The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-12-14

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upon you. You VIII notice that when he
was asleep. that he had his revelation of
heaven. His eyes were clcS3d his fever
had cooled, his excitement had subsided
In other words he lost himself and chen he !
beheld heaven. When we lose ourselves
we shall see Him.
The lark never sings when - - 0n thn
ground. The moment it leaves The around
IT bursts into song, but just The instant
shat 1t folds its wings it begins to drop %
the earth. 30 let us mount up this mora
ing, and as we mount let US rei0ice that
our names, which in the oiden time 6Sood
for sutferings and sin may stand for poN1x.
What is thy name? and he might weIs
have said Teacher, for he teaches What
discipline really is, and the story of how
this man was changed from Jacob to Israes
10 helpful to us all. It was real snirit,1af
education, but education means to draw
out, and you might draw out from soma.
thing which has been implanted, and thkt
something must be the divine nature Dis
eipline for the man who is not ChristIan
is failure You viii remember when j acA{S
was at Haran he began TO be diaepns
tented with his lot, and the craftiness 0f
his nature was constantly growing. So
God sent him away from the place Ha
mad everything man could want but hn
must become a wanderer II he would etz
on 70 tine lsraet nature w dountiess al3
q Us nave learned that that which y fpHg
for us has been gain for Christ, and Suf
fering is good thing, but it is comiorljue
TO know that the hand that stirs the oeSE
is the hand Of Christ and the hand Eha<
leads out is the one that is pierced By La6
nalis, wnlie the one Enat goes before ~ 11
the good Shepherd h!mself. lie wllI nQz
lead US too far nor sniier US to be teip{s5e
above that we are able to bear. ihe i3&
Of TOD often means discipline. feople
dinazliy nave low thoughts Of love, III
only count that love which caresses
sooths and makes Of Itself shield tASt
rough WIND may blow upon us. Khey ~
no notion OF love that can say no X
that can use the rod and the seoqFee ezzs
ee = ..sss 81 2 pass 1nrQzIr
the nre, and e IS interesting e ne3r
fnTe declare concefnin9 S3s
mon are Jacob whom ;A4
lQ@ XeS ms it1e was Qns long a<YA1z
billed NJ e eonsFanS olsap pozp 95aenf <'1si
eyer eyer y q true tpas every trial a1fq f2's
alsappoin t1nenf gas step neAKf& ess
pflnceiyS natit 1q}selh #<oNaii m *k
every Frial ~ AAu 3n1 every aAs5
mene he mets would, en0uEe aXsF{
acne Y oniy' A 35 BECOME p7i 5if* ~ r.
ing power T'itn Ssoa mud With Ma1' IS
IN
We a,a near;ny Che f,.,l5 nv. + (. "a
Il ia fe ehanna9 Hab;Atf him 81 Il ,Si,'.7s
hefora him Esaz ~ III Il sf,ls,i,,s s4ss
"a him Constantly: Ana ia il AFRAID Ab6Vs
Him u Tscd M bas ssr,e II IsiSE tsl
ford AZ lor,a.as4 ,.,ses y, ~ H<I,, s..3
One amid 1,rf eas;fs ,,.ii. fjhTe fIe 7,;i,l
Kilra,,Sh ~ has ,earl,ed ~ 10. el3ssf
hass1 &c ti.e ssohf Fozs Ibs Ishh.,l. i his
1,fos,eTfx M sb;s.55sT,N nv hsj8ved RseF,eI
NTH Iar,.t s,' sS sff ainne Aro,,nd him fl,as
rraFn,,rfl s;lrnre IL fhe deseTt niace hea;dc
him the rn,lru.ur az fine brock a Il hurries.
on Ia the sea above him the heavens
studded with stars This Il NOT an ilhIs-
tration Of Jacobs earnestness in PRAYER.
hut rather the aaJnestnesa 0f the ANGEL III
which is between him and power.
Notice first, how Jacob holds on to the
angel. 1t is a marvellous thing how long a
man can hold out against God. Some Of US
bave been doing it for years.
Notice, second, that the angel touched
the hollow of his thigh. Whatever enables
soul to hold out against God He will
touch It may be pride, wealth, affection,
it may be something natural. as a sincw
and as small as a sinew, but He will touch
it. / can see Jacob struggle in the angels
embrace, and then / behold him coming
away with new name; he is Israel, the
prince The way to princelness is the way
of sure surrender. We must yield ourselves
to God for power atterward. 1t is said he
called the place Pencil, for said he, III
have seen God face to face, and as he
crossed over Jabbok the sun rose. Doubt
less ne lelb as II ne udu never seen ~ Use
before.
My dear friend, Mr.. S. H. Hadley, the
morning after his conversion said as he
opened his eyes and looked out of the WIN
dow, why, is this heaven? 1 have never
seen the sun shine like this, and are those
the trees of life? for l have never seen
trees like these" and yet they were the
same trees and it was the same sun that
was shining yesterday but he was looking
with the power of new vision Oh, may
God help us to come to the same expe-
rience to-day
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