Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-04-22
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comes the thOuSandfOlO man. He Is Il
the determining factor in this worlds /
progress toward universal righteous :
ness. He holds the balance OF power ,
which will usher I'm the miliennIal /
dawn. Gone forever the man fearing I
spirit Gone forever that stoiid indif- !
ference Gone forever that fast shut !
pocketbOok. He lives FOR God. lie /
talks for God. he gives FOR God.
Consider. also. one OF the two reasons /
Tor the multiplied power OF the thou
Sansifoid man. "ESor the Lord your
God. He IL is that fghteth Tor you
ANY man is drawer FOR the battle II
he knows that God IS his champion.
He may have been ready 10 show the
white flag. leave the field Ia defeat
steal away Ia disgrace. Then let him
lay vital hold Of the truth that God is
fighting for him. Instantly every I'M
grcdient OF cowardice viii vanish from
his nature. Something akin 90 omni-
potence begins TO play along-the nerve
Of his arm. The souls battlesongs OF
/ victory began TO swell the rising har-
monies I'm his heart Chnmpicned hy
I God. he knows that. though the worlds
may fan. he shall not meet with de
I feat Camping along the path OF Eis
destiny SIS the SlccplesS General who
I holus the stars In His hand. and the
I interests OF His child I'm His heart.
I What magni6cent music FOR the soul
\ To hear. as we 40 ont 20 iifc's battle.
For the Lord your God. lie IL Is that
dghteth for you"
Let Us give the truth its proper set
I ting in our lives. We hear - much
/ o fmen fighting Gods battles And we
/ rejoice that this Is So But let not the
! lesser truth obscure the greater-that
/ God is fighting our battles And Go
we not sometimes get 80 busy fighting
! Gods battles that we forget that God
/ is lighting our battles. which lis OF
I much more Importance. IL may be
| that God could get along without our
( reinforcements after all. But III Gods
| troops fail 70 come up. a spiritual Wa
terloo awaits us FOR certain. Let us
! make room FOR this neglected truth in
I our creed. Ii Will make us better sol
! dierS ~ the cross. IL is one OF the
| silent forces which builds the thou
I SandfOld man
But some man says. How does cod
/ fight for me- / want 90 know" God
/ t. not I'm the habit OF doing things as
/ man does them. Therefore. IL is safe
to conclude that God does not fight fOr
/ us after the manner OF men, His
/ methods cre not mans methods. and
/ His weapons are not carnal weapons.
I Briefly. here are few hattienelds
I the Judcan plains shepherds are
watching their hocks hy night. sud-
/ denly the heavens are musical with
/ choirs OF singing angels Then ONE
[ great golden star. as 81 driven ont OF
Us course hv the finger of God 90
signal the shepherds. trembles above
the manager. Coming to the spot. they
find the babe wrapped iu swadling
clothes. That was the beginning OF
q
battlefield was Manager, But that
Babe increased I'm stature and wis
dom. He reached the highest type of
manhood known 20 man or God. Great
rs teacher. He was greater as q man.
Z Great as man. he was greater as q
l God. FOR ia Him the fulluess OF God
head made Its home For the first
/ time man was taught by a Life how
20 live his own LIE God fought for
lyou i'm the incarnation OF His Son.
1 God fought for Won in the mysterious
/ agony Of GcthScmane. God fought for
YOU be- the hlO0l-red suffering OF Cali
vary. God fought FOR YOU I'm the dark
/ ness OF the tomb. God fought for YOU
ON Mount Olivct when Christ was
taken up. the glory 81 His ascending
body throwing % shining spleudor over
the tracS yours viii 20. Tn countless
ways. the Lord your cod. HE it is that
hghteth FOR YOU, He fights for You
In the blessings lie rains upon YOU
day by day. IN your home. I'M Your
business, in your society. in every
privilege You enjoy. God fights for
You. Gods battlenelds are smokeiess.
but they are victorious.
We discover the second reason for
the multiplied power of the thousand
fold man in the last clause OF my text:
As He spake unto YOU IL is Josh
/ ua $ way OF telling us that God always
! Keeps His engagements 20" says
some one. "he is talking about Gods
/ promises now-2nd they are OH"
, Yes. let US admit the promises are
| old. But ia growing old they have
7 | kept their youth. What sturdy young.
/, / STEERS they are. We can't afford tO
I / rule them out on account OF age. Most
2 OF the best things .n this world are
|, old. The sun is old. the stars are OLD
n the ocean is old. the mountain is ola
love is old. music is old. father is ola
mother is Old. our dearest friends arr,
old. But we are not ashamed OF then
, on that account. So Gods promise,
= are Old. But they have grown old s.,
= gracefully that We ought 10 be prOut
10 walk LIES pathway. keeping Step G,
their mighty music. What would ",
: 10 without thems Certainly this wOrl,
: would be a very lonely place. II IN,
= old promises didn't now and thcl
steal into our hearts and hush thci
. fears. \ mans spiritual cNchequcr Il
= worth something when he knows il D.
y backed by promises as changelesS al
= God Himself. L Will never leave the
: nor lOrsake thee" That promise alOn
is enough 10 make a man Il spiritual
= millionaire. But. remember there ar
over $1,000 in Gods Word that sin,
;. the same tune. The thOuSandfOld MAJ
makes much of the old promises. be