St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-01-07

Gods will and Gods leading. Self seek.
eth its own qualification, Its own ambi-
ton, its own plans, and is Jealous Of its
rights. It rules, and proposes TO rule.
1t is not willing to surrender to God.
Old Eli in the temple must make room
for the younger man. And when at last
he opened the way for Samuel to meet
Gcd ard hear His voice and receive His
message, it was that God might deliver
His judgment upon Eli and Ellis house
for sin and misrule When self at last
is brought to the point of recognizing
Coos voice and bids the soul respond
to Gods call, it means that self is at
last ready to step to Gods judgment
bar and receive sentence It was Gods
plan that Samuel should fill the place
OF Eli, and it is His plan, His blessed
plan, that the soul should occupy the
place OF self. Self is under judgment.
It is to be destroyed. As Gods word
puts it. 'the old man is to be crucified.
with the affections and lusts," in order
that the soul may expand to the In
filing Of God and occupy the body tenn
pie; In order that the new man, the
new creation in Christ Jesus, may come
to the fullness of the stature of son
of God. Self is the present, occupant
of the body temple that is to be judged
and removed, while the soul is to be
quickened by the touch Of God and ap-
pointed to fill the high priestly Office.
It is not pleasant for one to contem-
plate the giving up Of self In order that
God may be formed in him, except az
We view it from God $ standpoint. With
all the awful judgment before him, ELI
could say: ut is the Lord; let Him do
what seemeth Him good" And SO can
we say, as we hear the judgment of God
against self and the will Of the flesh.
r HERE are three things in the atti-
l tude of Samuel which we wish to
specially emphasizes: First. he was
awakened; second, he was stirred to
seek, and, third, he was patient to wait.
Had he had the spiritsof some people
when the voice of God at last pierces
the heavy ears and wakes them to con-
sciousness, he would have listened for
moment or two in Impotence and then
would have turned over for "a little
more sleep and a little more slumber."
But the voice of God aroused him, and
he was thoroughly awake and anxious
to hear and obey. He did not know
God in personal way. God had never
spoken to him with distinct voice. All.
how many there are who are in the same
spiritual condition. But God speaks,
and the voice is heard, and the evidence
Is furnished in the case OF Samuel by
his springing out OF bed and seeking
the voice, and In the case of the soul in
its search after the voice that has
spoken. Bed was no longer the place
for Samuel, and the present place OF |
Indifference Is not the place for the
soul to abide. The voice has called.
You are in perplexity and doubt. You
know not what it all means But the
voice has called, and your duty is to
spring from the place of Indifference to |
that Of active search. And "he that |
seeketh findeth." You will come to |
know clearly as Samuel did that it is |
1od that has been calling, and then 1t |
is your part to patiently wait in faith !
until God speaks again. so that you |
may answer in obedience and faith: |
Speak, Lord, for Thy servant heareth."
Such must be the attitude of the soul If |
It would come to know God and hear |
Him speak. Awake, oh soul, to thy |
need! Seek that you may find! Pa
tiently wait that God may speak to your
soul His revelation!
: AMUEL, as he listened that night to
} the revelation Of God, discovered
.hree things, and every soul as he re-
,eives the revelation Of God through
he Holy Spirit has q like experience.
Samuel found q new relationship with
God. His life was linked with that OF
God as never before. He had been serv-