Milford chronicle., 1904-04-08

VIII AaAoG II up dlluQG TO Iu6 FeSur-
Il rection OF Christ's own body? Perhaps
n these disciples did not know or CON
9 slider or think. But when on the EN-
maus road the stranger appeared and
o said unto them, 20 fools and slow OF
= heart to believe all that the prophets
/ have spoken" and then, beginning lat
Moses and all the prophets. he ex-
e pounded unto them in all the Scrip
lures the things concerning kInself,"
then they saw, then they knew. that it
had been foreseen that Jesus should
rise from the dead.
FulnISment of PrOphecies.
Have there not been in our own lives
and in the lives of our dear ones proDh-
ecies which on this Easter afternoon
find their fulfllment in the risen
Christ? How about that fulfilled
prophecy in your mothers life? Years
ago she marked the favorite psalm Of
Martin Luther as her special comfort.
In the quiet Of her own room she used |
to read over and over again these
words: God is our refuge and strength. |
very present help in trouble. There |
fore will not we fear. though the earth |
be removed and though the mountains
be carried into the midst of the sea"
When your father was taken sick and
financial trouble came, and from an
earthly standpoint your mother had
nowhere to turn, did not that Forty
sixth Psalm come true? Was not the
gospel prophecy fulfilled in God being
her pnfIf md efraupfb9 Vrbo.,
invalid sister died. what was the
strange peace that remained with her
on her way TO the grave? Did she
want to leave her young husband and
baby boy? Did she turn deaf ear to
the sobs that were being sounded
about her dying bed? Oh. no. She
was as a Christian at peace because ]
thousands of years ago God had prom {
ised. THE mountains shall depart and I
the hills be removed. but my loving {
kindness shall not depart from thee. '
neither shall the covenants of nv {
peace be removed, saith the Lord that t
hath mercy on thee" How have Gods v
promises been fulfilled in your own d
life? Have not all your past troubles h
been the means. through the influence e
Of the Holy Spirit. of working together b
for your good? Christ was the fulfill a
ment of prophecy in the Emmaus reve- s.
ation. Christ is also the fulfllment of "
in our own lives. ri
Despair Changed to Hone, Il
But again l learn from these Easter Il
afternoon lessons that Christ only ap-
1eared unto his disciples when they VI
elt their own helplessness without his tt
livine presence and sustenance. If SC
hese men, walking along that EN- hi
naus road, had said to themselves, th
Well, Jesus is dead; perhaps it is lust ce
s well that he is gone; we were fol- in
owing him too much anyhow; we ce
an get along now perhaps better with he
ut him than with him," Jesus would Sc
ever have revealed himself unto WI
hem. But what did these two men th
ractically say? They said: "Oh, what ta
hail we do, what shall we do? The an
hrist upon whom we have leaned. no
ne Christ whom we have followed. OF
le Christ whose words have been our Gel
leat and strength by day and by 20
ght, is gone. What shall We do? What vii
lall we IO?" Let me read to YOU their vii
cry words. When this stranger ac- JeT
'Sted the two disciples they told to tiOl
m their story. Then in a despairing Oh
ne they said, I'VE trusted that It sea
I'd been he who should have re- sea
'emed Israel" Yes; I'VE trusted" in
1t now all their hope was gone. They apr
ere hopeless without Christ But
hen Christ revealed himself then
cir despair was changed into trium- '
ant hope.
My friend, on this hillside overlook A
9 the little Emmaus village do veu nIo,
el helpless unless you have Christ? cen
you pin to him all your faith both the
: this world and the next? If you do corr
riSt will reveal himself to YOU. If Gle
do not he will never reveal him vbi
In your Easter hopes l want Won 1ipl
ieei tne aDsoiute dependence upon Luy
divine power which my pious an in t
tor did many years ago. Rev. Ma ing
IN BirGseye was among the most IA tbe
us New England divines Of his dav. hors
lived In Connecticut and was not ess
y very wealthy, but lived also in falli
time when the people of New Eng ed
d owned slaves, and he also owned fau
m. There came during his lifetime of I
prolonged drought in that country lane
ich threatened not only to destroy accj,
crops but also the cattle and the land
and women of that region. Old ago
han Birdseye one day gathered his
lily and servants together and made
simple yet earnest prayer: 20 A
|, thou knowest that without thee held
can 40 hothlng. Save me and my one
lly anu people. save my cattle and calle
crops save u.s. 0 God, save us! thus
u who didst rescue the children of an
el in the wilderness, rescue us men
trust
me risen Christ have
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