Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-11-14
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Theme:
THE. MODEL LIF E.
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BY FREDERICK II. KNUsEL.
Text-As he is, so are we IN this
world. John, w., II.
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The simple life" held attention
only a while. 1.-The strenuous life"
wearies all. But the life OF Jesus new
er varies from its place in mems
thoughts. 1t is the copy. the model
life, of the world Ii has that message
at least for all. The details and man
ner of human life change with country
and century, but the principles of that
one life are recognized as those of the
highest human life everywhere and
In all ages The "imitat ton OF Christ"
is mans struggle for perfection-to
be in fullest sense "as He is, in this
world
There is, however, an unnoticed
wonderful method of using His life as
a model. II will startle, when rightly
recognized, though simple and practi-
cal 1t is merely to take his utter
ances concerning His own life and to
study if ] can honestly say them Of
mine This must be possible II His
life principles are guides for me, His
| conceptions of His life must in some
degree be possible for us with ours.
else He was not truly a man, and
Al a, oil s.,.f
tate Him is false,
He justifies such use Of His words.
For instance, He said OF Himself, Il
am the light of the world" Some of US
may also boldly say it OF ourselves,
for He tells us, Eye are the light OF
the world" Let us try the method
on other statements OF HIS and find
| It's stimulus and attractiveness.
He spoke OF the limits of His life,
saying at one extreme, Before Abra-
ham was, am" at the other, II am
| with you unto the end of the world.
| Can our lives have reach like that?
| Yes. Somebody has said mans bio
graphy begins a thousand years before
he is born. Vt goes further back than
| ginnings hidden back in the purposes
and plans of God from eternity, anu
reaching forward with results far into
the future-unless this, instead Of be-
| ing bounded within a few miserable
years, We are groveling in the dust
| as we live
AS to the cause of His life. He said
! God so loved the world as to give
! Him. THE living Father hath sent
me-" |. too, think unworthily of my
life until conceive that same love
as serding me. until realize there is
a thought of God toward men wrap
ped UP J. me.
Lies purpose.-Jesus said: He
| that hath seen me hath seen the
Father" Dare ! say that? The truest
lives are always those which, when
| touched. make men feel God-those
whose good works lead us to glorify
| the Father
Lies Method-Jesusi Come unto
me, all We that labor and are heavy
laden. and will give you rest Simi.
larly, our ideal intention must be that
men shall not through us find trouble,
woSry. annoyance. deceit, lOss-Dut
rest Every true life must he help
full lift, an invitation to others to rest.
Lies Possessions All
things that the Father hath are mine"
The same wealth is theirs who are
heirs of God "AlI things are yours"
"Al things work,together for good to
those who love God" The universe
runs for their sakes
These are but samples OF the meth
Cd. Definitely realized. each one ex.
ats nightly The records of that
model human life, thus searched,
throb with new, practical meaning for
us. We see anew its own towering
height. its deep foundations. its wide
inclusions. Yes, more, The effort to
transfer His statements To our own
lips. successfully possible though it
often is, will finally realize that in
much He lived. after all. "a separated
life"--that there is uniqueness to
which none other can attain. Thus
1t is when He says, for instance
without me We can do nothing" or
81 am the way the truth. the life"
There is nothing in us to repeat such
statements as to ourselves. One soon
recognizes that by His own words,
though He be truly a model. yet He
claims to be for us something beyond
and before that