The Stanford interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1911-1912, 1911-06-02

| Prosperity. pride. punishment! Pros
perity, Pride Punishment
The shore OF time is strewn with
the wreckage ot lives, wrecked on the
shoals of prosperity. The secret OF II
is that they tried to do without Jesus
in the hour of prosperity.
Continuous prosperity tho is only
| possible II we share II with Jesus
once read of q young man who ventur.
cd to open up a new kind of business
: in Atlanta. Older, more experienced
men tried to dissuade him, but he
persisted and by industry and applica.
tion he soon built up a very flourish.
ing business. His business name was
&C. &. Blank and Co, Many asked
him who the and Co.." was but ne
would not tell anyone II several
years later. One day he said this 10 n
friend. The land Co." is Jesus
Christ, lie is my silent partner, tell
Him all about my business. advise
with Him and share my profits with
Him, and that is why I have succeed.
ed in business What splendid
tning for every young person to take
Jesus as a silent partner" is one
business life.
What shall do without him in the
hour of adversely?
Adversely will come sooner or later
to all in a lesser OF greater degree.
If We are trying TO do without Jesus,
then We are in danger ,'f being crush.
ed on the wheel OF auversIty. Elijah
took his eyes off of God and then had
TO lice for his life. But II Jesus could
take up those angry waves in His
arms and rock them to sleep on his
BOSOM, so he can puell any tempest.
any storm, that may arise in life. say
ing Peace BE Still"
Therefore with him che future is
safe, We need not have any fear about
next week or next month or next
year. Everything is in Gods hands
and all is well. Yet some OF us in life
form The unfortunate ha1it of worry
ing about things. We worry about
things We cant help and things we
can helm. Wrinkles on tina face are
often due to wrinkles on he heart
and those wrinkles are caused by
worry. David says. Fret not thy self
Paul says, BE anxious for nothing.
and Jesus saws, Take 10 thought for
the morrow sufficient unto the day
is the evil thereof, "beho.d the fowls
OF the air" Consider the lilies"
Worry is so useless Ii can have no
effect on the result (Which O YOU
by taking thought can aud one cubic
or mete the measure of his life. Nor.
~ Is hurtful, hurtful to ones health
and happiness as well as the happiness
OF others. Worry is sinful. for II
means ,distrust in God.
Martin Luther says, in his autobi
ography; Il have one preacher that |
love better than any other on earth
II is my little tame robin who
breaches to me daily. put his
crumbs upon my window sill. especial.
ly at night. He hops INTO the window
where he wants his supply and takes
as much as he wants for meal. Then
he hops away to a little tree nearby
and lifts up his voice In a carol OF
gratitude, and praise, tucks his little
head under his wing and goes fast
asleep and leaves tomorrow with
God" But We can not leave tomorrow
with God unless we have Jesus crown.
ed in the heart
Again what shall | do without
Jesus in the hour OF temptation?
Temptations will come to all o us
They will come. Subtle. sudden, |
strong. They will come when we are
least expecting them. and when we
feel the happiest ana strongest. And
Fan help us against temptation
He was tempted In all points IKE
8 we are. yet without sin. iie sympa-