The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-11-27

better Tor us not to begin day until we
have asked Christ to show us where we
Jailed Yesterday. He will do it. not with a
iire OF Goals always. but with the touch Of
His finger For a Christian to fail at the
same, place two days in succession is an
awful sim
Fourth, Just as He made feast for
those disciples in the early morning so lie
makes feast for us every morning of oui
lives. He spreads the table with His own
purity. How that will help us in the pres.
ence OF all that is impure. He displays
His own gentleness; How that will
strengthen us in the time when we are LA.
BILE to. be irritable. He sets before us His
own love. How that will enable us to
love the things that we might naturally
OF His own power How that will encour-
age us in the hour Of temptation. l like
the, close of the 2lst chapter of John. the
Nth verse. And there are also many
other things which Jesus did. the which,
If they. should be written every one, sup
pose that even the world itself could not
contain the books that should be written.
Amen" Doubtless many miracles were
wrought beside the miracle OF the changing
Of water into wine and other parallels
sweeter than the Prodigal Son and the
Lost Sheep He spoke and we never heard
OF them. There IS many morning when
we shall talk of these things with Him.
you will notice that the first six days OF
creation have both an evening and a morn
ing, while the seventh day has a morning
but no evening. 1t is typical of that day
which shall be ushercd in by the resur.
reetion morning when we shall have eter.
nifty with Christ and go out from His pres.
ence, no more forever, and we shall talk
Of these things.
Noon. Jesus, therefore, being wearied
with His journey sat thus on the well. and
It was about the sixth hour" John 4: @.
It is high noon. The husbandman rests
from his labors; the cattle seek the
shadow Of the rocks the birds have
stopped their song. Even Jesus Himself
Is weary. He has left Jerusalem because
He has been surrounded by the wrong
kind of crowd, and under the impulse
OF the Spirit He must needs go through
Samaria. The disciples are away and He
sits alone upon the well curb. Beyond all
question the story of the giving OF Jacobs
well is in His mind and as He looks out
toward Ebal and Gerizim He has the vision
Of the crowds listening TO the blessing and
cursing of the servant of God. when sud
denly as He looks there comes a woman
on the scene bearing upon her head a
water pitcher. The people of the East
know good water. and for this reason she
has often dipped her water pitcher, not in
well, where the water is most refreshing,
IL is not night. as when Nicodemus came,
but the sun has reached the meridian.
always have, thought that this was beau.
tiful picture of our meeting with the Sa.
viour for the purpose of solving our diff.
culties. Who of us has not had them! =!
From to IL o'clock in the morning. when
we have said. ''Why have [ met this
temptation and had that trial. and been
face to face with this problem
"a little talk with Jesus,
How it smooths the rugged road;
How it seems to help me onward,
When | faint beneath my load;
When my heart is crushed with sorrow,
And my eyes with tears are dim,
There is naught can yield me comfort,
Like little talk with Him"
Will you note the following points:
Jesus said. Give Me to drink" He always
God called upon Adam, and said unto
him. Where art thou" gives us a picture
Of God, and all through the Old Testa
ment and New His word is sDolen first
to the sinner and to the wandering one
Whatever may be your own desire for
blessing His is greater than yours. We
always think OF Him giving to us. Indeed
His was a life of giving. but is it not won
derful that we may give to Him? The
woman gave the annointment and Jesus
said Wherever the gospel is preached
this shall be told as memorial" Paul
writes to Titus, "Adorn the doctrine OF
the gospel to-day. and he sends his mes;
a sweet SAVIOUR of Christ" by which he
means that we will remind God of Christ
First. never let a noon pass that YOU do
not make Him an offer. Best of all, offer
Him yourself.
Second, "If thou Enewest the gift Of
God-thou wouldest have asked" 1t is
because we do not know the Saviour that
we have failed to ask Of Him; according to
the measure Of our knowledge we will have
asked, and He is pledged to give us living
water in contrast to what the world OF.
ters. Do not let a noon hour pass that
you do not tell Him every ANNOYANCE OF
the morning. Nothing is too trifliug for
Him. and He will give to you just that
blessing which will ever stay the weakness
of your life.
II tell Him all my sorrows,
/ tell Him all my Joys.
I tell Him all that pleases me,
tell Him what annoys;
He tells me what / ought to do,
He tells me what to try
And so we walk together,
My Lord and l."
Then take a deep drink OF living water
and it will be in you well of living water
springing up.
Third, difficulties are often due to incon.
sistences. THE path of the just is as
shining light that shneth more and
more" This is picture of the way we
should walk. He that doeth the will oi
God shall know" This is. Christ's chal..
enge to those who are in difficulty. And
as He sat thus on the well curb He said
to the woman, Go call thy husband" as
much as to say How about your own lffe,'
and He puts this sharp, cutting question
to her, which opens up the secret of all her
her sin, for she has no husband. She was
sinner of the deepest dye. just remem'
Der when You stop at the noon hour to
meet with Jesus that sin must be uncov,
cred. HE that coyereth his sin shall not
prosper" 1t must be confessed. "Who.
soever confesses his sin God will receive
him." and it must be forsaken, for who.
soever forsaketh his transgression shall
find mercy" Then there is victory, and
the story of this woman running back tc
her city to tell all the city OF the marvel
Gus works of Jesus will be picture oj
your own life and nine
III.
Evening. "Then the same day at even.
ing-came Jesus and stood in the midst OF
them" John 20: 10. What wonderful
day that was, for this evening mentioned
is the evening of the day which began
with the resurrection of Jesus. This Is
the first meeting of the disciples after
they had heard the story, and the door is
shut for fear OF the Jews. 1t is not neces-
lsary that / should describe the empty
tomb nor the shining face of Mary as sheI
told of her meeting with Him, nor yeti
again to speak of Christ's special meeting
with Peter, to meet him in, spite Of his de-
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