Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-16

mine saith the Lord in the day when come
to make UP my jewels" 1t is pertinent TO our
specting our preparation for the evil day into
which we are entering.
What a Man Soweth He Reapeth
Before closing we note the fact that not
only Lord has been sowing and now reap
ing the harvest Of this age and preparing Tor
the greater sowing and reaping of the MIL
Ienial age, but that each of us, and, indeed.
all mankind. outside as well as inside the
church of Christ, does sowing and a reap
ing work in respect to his own life and IN
terests. The beginning of all of our sowing
is in the mind, or, as the Scriptures would
say in the heart. Out of the heart proceedetn
the various good and bad influences which
go to make up our characters. What We
SOW, we will reap in time. II we SOW anger
malice hatred, envy, strife. ambition, vain
glory, bitterness, backbitings, evil-surmising
will reap accordingly. What a sad mar
vest results from such a sowing. How many
fold these evils are multiplied to ourselves
and to others! And how far reaching may be
the influence OF these evil things upon others!
They ripen they go to seed, they are blown
by the winds of gossip and suspicion and many
are thereby defiled What will the harvest
be?' Surely the harvest of such sowing
will be with bitterness and tears proportion
ate to the degree of knowledge enjoyed and
sinned against.
1t is bad enough that the world. uninstruct-
ed of the Lord, with no ears TO hear his
counsel. should such evil injurious
crop. What responsibility would be ours I'M
der such circumstances IL our ears have heard
our eyes have something or the Slories
of the Lord. the beauties Of His character ana
the fruits of His spirit. God forbid, you say,
that any of should make such mistake
ard thus IN hearts a crop so DIS
pleasing to the Lord and so injurious to our
selves ana to others!
On the other hand, the Lords consecrateo
people. whose hearts have been prepared I'M
der Divine supervision, have heard the Mas
ters words instructing us how to SOW profit
able crops that will prove to be blessings 10
ourselves and to others and glorious 10 His
name. In His Word. He supplies the GOD
seed and He gives us freely the seeds or
meekness, gentleness, patience, long-surfer-
ing, brotherly kindnes, faith, hope, JOY. he
who sows these carefully. patiently persever-
ingly in his heart ard who watches day py
day, lest the enemy cast in any seed OF nance
env or strife-prompty purging 1t out and de-
stroying it-what a blessed portion Is his!
How beautiful are the flowers Of grace ana
truth they develop and more and more man.
hest themselves In looks, in words, In deeds!
What a fragrant perfume is exhaled from the
heart and life which is thus regulated in har-
mony with the Divine Word!
Dear friends, let make no mistake; let
us do no experimenting let us not think for
a moment that own wisdom is sufficient
and that NAV set aside the instruction on
our Lord and Of His apostles. Let us now,
in the harvest of this age be, II possible,
douby alert to watch and pray lest we enter
into temptation. lest we fail OF the grace OF
God-fai to attain share in the glorfes or
our Redeemer which so shortly is to be used
Of the Lord for the blessing of all on the fam
lilies Of the earth and to guide them and in
struct them to how they must root up all
evil weeds-malice, strife, envy etc.-and must
SOW freely the seeds of truth and grace, to
the intent that the harvest of the Millennial
age in turn shall see them blessed with human
perfection and full restitution; failing OF
which they will be utterly destroyed in the
second death. (Acts S:23)