The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-08-31

We sing: "In some way or other, the
Lord will provide" and still we worry
about 1t, as ii the Lord did not care any
thing about us. or were unable to help US
however much He might wish to do So
What Is lacking, in greater or less de
gree Is an intelligent trust in Coda dis
position to take God at His word. To
many Christians it is comparatively easy
to trust in God for spiritual blessings, but
difficult, ii not altogether impossible, to
trust Him for temporal blessings, and yet
in the promises of Gods word there is no
distinction made as to these, OF ii there is
any discrimination 1t is IN favor of TEN
poral blessings. Thou shalt dwell in the
land, and verify thou shalt be fed Your
need OF these things" What things? Why,
food and clothing. to be sure. And all
these things shall be added unto YOU.
There are two errors with regard to
these promises of God into one or the
other OF which we are apt to fall.
The first is the disposition to spiritual.
ize them, until they lose all reference to
temporal things, Thou shalt be fed"
"Yes, with spiritual food" "Ye shall he
clothed" yes, with the robes OF right.
eousness!" But who says this: Assured.
ly not the Saviour when He directed the
attention of the disciples to the birds OF
the air that are fed mot on spiritual food
as an illustration of the way in which God
would provide for them! There is, in fact,
not the slightest intimaticn that anything
else is meant than the supply OF those
temporal and material wants to which the
disciples were subject while in the world.
The care that our Heavenly Father be.
slows on the comparatively Insignificant
and worthless objects of His creation is
used as a convincing argument to prove
His care for those that trust Him. Ave
ye not much better than they"
The other error is that OF the fanatic
who says: God has promised to take care
OF me, to feed and clothe me, why should
l make any effort TO care for myself; To
trust is easier than to work, therefore
will give myself no concern as to the
clothing and feeding OF myself and my
family, for verify the Lord will provide"
Undoubtedly the Lord will provide, but
how? Not by encouraging improvidenct
or laziness. but by putting the means o
supply within the reach of those who trust
Him that they may help themselves; jus
as He does for the fowls of the air and al
the other creatures that He has made
God feedeth the sparrow that scratchett
for living is not exactly Scriptural Ian
guage. but it conveys a very sound Scrip
tural truth, nevertheless.
The same rule apples in temporal mat
ters as in spiritual, says the Chicago Ad
vance If one would enjoy spiritual bless
ings he must use the means OF grace tha
God has Placed within his reach, The on'
who does not will assuredly starve spirit
ually just as he who. through indifference
or laziness, neglects his opportunity t'
make living. will starve physically.
Trust in the Lord and do good and
be assured, the doing good is as impor
tant condition of the promise as is th'
trusting. But having done az. We may safe
| ~ leave the results with Him who has
promised, for His promise cannot fail.
There is no room for anxiety, no oeca
sion for worry. Commit thy ways un;C
the Lord, trust also in Him, and He vii
bring it to pass, and He will bring forth
thy righteousness as the light and thy
Judgment as the MONDAY"