Milford chronicle., 1904-08-12
Inward Spiritual Strife.

inspired Apocalypse, there is no more
sea"
Inward Spiritual Strife.
But the Mediterranean waves beat
ing against the Patmos rocks were not
only symbolic of external troubles, but
also of an inward spiritual strife.
When st. John gave his heart to
Christ, in one sense he was emancipat-
ed from sin. But Satan never for an
instant, this side of the grave, leaves
off his struggle TO capture a gospel
stronghold The Bible declares Chris
tian shall not be tempted by a sin
greater than he can bear. But Chris
tians always have to be going to Christ
for more spiritual strength in order to
repel the Satanic Onslaughts which are
daily being made against the strong
holds Of their hearts.
Can we not find the symbol of a
spiritual struggle in the never ending
of the sea? ooh" said a
ady some time ago to me- Il am so
ired Of hearing those waves beat up
Igainst the rocks" Yes. those waves /
lave been beating upagainst thoserocks /
or thousands of years. When sailing
lpOn the ocean. some days its surface
Gems rs calm as Loon lake asleep. as
smiling child in the broad lap of the
adirondack mountains. But that is
My slumheF, Within a few hours
be may awake wHh a seowling face.
'ifh the fire of tife ltgttnings in her
ye and with the shriekings of the
in hep pOice In our lives
le spiritual struggles keep on to the
nd. We have the good angel whis-
ering in one ear TO be good; we have
le bad angel whispering in the
her ear to be bad. st. John. even up
the end of his life, had to fight by
e power Of the Holy Spirit against
e restless sea Of temptations" So
we we.
About the best illustration of my
ought that I know is the simple one
lich DR.. Frederick Goss told to his
ncinnati people a few months ago.
le day one Of his Sunday school
ichers was trying to explain to her
ss that there are two kinds of lives
live, the good life and the bad life.
ow, children" she said, "aIl those
lie girls who want to live the good
P VIII please step over on this
e warm carpet, and those who want
live the bad life will stand on that
i. hard oilclothT Much to the teach
surprise, her own little girl put one
[ upon the carpet and the other
m the oilcloth. My dear" said the
-her in surprise, you are standing
n both" Il know it, mamma" said
child, but you know 'thometimes'
ant to be just a little bad" So In
ry Christian life there has to be a
tnual war against the world. the
and the devil And when St. John
ed off upon the troubled waters of
Mediterranean, he not only looked
upon his own spiritual struggles
at the same time he looked off i'm u
IN to the time when those spiritual :
ggles should forever pass away, do
there snail De no more sea-" IL
lus my text means more than n n
figure of speech It has more ~
a mere literal Interpretation that
'en is to be a place without at
1heric moisture. 1t means that the INS
lntain of Calvary" shall be large ~
gh to hold all peoples who give
hearts to Jesus Christ. 1t means
this mountain of Calvary" shall r.
only be a wide mountain. but a
mountain. 1t shall lift us up and
nd up until it lifts us to the very -
OF heaven itself. Oh, my brother y
sister will you not stand upon this II
tain this blood red Calvary noun
VIII you not today let the island
ltmOS no IN xyo,, q, .,+<... ~