Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-10-03
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God With Us.


. The secret of joy and peace lies
in the fact that we all believe in a
present and not an absent God
1t is this which brings comfort to
our hearts, which gives us security
in the promise of eternal redemption
and places before us the loving side
of -@our Fathers character.
By virtue of this declaration we can
more fully realize God with and
within the souls of men. Not with
us merely in loving mercy, or care, or
providence. or protection, but with us
as one of us The delight in thinking
of what has been done for us in the
ages past. for "even from everlasting
to everlasting, thou hast been our
dwelling place in all generations is
enhanced by the thought of what God
is now doing-that he still lives and
all things to pass for the uplifting of
his children to himself.
The thought of Emmanuel ought
to make us brave The abiding pres
ence of God should give us courage.
faith and hope-for if God be for us
and with US. who can be against us? ?"
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be conquered, no difficulty need be too
hard to be surmounted, no sorrow
need cause us to bury our hearts and
lives in the graves of our loved ones,
for it will eventually be with us as
with them. From grief and groan,
with a golden crown, close by the
throne of Cod God in us will gradu-
ate, our strength for every experience
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and omnipotent power will be under
every care and burden Thus we may
bravely go into life's work war
riors to battle. Our Father. having
taken our cause to his heart. ought
to bring q similar action from us in
his behalf For there is a great battle
eousness. The trumpet which musters
the warriors soundeth loud and long,
and the fight will be stern and des-
perate between truth and sin. We
must take our post, every one. on one
side or the other, for IF the Lord be
God, follow him; but if Baal, then fol
low him. No touch or thought of
compromise; no division of the living
child, as in the days of Solomon, by
wicked woman; no acceptance of
particle of error for eff God be for US.
who can be against us?' Thus be
brave in the word, --Emmanuel-God
be with u.s.
In this world of sorrow there are
some who know not the sweet peace
of the indwelling presence OF God
Their eyes have become blind by the
glare of temporal things; their lives
are filled with the husks of this world.
Here in this wide world of sin-sick
souls the God in us should go out to
them Our Father would dwell in
their hearts and lives as in ours. He
would have them be sons of Cod
But do they see the revelation of God
in us? Are our bodies, our CONNER
cia1 transactions, our social circle
such that men see the dwelling place
of the Most High, and covet the bless
in we hold? God shows himself in
multitude of ways and yet is always
the selfsame Father. So will he
manifest himself in the varied ways
of men, through a wide range of ac-
Invites, from the cup of cold water
given "in his name,' up to the accom-
plishment of larger things for men.
God revealed in us Ito will and do of
his good pleasure" is to bring men
back to their largest portion This
revelation is in earthen vessels
through whom God aforetime spoke"
and speaks to-day. If the night is
dark our Gods abiding light will en-
able us to scatter it If the road be
rough and dreary our God, who dwell
eth in us. will assist us to make it
smooth and plain. If sin has pressed
our brother hard our God will provide
a way of escape and eternal redemp-
ton.
So we need never say. Where is
our God? for we live in the comfort
ing assurance of the word. s'Emman-
uel-God with us-"-Rev. Alfred w. H.
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