Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1910-08-10
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoR.


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Beginning Aug. "A, 1910.
Topic.-Do you let God plan your lief
-Jer. I. "a; Prov. III. LILO Edited by Rev
Sherman h. Doyle. y. u.
Human life Is a great mystery. II
/. man alone were to map out his own
plan for his life he would surely make
q failure of it. He knows not what
. day may bring forth. and how. there
fore. could he plan his life? His plan
might extend over years. as was the
case with the rich fool In Christ's para
BILE. and yet his life ended that very
night. Had he known this one fact
he would have planned differently.
But, it not being known. he could not
have made greater mistake than he
did In laying plans for his life.
Life Is also a matter Of great respon-
sibility. Man alone is incapable of as
Stunning this responsibility. What to
do and what not to do, what duties to
assume and what not to assume. are
entirely beyond his ability because Of
his deficiency In knowledge concerning
the ways of life. The man who takes
his own life in his hands Is most fool
ish and unwise. The prophet jeremiah
well says, 20 Lord. l know the way
Of man is not in himself; 1t Is not in
man that walketh to direct his steps"
He is incapable Of so doing because Of
bis ignorance of life as whole.
While man cannot plan his life. there
Is one who can and will. II permitted
to do so-God who knows the life Of
man from the beginning unto the end
thereof Moreover. God has plan for
each and every life lived in the world
We can thwart the plans Of God II
we desire to do so through the free
dom Of our Wills. Not wishing to force
us to do his will and desiring US to
do 1t voluntarily, He has given US the
power to choose. even against Him.
even pertaining to the most vital Is
sues of life. OF salvation. the most Inn
portant factor In life, Christ said, "Ye
will not come unto Me, that We may
be saved" Mans Will can therefore
thwart Gods will. But all of mans
opposition cannot thwart the penalty
Of sin. Man may choose to sin even
against Gods will. but he cannot es-
cape the punishment for his sins.
Therefore how foolish to rebel against
God. Rather we should obey the wise
mans injunction: Trust In the Lord
with all thine heart and lean not unto
ways acknowledge Him, and He shall
direct thy paths. Be not wise In thine
own eyes. Fear the Lord and depart
from evilv'
Gods plans for US are always wise
and good. He has created US. I'VE are
His people and the sheep Of His pas
ture He hath made us and not We
ourselves. He preserves our life. He
loves US and has manifested His love
by giving His Son to die for our re-
demption.' Herein Is love-not that
we loved Him. but that He loved US
and gave His Son to die for US.
The attitude Of God toward US being
love and unstinted interest, should we
not appreciate 1t by conforming our
lives to His will. accepting His plan
and not one of our own? Trust In the
Lord. obey His commandments. and
thus we will submit our life to His
will and make it ct into His plan
BIBLE READINGS
Ps. xviii, 10; xxxiii, IL; xxxvii. Is;
ciii. is; Prov. xxxiii. 16; xvii, /;
Matt. vi. 10. 1884; Job xiii. Is. IA;
Luke xii, 1921; Elk Iii, 10; John xvii.
IA: Eph H. 10: Jas. fy 13 IA