Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-10-28

model us into n nearer semblance TO
His image. Your capacity OF JOY and
love are from Him. You could not
find happiness or gladness or any kind
or pleasure I'm the material. intellectual
or moral spheres unless the Holy
Ghost permitted Il. You could not
love your wife. your child. your parent.
your friend. without Him. You Chris
tians YOU could not have happiness or
love for God unless He grants you The /
power. Stones and earth have them i
not. Animals only have as much in /
stinc as Tie gives them. but you and \
l have received more than this. We /
have received inspirations and aSpira- |
tons that reach from soul 10 soul and |
heart 20 heart. There is n beautiful |
prayer in the prayer book. do not !
consider Il in exactly the light in
which l am presenting this truth. oh.
God IL says. pour into our hearts
such love for Thsc that We loving
Thee above all things may at last at
tain Thy era ciouS promises We cam
not love God unless the power be
given us; we have not the capacity
/ ourselves
Now. the greatest gift OF all; the
gift OF His dear Son. Creation. provi-
ccncc. power and faculties. can have
/ l. reason or right OF operating unless
/ interpreted 10y the coming OF Jesus
| Christ 20 earth FOR you and mo. This
/ Incarnation is the key 10 unlock the
cause OF our being. His birth is the
/ solution OF each mans existence. lie
I is in this sense The Light OF the
/ World Now God gave the best ttat
He had the very best that He was
capable OF bcstowinE-H only begot-
ten son. Nay. more. His Son is God
/ He gave Himself We shall not try
/ 20 explain its mysteries; il is unsOlv-
| able IL is au illustration OF what we
T may DO in small matters. II means
+ sacrifice ami surrender and unseihSh
/ giving for He came 20 10 Gods viii.
That viii was 90 save us from our
SINS God gave mp His best and left
the JOY and sanctity of Heaven 20
clothc Himself with our broken hu-
I mauity that we might see the -odhead
I bodily. touch Him with our hands and
800 90 Him with orr sins and knowing
. HIM might accept Him as our Savior.
lie folded Iii, eternal nature around
His person ami lie Jed 10 forth 60 sac
4 rihco. 50 that His earthly lie WAS a
long series 81 sacrilcial acts. When
/ He lay iu the Manager this lie of sac
r.fice had begun. when lie hung upon
/ the cross 60 WAS She continuation OF TO-.
I In the last moment 90 agony and
shame He was controlling forces that
. the priest upon thp cross. HE was His
own victim. His lie was not wrunc
out of Him. He Himself pronounced
. it's dismissal He save IL up 90 Him
whose it was. saying. Father. into
Thy hands I commend my spirit All
p / this for our redemption for our rescue
/ and shat we might have peace in be-
p Icvirr and serving and following. for
p our eternal joy and peace hereafter in
? the Divine comr-Lesl.p. Vow. VIII ye
/ freely givct
p "This is orr practical issue: The
D question 81 our lie experience. do
s we give. ANA what. and when? But
% try and consider tle paradox ~ ON
- lives What do we -ivet When do
p we -Ivct DO ve give ourselves Yes
l hut h0wf Is re- unrcScrvedIyt Is II
5. I bouutifullye Yes. we give somethin,
t Somcrmcs-s0me prayer. some wor
ship. some money Is IL enthusiastic
20 AT tLe price of sacrifice? Does 10 real
u ly cost us muclt We give ourscive
r. 20 this wor.d-our time and ability
with zeal ana zesr in business Affairs
ID That is right Christ does NOT tell "a
D % DO siur-arLs ln business. But II
" does ten us 90 give lu The same meas
n. urc 90 earnest interest 90 Him-S0m
=" measure ot earnest interest to Him.
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