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to obtain this peace of God as a price

upon Him who careth for us. Not like
the poor weary woman did who carried
her burdens into the presence of the
Lord and after Borrowing over them
there in agonizing prayer she gath
cred them all up again and went forth
more heavily burdened than ever.
That is not the way God wants YOU TO
do. That is not casting all your care
upon Him. Do as the dear brother |
knew did. He took his crushing bur
den to the Lord and, as he laid itatt the
Masters feet, he began to count over
ms blessings and burst into singing
over the gift of Saviour who had
cIeansed him from all sin. And when
ne went out from the presence of the
LORD he forgot all about his burden
and left it behind, while the dove OF
Gods peace sang new song in his
heart such as it had not known for
many day.
Freedom from care and worry, be
cause we cast it all upon the Lord.
Think of it. Why it is said that care
and worry kill more people in the
world to-day than disease or calam-
ity We find it written upon the brow
OF the multitudes OF people we meet
daily. The father carrying burdens
IN his business that are fast tingng his
hair with gray. and shortening his
days upon earth; the mother bravclN
struggling under the cares and re
sponSibilities Of the home. and day by
day feeling her failing strength un-
equal to the increasing demands upon
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fuI Sunday school-teacher. the conse-
Grated missionary. the earnest Chris
tian worker in whatever field his ef-
forts may be conferred. find the dis
couragements OF their work pressing
heavily upon them and care and worry
setting its mark upon their faces and
weakening the power of their service.
| read not long ago of dear servant
OF the Lord working in the dark places
@. one OF our large cities upon whom
the depressionS OF her work rested so
heaNlIy that the resultant care and
worry unbalanced her mind and she
TOOK her own life. oh. If the ioy and
gladness of the message OF our text
had gotten hold upon her heart She
would have ceased To carry burdens
which Christ alone can bear. and the
bright sunshine of the peace of GOD
within her soul would have continued
to shine out in the dark places where
she had been called to labor.
The Christian who lives within the
sphere Of the thought OF this text u
awe TO his own needs and duties as
well as To the needs and burdens of
those about him, but he does not try
to carry them alone, but passes them
along to the great Garden Bearer who
wears the heaviest end OF the yoke
and bears the largest part OF the bur
den OF the load. Just as my little girl
helped me carry the heavy bundle
Her chubby hand graSped one end OF
the package. and we walked along
happily together. | carrying the load.
while she rcioiccd i'm the thought
that she was helping papa. Chris
mans are trying to carry burdens
Hod never intended them 10 strug-
gle under. and gloom - being cast
over their lives which is undermining
their faith and wrecking their use
fnlness and happiness. Elijah car
ried the burden Of the sins of the
children of Israel 30 upon his own
heart "a 10 be unable to see a single
one Of the 1000 in Israel who had
not bowed the knee to BaaI. We see
him fleeing before the wrath of the
wicked .'elcbel and, broken i'm shirt
throwing himself down under the
juniper tree i'm the wilderness. he
pleads with God to let him die. lie
has struggled along with the burden
OF ms work. trying to carry il all
/ alone, and now afser the glorious
triumph over the prophets of Raal.
all seems to be lost. and his efforts
in vain. Did you ever feel that
way dear Christian? Well. God was
patient with Elijah. as He is with
you and me when He sees MS trying
TO carry burdens which He alone can
bear And He gave Elijah nourish-
mcnt and strength until he could ge,
into the seclusion Of the mountain
businesses Of Iioreb. and there God
asks. as He asks YOU and me some
times: what docst thou here.
Elijah ?"
What doest thou here with that
burden upon your heart and
that encouragement sapping vour
strength? Eliiah's place was back
there with the 1000 10 encourage
them and rally them to- battle
against tho forces OF evil iu thcH.
midst. Tie has been SO busy carry
/ ing the burden Of that whole people
/ that hc has failed 10 see them. and
| had run on 60 the wilderness i'm his
/ Encouragement. j. not that the wa,