The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-11-27

again to speak of Christ's special meeting
with Peter, to meet him in spite of his de-
NAL, but only that We should see this won
derful Saviour like the Jesus of olden
times, and that only while He eats and
he door While the door i is ' ye shu
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 inconsist-
ency, and presented it all to the great
High Priest, who waits to make interces-
sion for us. Note second that the door
was shut. Alas, there are many things
that have closed the door of our hearts,
and the difference between the hearts
door and the door of this room is this, that
Jesus came into that room of His own
will He will not come into our lives
against our wills. There are certain things
That close the door of the heart First, in
consistency. Let no man think that he
can be an inconsistent Christian and walk
in fellowship with Christ.
Second, selfshness 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 let
the light of the Son of God come in, and
He will say to you Peace" and in the
very saying of it there is rest.
Fourth, He showed them His hands and
His side That gives hint as to His
atonement and what He means, for our
Saviour saves us 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 outstretch-
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time when you meet Him. Mr.. Meyer
gives an illustration of the mother who
gees about the room at night gathering up
the playthings of her children, putting
away their books and clothing and saying.
g! always straighten up the room at night
after they are asleep, and this is what
Jesus does for us. He straightens up the
affairs of the day if we will but let Him.
Fifth, Gas the Father has sent Me even
so send | YOU" This is what Jesus said
to the disciples We must realize that we
have q divine commission to work. and
we must also realize that we have divine
promise strength. like the illustration
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, real artist, takes away
the marks OF ola age ana makes the mOuel
as it should be, and the old artist comes
in the morning to look at it and say.
"Why, I can work as we'll as ever did,"
and this is but picture of what Christ
will do if we will but yield ourselves to
Him.
Sixth, "And He breathed upon them"
He will come as near to us as that. and
as the breath of God made Adam 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 He 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 devoutly thankful.