Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-03-22
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tHe kVnpei e'anRenSt OF inc newspaper
cditor2 If II 10 right 10 ask God s
blessing upon the grent things OF life,
IL 1t not important also TO ask his
blessing upon the little thingsi If we
ask Gods blessing upon the food we
cat at the table, shall we not ask his
guidance In the selection Of our ward.
robe and In the house in which we shall
live and the books we shall read?' All.
yes, Gods hand Is to be seen in the
saving of Rahab's property. Gods
hand should also be seen in the build
Ing Of our businesses and in the grow
Ing Of our harvests and in the pictures
which adorn our walls. I believe It IL
about TO form n business partnership
to kneel and ask Gods blessing upon
their business as 1t Is for young man
and woman nt the marriage altar TO
kneel and ask Gods blessing upon
their marital partnership. And Josh
TIA saved Rahab the harlot alive and
her fathers household and all that she
had" Is not our financial prosperity
due TO Gods guidance as we'll as our
spiritual limitations?
But not only f1nd Rahab saved
physically and financially. but also
spiritually. We can prove this not
only by the Old Testament. but also by
the New. In the Old Testament we
hear Rahab saying to the Hebrew
spies. For the Lord your God. he is
God in heaven above and in earth be-
meath" while in the book OF James
we read these words: Likewise also
was not Rahab the harlot justified by
works when she received the nesscn
gers and had them sent out another
way" l cannot go into detail to show
how she was converted. but I can as
sert this conversion as fact And
can also 60 further and say that when
Rahab was saved spiritually her ia.
theirs household was also saved spirit.
ually. Lot NC ;ake you out for little
while upon the Jericho walls. Sever
was n besicging host more ridicued
than the Hebrew army. When Joshua
and mis- troops first came in sight the
women ran to cover. The men in their
mailed arnor took their positions upon
the walls. The great stones were
placed in piles, ready 10 be dropped
upon the heads Of the hesiegers as they
with scaling ladders. might try to climb
10 the top. The swords were sharp
! ened, the spears were glistening in the
! sun. But great was the surprise OF
! The garrison when they saw the besieg
/ ing army form into line and follow n
| few priests rs they marched around
the city, all keeping step to the blow
ing Of the rams horns. Round they
went, and at night they came back tC
camp. This they did one day. two days
| three days, four days. BY this time the
| Inhabitants lost their fear. But as
walk in and out Of the city and see
! the merchants behind their counters
and the women singing in the streets
and the boys shooting Mt the Hebrew
army their little pebbles I find on'
house barred and bolted. There IS a rex
rope across its window. This is thu
house Of Rahab.
Rnhab's Family.
We knock and hear voice call
the mother, father. brothers and sister
Of Rahab sitting together, as thoug
they were waiting for something awfU
10 happen. I say to the old man, VIII
is evidently the father of these grown
UP children: Man, what are you dom
here: Why are you shut up in thi
house? Why are you not sneering an
soothing and making merry with til
other inhabitants of the city of Jer
cho, deriding the besieging army? ID
YOU feel that the city is to be destro!
cd by the footing OF rams horn
With that the old man turns upon IN
q look OF solemn significance and says
Friend. knowest thou not that Go
has sounded forth the deathkncll {
this city? My daughter 2ahab had
vision from him. She not only su
rendered her neart to God, but she ha
led us all to read his prophecies an
learn to love him also. Jericho sha
fail His messengers have thus tol
us We are all here waiting for b
summons. Yes, we are all here. fathe
mother and our boys and girls. W
are all here in Rahabs house to moe
= the manifestations of Rahab's God"
Is this an absurd picture I hay
drawn? Have you not in your ow
life seen one Christian girl or boy Wi
whole family 10 Christ? We hav
Aud do you not fully realize that
] you once surrender your heart 10 Iesr
= Christ, as Rahab gave hers to Coz
you. by the help Of the Lord jest
. Christ can capture your whole tamil
for the Saviour? There is a beautifl
story told that many years ago in Pc
STA Christian lady married Hebre
? husband. Time passed on and lit
I girl came to bless that home. Whe
.he child was about ten years Of az
she Slriened unto death. Just befor
size was about 10 pass away she turne
TO her Hebrew father and said Pap;
y, when | go to heaven and meet my SAY
Jour he will say, Why does your f,
Their hate me- Then what shall sa.
papa" With that the father salt
Tell him ! did hate him once, but III;
'. love him now" All, that may lie Il
y story of our own life II you will, 20
can win your whole family for Chris
No one has greater influence than yo
y with that father. that mother, that 81
. ter, that brother. Like Rahsb, are yC
converted through and through, so tn;