St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-12-31

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the rock Christ Jesus. There is neve;
case too hard for Jesus. Wait TO,
the vision of the Christ who is mighty
! to save.
| A ND this is the fruition of the bur
n den which comes with the double
vision of the worlds need, and the
worlds Saviour: First, the Christly
love which seeks. Second, the Christly
love which tells. Third, the Christly
love which wants to die Some bur-
dens crush, while others become step
ping stones to newer and better things.
Paul's burden gave birth in his heart
to larger love, deeper purpose, and
fuller conservation. The burden for
souls never leaves the heart bruised
and discouraged, nay. rather with it
comes the intlowing stream of Christ's
presence. With the burden for souls
there comes a sense of the love which
could bring the Son of God all the way
from Glory to this sin-cursed earth
seeking lost man, which could make
Him tell the blessed Gospel story with
His matchless life, and which could
bring Him gladly to the cross and the
grave. We talk of the love of Christ
We say that we want it. But we never
can know that love until the burden
for souls fills our hearts with the
yearning which will send us out into
the highways and the hedges seeking
the lost. We shall never know tina,
love fully until the burden for souls
fills our hearts with the message and
unlocks the lips that it may be given
forth. Nay, more, we can never know
that love in all it's blessed fullness until
the burden for souls makes us cry out
to our God in our yearning, and long
to die if need be that souls may be
saved. Have you the love that seeks?
Have you the love that tells the gla6
message Of salvation everywhere
Have you the love that would die in
order that souls may be saved?
T He burden for souls rested 80
heavily upon Paul's heart that he
Christly love. He felt as though he
would gladly surrender his hope in
Christ if thereby his brethren might
be saved. Death that there may be
life. 1t is the order established by
God. Except corn of wheat fall
into the ground, it abideth alone, but
if it die it bringeta forth much fruit"
This was the expression of Christ's
love for the world. A dying that there
might be life, a sacrifice that there
might be cleansing from sin. It is
the law which must govern the Chris.
tan life if it is to be fruitful for the
Master. The burden for souls must
lead down into the grave of dead self
We must be willing, yea anxious. to
die in order that out of the grave of
dead self may spring the fruitful |
branch. Have you loved so as to 20
cut and seek? Have you loved and
then eagerly and gladly told the story?
You must love yet more. The burden |
for souls must rest upon you so heavi.
Ly that you will be willing to have self |
die with all its desires and ambitions
and have only Gods perfect will ruling
in the life. Such conservation of self
will bring new power into the life. |
and result in blessed fruitage of souls
Tor the Master. God grant that the
vision of the world lost in sin, and Of
he Christ, the Saviour of the world
may bring its burden Tor souls that
shall have it's fruition in Christlike
owe, which is eager to seek, bold to
ell and willing to die. that souls may
be saved.