeping, and
know that what we have committed Co
Him lie is able to keep against that day
anu so go forward in victory and praise
And He can convict the world Of iudg-
ment, because the prince of this world
Is Judged That it, il seems to us, He
can make the poor, baflled, beaten heart
TO know that Satan is overcome, that
through Jesus he is Il conquered foe, and
that now we need fear him no more but
may stand in complete victory, and know
that neither life, nor death, nor hell can
ever separate us from the love of Christ
e. Again, lie gives us power; ''For We
shall receive power after the Holy Ghost
is come upon you," was the Masters
parting words, land We shall be witnesses
unto me-" This is not the power of hui
man persuasion or natural ability of any
kind, but it is the divine power working
through us. 1t is that which makes our
words and acts effectua 1t is that
strange influence which makes things tell
and often brings out of the very little
things mighty and lasting results This
made Peters sermon on the day of Pen
tccost, although the ntterances of Il few
simple words of truth, the means of CON
verting thousands of souls. This made
l'nufs ministry mighty through God to
the establishment of Christianity in all
the world. And this vii, make the weak
things to confound the things that are
mighty; the things that are despised, the
foolish things. yen, the things that are
not, to bring To nought the things that
are, that the weakness of God may be
stronger than men and the fooishncss of
God wiser than men: for Christ is the
power of God and til. wisdom of God
through the Holy Ghost.
f. Again, the Holy Ghost gives us cour.
age. 'Ferccving the boldncss of Peter
and John they took KNOWLEDGE OF them
that they had been with Jesus and so
God hath not given us the spirit o.
fear" The Holy Ghost is courage. lie
makes the heart slrong, and sets the face
like flint in the steps of faith, and the
path of duty, and the battle of the Lord.
Timid one, would you Re brave; fearful
one, would You he strong; shrinking one
would you stand firm: "Reccive We the
Holy Ghost
Z. Again, He gives us wisdom. This
was the endowment OF Stephen and his
brethren. This was the apostles nssur-
ancc to Timothy, God hath given us the
Spirit OF n sound mini.'' 1t was He who
guided and governed the apostolic church
1t was He who euabled Paul to form his
plans and purposes. Especially do we
read in the life OF Paul that ut ~ certain
crisis he purposed in the Spirit that he
would adopt certain plan of work, and
pursue certain lines in his missionary
Journey; and, although every influence on
earth and every power from beneath
seemed lcagued together to defeat his pur.
pose, and even the very saints OF God and
The prophets of inspiration tried to turn
nm aside, that purpose which had been
formed lin the Spirit WIS literally full
iilled and he was held to it with the te-
naclty OF victorious faith. so He will
guide our plans establish our purposes.
and accomplish our highest, hottest dc.
sires for the glory and work of God.
II. Again, lie is the Spirit of love. AZ
ter the gifts of power referred to, in the
twelfth chapter of first Corinthians, the
apostle tells us that the greatest OF these
Is love; and it is emphatic, it is very i'm
portant to notice that the terms in which
tins Is spoken of distinctly imply that
1t Is not human virtue or the exercise
OF any VIII OF our own, or any feeling of
our natural heart, but it is n distinct ami
supernatural gift Of the Spirit The
word for love is charitus and the word
for the gift OF grace is charts, so that it
Is distinctly recognized rs Il divine gift,
| and not in any sense personal quality.
lie will give MS this wonderous love in
power. Would you have the love that
suffers long and is kind, Receive the
Holy Ghost. Would you have the love
that vaunteth not itself and is not pu Ned
up, but acts ever with sweet and loyvly
meckneSs? Receive the Holy Ghost.
Would you have the love that doth not
behave itself unseem!y, and cannot do a
rude act o. speak a hard and harmful
word? Receive the Holy Ghost. Would
you have the love that seeketh not her
own. but is ever self.forgetlul, lives for
Others and for God without thinking of
itself: Receive the baptism of the Holy
Ghost Would you have the love that
thinketh no evil, that allows no thought
OF suspicion ever to touch you that mag
ines no wrong in Il brother, that would
rather be deceived than to think evil. that
believcth all things with simple, artless
confidence, that hopeth all things, even
though the present seems all wrong and
covers the future with faith, ana PRAYER,
and blessing, even for the unworthy
heart Would you know the rest OF be-
ing saved from thinking OF your broth
er's faults, and living in Il constant at
mosphcre of sweetest confidence AMI i'm
nocency, and harmless like IL Nesting
dove' Receive from Jesus His greatest
gift. Receive from the Spirit His rich-
est, Ills highest grace, the grace of heav-
emily love. Would you have the love that
never faleth, that never again is going