The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-10-31
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that is the great trouble with the
people in the world to-day as these
words are repeated in their ears. Don't
hold Gods truths too long in the head
or they will cause congestion and
starve the soul. Send them down into
the heart, where assimilation may
take place and the soul be fed with the
Living Bread. The world is not per-
ishing because it does not know the
way of salvation. but because, knowing
the way of salvation with the mind,
the heart does not act in conjunction
therewith; the digestive process has
been interrupted; assimilation has
not taken place.
The process of assimilation works
wonderful change in the food. The
marvellous human laboratory OF the
stomach takes the food and by mys-
terious process transforms 1T into
life and flesh and bone and sinew. The
soul feeds upon the Living Bread and
by the wonderful operation OF the
Holy Spirit in the heart, the Living
Bread becomes the life of that soul. "A
popular saying with some food manu-
facturers to-day is Tell me what you
eat and L will tell you what you are
The prevailing article of diet of lndl-
viduals and nations bears a striking
and important relation to their char
acter. And as the kind of food par
taken of determines in such large de-
gree the physical temperament, so
that which the soul feeds upon deter
mines what that soul really is. 1t Is
easy to trace the connection between
the frivolous mind and the trashy
novel; it does not require long contact
with a boy to discover whether he is
feeding his mind on dime novels or
upon wholeso ONE reading matter. AS
a man thinketh, so is he. We under
stand all this when it comes to ply
steal and mental conditions. Inc
same is true in regard to spiritual
things Only the Living Bread which
came down from Heaven can feed the
soul and give it life. The world IS tull
of substitutes that the Devil IS rec
ommending tn be just as good, and the
souls of men are trying to feed upon
them. but according 10 Gods Word
only the Bread which God has pro-
vided can feed and give life to the soul.
at is known" says Marcus Dods,
"that the weakness of starvation eX-
poses men to every form of disease;
it is a lowered vitality which gives dis
ease its opportunity. In the spiritual
life it is the same. The preservatlYe
against any definite form of sin is
strong spiritual life, healthy condi-
tion not easily fatigued in duty, and
not easily overcome by temptation.
This must not be forgotten IN con-
siGering the absolute need of the soul
to be fed on the Living Bread. Not
ONLY is it absolutely essential to the
life of the soul, but without this L1v-
ing Bread the soul in its starved con-
dition becomes an easy victim to the
disease of sin.
Broken Bread.-Christ implies in our
text the manner in which He Is to give
life to the world, by giving His flesh.
The night before His crucifXion, while
in the upper room with His disciples,
He took bread and gave thanks, and
| break it and gave unto them, saying:
| This is Nv body, which is given for
vou." And the next day on the cross
il was literally fulfilled. Christ gave
His flesh for the life of the world.
Marvellous truth! The whole world set
free from death, and yet the world
Derishing in its trespasses and sins be-
cause it will not accept the truth and
| believe in the accomplished work of
Christ. Not many months ago news
item announced that a colOred woman
in New ork state had just learned that
| she was a free woman. All these
wears since the emancipation prOcla-
nation of President Lincoln giving
IL, Ill, ~, J, Ty,ff
ed States she had been serving her
! master in ignorance of the blessed fact
| that she was free. But her freedom
| dated back to the time that the stroke
of President Lincoln's pen placed his
name at the bottom of the proclama-
| ton. and not from the time when she
| first heard the news, and because of
| this she was going to bring suit in the
! courts to recover back pay. The
emancination of the world from sin and
| death dates back to the cross upon
which Christ gave His life for the life
| of the world. And yet the world is
| still in ignorance of the blessed truth.
! Satan continues to hold it in bondage.
! lust contemplate the awful sin of unbe-
lief Heaven-sent Bread to feed the
| starving and dying world, and the
world filing itself with the beggarly
! elements of the world which will perish
with the using! Think of it!
Individual Appropriation.-It is true
as our text implies that the Living
! Bread from Heaven is intended to feed
! the whole world. for
There's a wilderness in Gods mercy like
the Wilderness of the sea-"
but cur text also implies clearly that the
aDpropriation and realizat tion of that
! blessing is an individual matter. amy
man" who will eat of this Bread shall
live forever, for the Living Bread was
| broken for the life of all the world.
Noah preached his Gospel of impending
| Judgment TO all the world, but only he
! and his household were saved. Jesus
came and offered Himself TO the Jewish
nation as their king, and only few
humble. ignorant fishermen and some
! others received Him. Jesus declared
| thatmanv are called but few are chosen.
! The gift of God was to all the world,
| hut it is the few who receive the gift.
The invitation to feed upon the Living
! Bread is to all, but few accept the invi-
tation and eat unto Eternal Life. Chill
dren cannot eat for parents, nor pa
rents for children. Pastors cannot eat
for people, Sunday schooi teachers for
scholars. or friend for friend. But
"if anv man eat of this Bread, he shall
live forever" Blessed and eternal
truth it is.
! Bread of Heaven, on Thee we feed,
! For Thy flesh is meat indeed:
Ever let our souls be fed
J With this true and Living 6res