The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-13

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uDIvINE POWER
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| "Hc giveth power to the faint
Isaiah 81. 20.
The entire sentence is vital with
meaning. 1t were impossible to indl-
cate any words Of like number into
which more significance and sublmity
are condensed. Which shall we admire
more, the power they reveal or the
Isympathy they express? 4
"IIe Eiveth." How full Of benevo-
1ence. how suggestive OF might! God
is the.One Giver. There is no moment
in all the history OF life in which He
ceases to give. In proportion, there
fore, as man gives, does he become
godlike. The finite approaches the
infinite most in the act OF imparting
blessing.
"He giveth power Note: Giving
does not diminish Ills strength nor His
resources. lie is as powerful now as
when He projected the worlds into the
realms Of space. He givcth power"
This is the language of the sunbeam,
of the flower and OF the angelic hosts,
as they spread their pinions to fulfil
Els will. 1t Is the language Of the
universe. We cannot find Or touch an
atom which Is destitute Of this de-
L 3
"Ire giveth power to the faint" Who
cares for the faint? Men view with
Indifference. if not scorn, those left
behind in the race of life. But Gods
ways are not like mans. He stops in
His patcrnal love to revive tho weary
and to invigorate the faint. lie knows
the strong and the weak alike; for as
a wise shepherd He is acquainted with
i the Individual state of His entire flock.
Some He leads and some He carries in
His bosom. and over all is His pro-
tecting care.
In Gods great family no two are
alike. There Is. however. but one
Father. and His love provides for each
need. The question, therefore, relates.
not to the degree Of power, but to the
moral position. Are you in Ills family
Do you acknowledge His authority?
4 Then this help is yours, even though
you be so weak that YOU arc utterly good
for nothing. "He giveth power to the
faint" Ills infinite power Is aces
sible and intended for those morally
weak and helpless, and thus for you.
God never gives surplus power. "Thy
shoes shall be iron and brass, and as
thy day so shall thy strength be-"
He promises no power beyond the day
and hour in which 1t is required. But
! with the need it is always afforded
Gods method of giving US this power
teaches our dependence on, Him. He
bestows His power as our daily bread
is given. Not a single energy Is ever
displaced by body or mind which is
not first bestowed and then sustained
| by tho Supreme Power. We should
ALWAYS remember that In ourselves we
arc hclplcssly weak; but that in Christ
we arc enducd with power irresistible.
1 Gods willingness to communicate
power greatly increases our rosponsi-
bility. What power we might possess!
Men Should not merely walk accord
ing to the light they have, but they
are bound to walk according tos1thc
4 light they might have had, It is theirs
3 for the asking! Infinite might Is
,,1a oh II " j; e
promise. ASK and it Shall be given
4 you" SO il we faint. we faint in spite
OF His offer; five perish with hunger
( 1t Is in the presence of a table spread
with all the viands OF heaven, and put
there for our use.
q This promise is full of tenderest as:
1 surancc to the penitent If you car
only crawl to the throne OF grace HI
Twill give you power, and will ST
+ I,strengthen You that you Will walk AM
leap and even run in tho waysof His
commandments. DO you fear that Coo
: Will spurn your approach? Fear nc
more! He giVeth powersto the faint,
Your weakness and poverty only thu
more excite His pity, and He WILL
part Ills might to make and Keep sou
strong.
& Had there been no Saviour, there
had been no faint ones, Even faint,
z ness Implies life. But whence came
this life? Men by nature arc dead
dead in trespasses and Sins. Who has
" sounded the trumpet Of resurrection'