Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1903-02-11

man heart which were wrought out,
but tn" unexpected purposes of God.
Peter, James and John, who were per
mitted to behold the transferred
glory of Christ on the mountain ton.
instantly suggested what seemed to
! them splendid plan of action; the
building of tabernacles for Moses and
Elijah and Christ, but the unexpected
voice of God spoke from the Heavens
and rcbuked them. And instead of
dwelling upon the mountain ten. Jesus
went down with His face steadfastIv
fixed towards the cross. and instead of
prolonged intercourse with Moses and
Elijah, He descended to the level of
human need and the lips which had
Just left speaking with glorified be
ings were soon uttering the words
which set the dcmoniac son free from
the evil spirit which possessed him.
When Jesus talked Of His cruciiNion
to His disciples, impulsive Peter IRE
sumed to interpOse his thought and
plans for the Christ. and the uncX-
pccted rebuke Of the Divine Will came
crushing back upon him. as Jesus eN-
claimed: Get thee behind Me. Satan:
thou art an Offcnse unto Me: for thou
Savorcst not the things that be Of God.
but those that be of men" And if
Peter could fall into such error, is it
likely that we shall escape? How
often the heart of the Christian. if it
would take time to listen. might hear
the voice of Jesus sounding out the
same ebul>e to-day as it purposes
and plans it's Christian work apart
from Gods will. 1t was not what
Peter expected to hear, but it was
what he did hear.
Again the unexpected happens in the
presence of Jesus i'm n two-fold way.
He unexpectedly asks us to yield to
Him some cherished possession or
plan, and then at the point of com
plctc surrender and when we have bid
%ood-bY to il forever. He unexpected
~ commits il TO our lands again for
His use and His honor and glory Do
YOU know. do not believe Jesus would
have permitted that rich young ruler
TO sell everything and scatter It
among the poor He STARTLED th,
young ruler by unexpectedly demand
ing that condition, but at thu point of
Welding on his part believe Jesus
would have rccommitted the riches to
his hands to administer to the honor
and glory Of God
While Abraham ,y,s du,IIiro. .,
,,rersbebo in iov md cortert,n.r+
and when life was running along de
ii"htfully smooth. and the young man
Isaac, the son of promise and the 10y
OF his old age. was growing into Wig
urous manhood. suddenly and uneX-
pcctedly. rs Abraham sought the pres
cncc Of God for his daily communion
with Him God ,.I,,d nr Ahrah,r
stranre and hard ,biur Uo nus. ci,.o
hack his ,yeII-boIo,.,I coz, Goa n
l,nr,v he was ,b,, Gov, 81 Coz. ,,,.,,,,,;.,
He knew that in him were 70 he fu1-
filed the purposes Of God in Ilcssinc
all nations have mo dopbt ant tbot
Abraham as he souobt cod ON tbo+
terrible dav of tes.ir,r. ,,.,s fII.l ,,.itl,
his THOUGHTS and nIons for that bo,.
Isaac. Prrhaps he had com. To evait
/ his own plans for the hoy above tbosc
of God. and felt that the snonsibiIitv
/ of Mapping ont his future career reet-
/ ed upon him. And while he was fuII
of his own tbouobts and nlo,.s md
nocs to tall, tbem over win Goa nm
/ expectedIv the voice of Cod eneoI,e 10
his soul telling him that he must Give
IN his plans and offer Tsoac sacri-
! flee TO Him. But his faitb,foiled NOT in
| Gods promises even thouob those
promises were NOT to he cnrried out
as he had thoupbt and MANNED Gao
/ counting that God was able IN raise
| him uD. even from the deod" And co
Abraham was led TO the Doint ~ piving
up Isaac and then God upexnected1,,
/ gave Isaac back TO him. Thus do we
s,n I'll. str,r,,o JooI;,,,. II -, 10
/ the human soul. II is the unexpected
| that happens when Gods will is
wrought out in the human life. In His
/ presence the wicked devices Of manare
unexpectedly defeated. the puiItv sin
ner is unexpectedly and tendcrIv doaIt
with. and those bcboIdino the won