Milford chronicle., 1906-03-23

in answer to prayer cares Tor the phys
ical well being of man as well as the
spiritual?
Do YOU feel that it is a silly or use
less act TO 20 and kneel by the little
crib of your sick child and say, 20
God. make my baby well, if it be thy
wiIl?v Was not the life of Hezekah
prolonged fifteen years through MS
praying to God? Do you think II an
absurdity when you are about to start
on a long voyage to kneel and say, u
Lord. thou who dost govern the winds
and dost hold the seas in the palms or
tbv hands. guard us and care for US as
We n1ow through the trackless deepp
Was not the MayfOwer protected on
her Journey to the American shore De
cause John Robinson and his band of
followers started the pilgrim fathers
with the pleadings Of prayer? In an
old hook | once saw a picture called
"Tbe Prayers For the Crusaders" l."
There at the foot of the cross knelt the
wives. sisters, mothers and children
While off in the distance you could see
the armies marching toward the east
ern capital Of David. All, yes; may
every one Of our homes be living pic
ture of THE Prayers For the Crusad-
ers!" May we pray for the safety OF
our loved ones. May we pray for the
restoration of health to the sick. May
we pray that God shall guard the
bodies of our dear ones, even as God
was the Saviour of Rahab and her IA
theirs household, upon the top of the
heaving, rocking, tumbling and shat
tered walls of Jericho. at the mercy OF
an invading host
A Practical Application.
But was this Rahab's only rewardf
Nav. God not only saved Rahab, but
also all the property that she and her |
fathers household had. God saved Ra-
hab's body, her clothes and her money |
and her jewels and her house and her
food. In other words, by this rescue Of
Rahab God seems to come to us and
say, IF you will only trust me and
live for me, will look after your food
and clothing and house rent and chill
dren's education and all that you need
in a temporal sense" Therefore, II
God is to be our temporal provider, we
should never be willing to enter into
any commercial or business dealings Of
life without first kn' cling 70 ask hiG
guidance and help.
sr ~ 81.
But I not only find Rahab saved
and financially, but also
We can prove this not
1nly by the Old Testament, but also by
he New. In the Old Testament we
hear Rahab saying to the Hebrew
5pies, For the Lord your God, he is
God in heaven above and In earth be-
leath," while in the book of James
we read these words: Likewise also
vas not Rahab the harlot justified by
works when she received the messen-
yers and had them sent out another
vay? l cannot go into detail to show
low she was converted, but l can as
ert this conversion as a fact. And /
an also go further and say that when
aahab was saved spiritually her ia
hers household was also saved spirit ,
lally. Let me take you out for little ,
While upon the Jericho walls. Never
vas a besieging host more ridiculed ,
han the Hebrew army. When Joshua ,
nd his troops first came in sight the :
vomen ran to cover. The men in their
nailed armor took their positions upon I
be walls. The great stones were ,
laced in piles, ready to be dropped (
pon the heads of the besiegers as they,
7ith scaling ladders, might try to climb
0 the top. The swords were sharp ,
ned, the spears were glistenlng in the !
un. But great was the surprise of 1
be garrison when they saw the besieg ,
lg army form into line and follow ,
ew/ priests as they marched around {
be- city, all keeping step to the blow {
ng of the rams horns. Round they /
vent, and at night they came back to
amp. This they did one day, two days, {
hree days, four days. BY this time the
Inhabitants lost their fear But as l
walk in and out of the city and see
he merchants behind their counters
nd the women singing in the streets
nd the boys shooting at the Hebrew
rmy their little pebbles l find one
ouse barred and bolted. There is red
ope across its window. This is the
louse of Rahab.
Rahab's Family.
We knock and hear a voice call,
Come in" and in we There I find
he mother, father, BIRD and sisters