The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-14
THE TROUBLED WATERS.
They overtake Every Christian, But
with Jesus in the Boat
All Is Well.

The disciples tempest tossed on the
sea of Galilee. with Jesus asleep in'the
| hinder part of the boat, is a perfect pic
ture ofthe devout saint oppressed by the
world, the flesh and the devil. Another
| scene. a little later, graphically Illus
| trates the same condition: Jesus is on
| the mountainside in prayer and His be-
| loved followers are "toiling in rowing"
| literally distressed or tormented. The
| same word is used by the centurion who
| said that his servant was sick OF the
| palsy, ~grievously tormented, and by the
| demons VINO asked of Jesus: "ArtIhou
| come to torment us before the timeE'
| This is a good word to express the sore
| trials of many of the saintsto-day. They
| are "toiling' or distressed or tormented
| by the stress of circumstances. personal
ly or in the home or in business or IN
their spiritual relations.
But what a comfort that the Master
CT ocean and earth and skies" is with
US, with Christ in the vessel we
laugh at the storm" He is never asleep
in His glorified state, nor so occupied
with His high priestly function thai He
| fails to notice the distressed and tor
mented of His Heavenly people down
| here in the hostile and foreign element
| of earth. Thank God, He is always near
| at hand. ready and glad to be called to
| our relief. He is ours ito command
In the Fourth Watch, when our case
| seems hopeless, in the darkest our He
comes walking upon the water to our
| relief. saying: 1T is l, be not afraid"
Then IL belief is rebuked. our hearts
| subside and We repose restfully in the
arms of infinite and o%mnipotent love.
Weeping may endure for a night. but
Joy cometh in the morning
Oh, soul, heartbroken by sorrow, over
come by temptation, crushed by ad-
| versity, wondering how long you can
| hold out in the present distress, asking
what the end shall be, prophesying fail
ure, thinking yourself forsaken of God,
| look up and be of good cheer. Thy God
| lives. Thy Saviour will never leave thee
| or forsake thee. The furnace will not
| be heated too hot for thee. Listen to the
| great Refiner:
when through the fiery &rials thy path
way shall lie,
Ny grace al lauticient shall be thy supply,
| The flames cannot hurt thee. l only design
| Thy dross to consume and thy gold to re-
fine
Let us cultivate the habit of trusting
God when He seems to be far away.
urges Rev. w. j.. Mosier, in Christian
Work. When the healing is delayed,
when the money does not come, when
the position is not found, when the
persecution is notabated. when the loved
| one is not saved or reclaimed, let us
| reckon on Him Who calls things that are
| not as though they were and Who rails
| eth the dead and quickeneth whom He
will and ere long He will rebuke the
| winds and the waves of temptation and
| trial, and there will be a great calm, and
| ere long He will appear on the troubled
water and finally we shall reach the land
whittier we are going. and for which our
| eager, weary souls were longing. An
| ever present Christ with every believer
is an assured fact. The apprehension OF
the fact patience in trial, joy in
| tribulation, thanksgiving"in everything
and rejoicing evermore.