Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-28


are competent to say, 4 have seen
some and difficult for all of us to
study the flowers and learn all about
them, to improve spiritually is impos-
sible to none and of little difficulty,
as many as receive Him, to them he
gives the power. If any man willeth
to do His will, he shall know God
These are hopeful words of promise
and certainty. All through the scrip
lures, God makes it possible for
every one of us to get in faith with
him.
What Is 1t Worth?
"What is it worth to MS to see Jesus
Christ? What will it be worth to us
in answer to assaults made on Chris
tan faith? These assaults are made
and uncertainty and doubt often arises
brought on often by the literature that
is sent abroad throughout the land.
There are things that cannot be eX
planned. We cannot explain God.
Those who see Jesus Christ do not
have to explain. They are saved by
faith in Him. While the attacks are
yet you do not have to answer all to
be saved. You can say, L am not
troubling about that, l have seen Jesus
Christ. 1 know that my Redeemer
liyeth.' The man healed of his blind
ness simply knew one thing, that once
he was blind and that now he could
see. When these questions of doubt
arise that may seem difficult to explain
by you, so you may see by simply say
ing in your heart, 4 don't know. I
haven't gotten that far along in my
Christian experience, but l have seen
God Don't make your life a failure
on account of some little thing that
you don't know. We do not concern
ourselves as to the mechanical proper
ties of the food which we take into our
bodies but we do know that it contains
strength, that it contains life. So too,
may We well know that the touch of
God is healing and grace for life.
in.Times of Sorrow.
when sorrow has come to you, how
much is it worth to say 4 have seen
Christi when we saw dear ones as
they grew feebler until the spark of
life fickered and went out entirely.
Or, like the lightning flash, death
takes from us some one whom we love
and cherish. Where then did you find
comfort? Friends good and true came
to you and spoke words of comfort,
help and sympathy, yet when they
were gone how soon the old pain came
back to you. Where else could you
get any comfort that stayed? You
know you got it from Jesus Christ, no
where else in all the world was there
peace and comfort. You could see
Jesus Christ, the Lord even in sorrow,
in times of tears. What would you
take in exchange for the satisfaction
of knowing Jesus Christ in such an
hour?
Some Without Hope.
"Some there are who think that
death ends all and that like the beast
of the fields they return to the dust
and pass into nothingness. They go
without hope, without cheer. But how
different it is with those who know
God. They have something to lool
| forward to, for they remember tina
the Savior said, i am the resurrec
ton, and the life They know that
the tomb could not hold the Son Of
God. They remember that while OF
the cross he said, This day shalt thou
be with me in paradise Let us re
member that Jesus Christ lifts him
self above all else and that he is worth
looking at. In your everyday life, il
matters not how commonplace the
thing may be, pray that at all times
you may pray as Paul saids 4 have
seen Jesus Christ; l know him and
can testify to him."