The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-04-09

The poor puzzled followers Of Jesus were
not ready yet, even after receiving assur-
lnce Of His resurrection from the dead, to
shake of their earthly ideals and look at
Chrst's kingdom from spiritual view
point. They are willing to believe any
thing, now that their eyes have seen, their
ears have heard and their hands have
handled. They know that He whose last
groan upon the cross tore their hearts
with anguish unutterable, and whose dead
body they followed to the tomb. still lives.
They have answered the call of His dear
eaten with Him and been cared for and
eomforted by Him. They know it is He.
and vet. they cannot get away from that
old idea that in some way those enemies
IF theirs. the Romans, are to he put down
and the Jews exalted. They have all the
time made more of the KINGDOM than of
the King. And now they feel sure that
the time is close at hand. He died but to
make the victory the greater. Now, sure
lv. lie will tell them all. for everything
must be nearly accomplished and Jerusa-
lem their mother dear is to be set up
once more.
But their inpatient hearts have vet an
other lesson to learn. Gently He reproves.
They are ready to take un arms and fight
for Christ and the new.od kingdom. but
He reminds them that the power is not
theirs 1t is God's-the loving Fathers.
Perhaps He uses the term Father" in
stead of n sterner word to show that the
Singdom IS held back in love and that the
Father doeth all things well even for
iown.trodden nation. tat He might raise
up at once and does not. The power is
held by the Father for some purpose. It
is not for them to question nor be impa-
tient. Their tenderlv He tells them n
most amazing thing. which even TO this day
Christ,s disciDles have not fully learned
to understand, but take it as a puzzle, as
an evasion Of the question. and 60 away
sadly pondering and longing and chafing
for the coming OF the kingdom to draw
n'"'. and r"ow no. that themselves are
wen now hindering It.
Jesus said. The Father has nut all that
in His power but after the Holy Ghost is
,cme upon YOU we shall receive power"
Did He mean perhaps that after the
Holy Spirit has come upon those disciples
God was to put into their hands a portion
Of power also. and that it was to rest upon
them to a certain degree, how soon that
kic~dom would come?
DlmlN they began to perceive at last
that there was work for them to do be-
fore their desire could come to pass. and
;hey took unon their hearts the commits
'lon. astonishing as 1t was. that thev were
to be witnesses first. not only in Jerusa-
J lem, but even unto the uttermost parts OF
/ the oarth' That meant work, and that
| Included even their enemies. the Romans.
| But whether they realized that the power
10 bring the kingdom sooner was in their
/ own hands or not Is n question. 1t is GER
! tain that we do not. Either we have lost
| he great. overmastering desire for the COM
| ing Of Christ's kingdom that possessed the
earlier followers of Jesus. and do not care
whether it comes soon or late, for we are
very well satisfied with the world as it
stands. or else we do not realize what pow
| er the Father hath nut upon us fif so be
! Ghost into our hearts to reign there). for
! / we did thus desire and thus realize we
should rest not day nor night. but wa
should witness. witness. witness "of these
things' that the coming Of the kingdom
wait not upon us.-New York Mail and
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