The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-27
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The lord. is tho portion of mine
Inheritance. 49,. Thou maintained
my lot."--Is. xvi Sc
MI things arc possessed in ono way
or another Tho lowest ana most inn
perfect form is that by which man
simply takes hold and asserts his own
right OF disposal Thus q blind man
may possess the fines, picture and
: forbid its salc---but what good is II
IL him? y lunatic may own library
as extensive as the Congressional
but what use is il TO him? The high
est form OF possession is when i, min
listers TO our thought and emotion. or
10 our moral and intellectual growth.
We possess these really when we know
and hold communion with them
But when we rise from things into
the region of persons we possess them
only in the measure in which We un-
dcrstand and love them. knowledge.
intercourse. sympathy. anection--these
are the ways by which men possess
men. and spirits. spirits. \ lover owns
the heart Of his beloved only when
his affection is returned. but not other
wise, and this earthly affection is II
type of the heavenly
Such ownership must he from it's
very nature reciprocal. There must he
Two sides To it. And so we read, The
Lord is the inheritance OF His people"
and again. His people are the nhcri-
lance of the Lord" He possesses me-
and possess Him--for whoever so
loves God has Him, and whom tie
loves He owns. Here is deep and
it is intensely practical How do you
possess God?
We have God in the measure in
which our minds and hearts are filed
with thought OF Him We know God
His character. Ills heart. His relation
/" US, His thought for us. as we study
Him revealed in our Lord Jesus Christ
DO YOU ever think Of Him? DO YOU
bring Him often into your life by
mcditating upon the truths He has
given YOU? Only by thinking about
Him and dwelling on His attributes
can YOU possess Cod There is no other
way. By this mental telegraphy you
still hold communication with your
absent dear ones And in the same
way YOU hold To God. who dwells on
the other side OF the stars. TO have"
Hin the understanding mus, accept
/ Him, and then Keep firm hold of Him.
Men who from Monday morning till
Saturday night never think even OF
I His namc-how can they possess
/ affection, likeness, practical obedience
these arc the means by which man
shall possess" God.
l But there must he no divided choice.
"Ye cannot serve God and mammon."
The world is all right in its proper
I place. Rut God is best love is best,
truth is best. knowledge of Him is
best. likeness TO Him is best> with a
/ Willingness TO surrender to His will as
supreme a mans real and true re-
| ligion consists. in loving God above all
and counting His love the most pre-
cious of all things
And this possession is as sure as
/ 'ou van ih""c ". ihou iu"ihiaihes'
imy lot" He that possesses God is
lifted above all fear and chance OF
change Nothing really belongs to 2
man IL II can be taken away. But M
4 outer change can touch our possession
in God. He who dwells in Cod ant
J God In him, is In the innermost keel
OF the citadel. The noivc OF battle ma.
roar outside. hut deep silence an,
speace reign within. The true Chris
! tian. like mn oak, lives In two region
! Ibis roots lie In one and his branche