The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-13


uEphznr Eorss. Be q good cheer
naVa overronzs the world There Is
but ere more thing 70 co. he viii ex-
press IN prayer his desires and long
ings far then. as Il vision he sees
The storm and stress they are soon %
enter He fnEesaE his disciples Ike
sheep fl the midst a wolves. Ike men
stumbling il the valley q the shadow
u death. assailed b al the fery darts
q The Adversary perils. terrDra, Sc
dlcrions. prosecutions. crises, dark
nesa- He I1cked down the ages, and
saw these sane dangers repeated
again aud again
Then he prayed for them and with
them what may vel be called The
Lords Prayer
r. His Przyer that Cod and His Son
Should Be Gloriaed-V- l. There are
many ways in which Cod is glorifed,
T. e., IN which his glory is manifested;
but the glory. as shown in Jesus. IS
the manifestation az his love and good
nssz and character. which vas soon 70
be revealed IN us greatness in the
cross. as the highest expression Of
lore. and as the means OF salvation Tor
men ". A., hut ftH rays shine brighter
ard brighter as the world becomes
Z Christlznized, and the complete bright
ness Of his glory viii be seen by
angels and men, by heaven and earth,
when all men are brought into the
kingdom Of heaven. and al nations
shall Join in the scng Of Moses and the
Lamb. Then shall Jesus be seen as
king of kings and Lord Of lords
IL That His Disciples May Have
Erernzl Idfe.-v. 8 Eternal life is
that life OF the soul which endures,
which nothing can destroy IN this
world or in the world to come. because
It Is the life of God, the life Of heaven
4 the life all we're made 10 I've.
III That They May Know and Be
Z IieTe His Truth.-ys. E-s- That they
nay accept Christ's word as the Word
/ on God. a revelation from heaven. the
guide Of their lives. the assurance that
Jescs is the Savior, the Son Of God
This is essential to the life. the work.
and the continuance Of the church.
". That They May Have a joyful
Light in Darkest Times.-V- 49, Jesus
keeps ever in view the dangers to
which his disciples will be exposed.
and the thick clouds Of discourage
nent which will enveIop them and
shut out the sun
/ V. That They May Be Kept from
the EviL-Ys. Is, Is. Is. 7 pray lot
nat thou shouldest take them out OF
The world. He would not have them
E1th him yet. nor would he have them
escape from the active, tempting
world: for % they we're to be his rep
resentatives On earth. 70 reflect his
character and teachings They were
ITO be the worlds Bible to make
/ Christ's light shine over all the world,
/ like the reaectors Of our lighthouses
/ 90 They we're needed in the world to
/ do Chrfst's work, to carry on his king
dom 10 success
aBut that thou shouldest keep them
| from the evil" We want to be deliy-
cred not only from the evil one. bat
from all evil. Of every kind The
eyiI~ includes mot only all evil con
| duct. but all evil influences, and al
evil ones"
How are Disciples Kept from the
Evilg C1l BY his Word, the truth tv.
Il In. which, filing the soul. keeps away
the desire OF evil and the power OF
I evil. cd BY his Holy Spirit dwelling
! in them (s) BY the discipline Of re
naming in this evil world and over
coming It. (D BY earnest work fol
Christ. Christians are safe In the
worst places so long as they are seek
ing to redeem men from them.
Is. THEY are not Of the world
Their principles and teaching were op
posed to the life. the customs. the
PRINCIPLES Of the world, and were &C
tive in over1hrowing the worlds
wrongs By the word OF Christ. Ever
as am not Of the world Their 20
sitjon was ike his. and his relation K
the world would enable them 70 under
stand theirs.
al That They May Be Made Holy
VS.. II. 1s. II. @sanctify them II
order that his former petitions may b
answered, another step must be taken
To be kept from the evil IS but mega
tive blessing when alone, and can no
itself be permanent. unless in addition
there is positive holiness. sanctif!
means set apart from all sinful use
conseerate them as representatives o
Christ and to his work. Through tn,
truth" or "ln the truth as in R. Y
aThy word is truth The truth, tn
sum Of the Christian revelation. tn
word OF God. at once embodied Il
. Christ and spoken By him. is (as
werel the element into which the be
lever is introduced, and By which b
is changed. Westcott-
10. Il sanctify myself DO wha
/ ask for them, both as means, al
example, ard = motive.
WI. That They May Fulfil Thei
Mission.-vs. IS. ~As thou hast sen
me into the world" To save it from
sin. and build up kingdom Of h~l
ness. Even so have also sent ther
into the world" To fulfil the sam
| t-.fo- - r-rr~ ~, the same work 4