The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1902-11-20

again to speak OF Christ's special meeting
with Peter, to meet him in spite OF his de-
NAL, but only that ye should see this won.
derful Saviour like the Jesus OF olden
times, and that only while He eats and
drinks with them, yet He can pass through
the door while the door is yet shut.
Note first that it was at the evening.
This is the time for the squaring OF ac-
counts. No man ought to close his eyes
in sleep until he has gone over every hour
of the day, made note OF every lnconsist-
ency, and presented it all to the great
High Priest, who waits to make lnterces-
sion for us. Note second that the door
was shut. Alas, there arc many things
that have Closed the door OF our hearts,
and the difference between the hearts
door and the door OF TINS room Is tbs, tnat
Jesus cane into tia. room O. his own
will. he will roe come into our iives
against our wills. There are certain Things
that close the door of the heart. First, IN
consistency. Let no man think that ne
can be an inconsistent Christian apd' walk
in fellowship with Christ.
Second, s~elfshness. Let no one imagine
that he can put self on the throne and
have Christ rule in His being.
Third, an unforGiving spirit. Tender
hearted, forgiving one another even as GOD
for Christ's sake has forgiven YOU, IS
the spirit that should control US. Throw
open the door this evening hour and leg
He will say to you Peace" and in the
very saving OF it there is rest.
Fourth, BE showed them His hands and
His side. That gives a hint as to bis
atonement and what He means, for our
Saviour saves lis not only from the pen
atty of sin but from the power OF SIN, from
the penalty when He died upon the cross,
from the power as He sits to-day on Gods
right hand with barred side and oatstretch-
inc hands. Let the evening hour be the
time when YOU meet Him. Mr.. Meyer
gives an illustration OF the mother who
GOES about the room at night gathering up
the playthings of her children, putting
away their books and clothing and SAYING,
Il always straighten up the room at night
after they are asleep, and this IS what
Jesus does for us. He ~straightens M the
affairs of the day il we will but let Hin.
Fifth. "As the Father has sent Me even
so send 1 YOU" This is what Jesus SAID
to the disciples. We must realize that we
have q divine commission to work; ana
we must also realize that we have a divine
promise of strength. I like the illustration
used by the Rev. F. B. Meyer Of the old
artist who toiled away during the day
upon his model and finished it at night
as he supposed, but there were the marks
of imperfection, because his hand had lost
it's cunning, but when he has gone from
his work his son, a real artist, takes away
the marks of old age and makes the model
as it should be, and the old artist comes
in the morning to look at it and say:
"Why, I can work as well as ever / did,
and this is but a picture of what Christ
will do if we will but yield ourselves to
Him. >,
Sixth. "And He breathed upon them.
He will come az near to us as that. and
as the breath of God made Adam a living
soul and His breathing upon the disciples
sent them forth to conquer, so His breath
ing upon US will change our lives if We
| will but breathe in of what BE breathes
out, and we shall have power in proper
ton as we do it. For all that will come
to us as the result of a three-fold expe-
rience l am most deToutly thankful.