The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-07
vIRclNIAN's WEEKLY SERMON
WEAKNESS
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/, life be like Q great hospitable tree.
and many weary wanderers fnd In rae
rest.--J. ". Jowstt
Monday---Haying been made per-
feet. he became unto all them that
obey him the author of eternal sal
vations---Heb. 5: 2.
Obcd1ence means surrender. abso-
lutte surrender. / come to God and
say essentially. -."Heavenly Father,
thou hast bought me with O. price:
l acknowledge thine absolute owner
ship, Take me, send me where thou
wilt. use me as Thou wilt" God may
want you in Africa or in India or in
the islands OF the sea: and before you
can have the Holy Spirits power
anywhere you must he willing to go
anywhere.--R. A. Torrey.
Tuesday---In God have We made our
boast all the day long. and We will
give thanks unto Thy name forever
Ps a.: 6.
When the devil tries our faith IL
Ia that he may crush Il or diminish
It. but when God tries our faith 1t II
to establish and increase tt.--Marcus
Rainsford.
Wedne..iay AS the rain cometh
down and the snow from heaven, and
,ieturnsth not thither, but watereth the
earth. and maketh 1t bring forth and
bud. and giveth seed to the sower and
bread TO the eater: 50 shall my word
be thar goeth forth out Of my mouth:
II shall not return to me void. but II
shah accomplish that which l please.
and il shall prosper In the thing
whereto ! sent lisa. IS: 10. IL.
Tell me 10 love an unlovely person
or ono | have never seen--some
heather In Africa or China--snd I
cannot do II unless God puts the love
for them IA my heart. But when
the Holy Ghost sheds abroad the love
OF God in our hearts. we shall have
the sam~ kind OF love that Jesus
Christ had
Thursday--Lst us be sober. putting
on the breastpiate Of faith and love;
and for n helmet. the hope of saliva
'tion. For God appointed us not unto
wrath. hut unto the obtaining OF sal
walton through out Lord Jesus Christ,
who died for us.--I Thess g. 8. ,.
All. sad will 1t be for US. il We say.
Az the end OF our task in life.
We wovc a web OF doubt and fear,
Because We looked at our work and
not
At our pattern up above.
F'riday---Stir up the sift OF God,
which is In thee. For God gave us
not spirit OF fxarfulness: but OF
power and love and discipline; who
saved us. and called US with holy
calling. not according to orr works.
but according to his own purpose and
grace.--Ii. Tim. j: =. I. 3.
DO you want TO be like Christi Go
and find some one who has fallen,
and get your arm under him and lift
him UP toward heaven. and the Lord
will bless you In the very act. Nav
God help us to oct like the Good
Sainaritan.---D. L. Moody.
Saturday. exhort that suppiica-
tione. prayers. intercessions. thanks
Eivings be made for nil men. This is
good and acceptable in the sight of
God our Saviour. who would have all
men to be saved, and come to the
knowledge Of the truth. III. Tim. 9: l.
4. I.
When your burden il heaviest. you
can always tighten little some other
burden. Al the time when You can
not see God. there n still open to
you this sacred possibility. 10 show
God, Let this thought. then, stay with
you: there may be times when you
cannot find help. but there IA no time
when you cannot give help.--3eorge
s. Merriam.
Not Heard: Conscience" said Tn
Gle Eben. rs only still. small Voice.
an half de time when II tries to
speak up II finds dat de line 10 bury"
--wasfinrton Star