Charlevoix county herald., 1904-05-07
christ's Remedy for Despair.


All things are delivered unto me of
my father. . &c.. Come unto me. all We
that labour and are heavy laden. and
/ will give you rest. 4. For my yoke
is easy, and my burden is light.-Mat-
thew XII, 27-30.
The most pitiful of all LIES dark
facts is despair. No bodily distemper
is so dangerous, no worldly state so
terrible, no other mood so tragic.
These are but the contributing cause,
but despair is the elimination of ell
LIES ills.
And the Lord hath q remedy for
this, too. The Great Physician is come
to heal humanity-to cure hate and
evil and terror and despair. AS man
lost body and estate by the ills of his
spirit God will restore these, too By
healing his spirit.
His proposition, in the tender form
of an invitation, commends Itself to
us by its frankness. Notice He does
not deny or ridicule the fact Of our
yoke and burden, our labor and heavy
load. These all He recognizes most
compassionately and the divine rene
dy makes no attempt to blot them out.
Labor and subsection are blessings to
the redeemed man.
How, then, will He cure despair?
BY changing the yoke and shifting the
burden. He would emphasize the fact
that they become His-"My yoke"
my burden"
1t is soul fag. spirit exhaustion that
brings despair, and therefore He prom
ises, "Ye shall find rest unto your
souls" When a man turns about and
shifts his attitude and viewpoint, be.
comes conformed to the divine will
and purposes and plans, fears naught
but God, seeks naught but good and
thinks not Of himself first, but OF 9TH
ers, and rejoices not so much in this
as in the life to come, then is he born
again and is healed of all despond.
But all this presupposes faith in the
Christ, subsection to God and trust in
His promises. Leaning on the ever
lasting arms, the restored soul brave.
ly chants:
/ know not where Gods isles do lift
Their fronded palms in air;
/ only know | cannot drift
Beyond His love and care.
The Redeemer calls this restoration
q gift because the elements that make
up the remedy are impaired by Him.
Undoubtedly our burden is light when
conscience approves; when it is borne
in love; when the employment is
something we like to do and we are
doing 1t our best; when the large am
billions of the heart and the great
aspirations of the soul and mighty
! purposes Of the mind make cares ap-
pear light and our load slight. Yet
beyond all this strength is the help OF
the Heavenly Spirit. THE Spirit
helpeth our infirmities." / suppose we
may speak of this as the spiritual
presence of God standing by us, as
sistine and leading us on. oh, if we
can get firm hold of this notion and
such q trust l am persuaded there
is nothing ran crush us! Faith and
| hope and love are the supreme gifts
I Of God that rejuvenate the spirit Of
! man and make life worth the living.
| So, when my heart is torn with the
cry of human misery, the black mad
| ness Of my poor fellow creatures, and
am all helpless to comfort or to
rescue them, | can joyfully bless the
Father of us all that there is "balm in
Gilead" and healer who knows all,
loves all, heals all and carries the
| burdens of the grooming race.
oh! the blessed promise given on the
Nm N..Is1
To the weary. heavy-laden. still is made
to you and me.
Many a heart has thrilled TO hear IL.
many q tear been wiped away.
! Many a load OF sin been lifted, many q
midnight turned to day:
Many broken, contrite spirit, lonely,
sorrowing and sad
/ Felt the mighty. consolation, heard the
heavenly tidings glad,
| And the dying gazed with rapture, trust
ing in the Savior's name.
! on the land of rest and refuge when
| the BurCen-Bearer came.
Every phase of human sorrow fills the
the path we tread to-day;
| Harps are hanging on the wllows-souls
are fainting by tho way
! But there still Is balm in Gilead. and
though here on earth we weep,
| God within the many mansions giveth
His beloved sleep.
| On the cloud His rainbow glitters-shines
the star of faith above
| God will not forsakc or leave us, let us
trust His truth and love;
| And beyond the shining river we shall
bless His holy name,
That to bear our sins and sorrows Christ
tho BURDEN Bea rtar came.