Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1902-12-17

over again: wait on the Lord: be
of good courage, and He shall,
strengthen thine heart: wait. say.
on the Lord"
Have YOU failed when the crisis has
come into your life? 1t is almost GER
tain TO have beer because YOU did not
wait. Something must bc done. YOU
thought. That was what the terrified
children Of Israel thought They
wanted TO do something. ;hey did not
know what, hut they felt IL strong
upon them that something must Toe
done. and that right quickly. Common
sense told them that action must he
taken at once in the face Of the awful
crisis They rallied ON Moses and
counted him for fool. But oh. clor-
ious victory i'm the Lord; he knew that
God would not fail-him. and that the
thing for him TO do until God spoke
was to stand fast, TO wait The thing
10 do always when darkness il about
YOU, and YOU know not which way to
turn, Is TO wait. II is folly to take
action, to move. until God SAYS: go
forwa I'd Then the strong east wind
of His providences will drive a chan
mel through the deepest waters ever
TO be met with. and YOU will pass over
to the other side dry shod and your
enemies will be swallowed in the re-
turning waters. Oh. it is glorious to
wait on the Lord! You have 20 do il
If YOU are going to successfully meet
the crises Of life. Don't move until YOU
hear Gods voice speak. He will not
a. hn
on Him. You will know when the
command TO go forward comes. /!
YOU are uncertain as to the voice and
your heart il eager TO do Gods will.
YOU may always he sure that il is not
Gods voice that is speaking to Won.
But if You are waiting in faith on Hin.
faiths ear will hear the blessed voice
OF God. the heart will leap with res pom
sIVe Joy and the feet eagerly move in
the direction which God indicates. even
If it Is right into the black waters Of
u Red Sea.
The Glory OF Crises.-And right at
this point will be realized the pIar,
OF the crisis in your life. Asvou take
the step forward at His commaLa. god
viii divide the water, and the waN.,viu
he made plain. There il Divine olo!,
IN every crisis in which COD has His
way and the soul waits on Him. Ard
the glory is realized at the rciut II
obedience. Patient wai:irg and
prompt obedience will make every
dark crisis brilliant With the qlory If
God. There was IT,, i.3outtt,r, o..r,
OF the King Of Egypt ia his ralaces.
ana ms temples. an. l. INfau AMI
his great and poWc. ful country. There
was the commanding glory Of bis great
army. as il came thuuGoriup aloro.
the g1ttering chariots flashing In the
sunshine the richly
horses skimming the ground as they
rushed onward; the strong warriors
equipped for the battle riding conf
IDENTITY That seemed to he all the
glory there was that dav TO the
afrighted israclites. Even the maies-
tic cloudy pillar Of Gods presence lost
its glory in their eyes. and TO be slaves
10 the Egyptians was better than dv-
ing with God in the wilderness. Hut
God never lets the soul that is follow
ing Him die in the wilderness. Justat
the point where the soul feels that
ance and the glory that had appearer,
ZOO the ranks Of tie enemy di,apUcar-
beneath the waves # GODS judgement.
and His glory bursts forth from the
issues II the crisis which the soul Lad
just been facing And the soul doe.
not Know what the glory or the Lord
is until ii has seen IT fash out oftbe
crisis 10 which lie has I,d. and over
which He ha. control
There are little crises and bic crises
.n every life Tie little ones ara. met
with every day The biz one, come
when some important issue i- az stake
HE Mite ones u succes sfuIly met with |
prepare one 90 meet the big ones when !
they come The sleeping conscience
and careless mind that miss The glory
~ The little crises pave the wav for de- !
feat ~ The important crises when they
come. II is magnificent to be- !
hold brave soul like Moses meet /
ing the mighty crisis 10 sec Iiu
stand calmly iu The face a. panic and
rppnsi ti0n and riaiculc and bitter de- |
and patiently wyatt Inr COD |
lie couldn't tel. how God wa- going to |
end dci'rrarcc. he coultrot answer |
DE forcihie aud plausible argument,
5roneh by De prominent mon about
lim lie could only answer: "Stanl
tili and sec the salvation Of the
Lord And wlcu God ~,t Tie people |
calm before Him au tfyy were look !
r~ Wholly to ii.m fur reI,crrr,. |
.hrH tie glory ofth, cri,t. .b,ne forth |
.nd ce.Vrranrc was at band ON the |
glory of tLc crises iu which G.aIas |
us way Oh soul. would you sec and |
,no" hat glory and experience Coos |
Aviation Then begin to-day 90 meet /
Dc ItIc crises with patient waiting |
IN God while the way is dark aud YOU |
lnow not which way to turn and then /
when the voice OF cod tells you 10 GO |