The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-03-10
The Weapon That COnquOrS


Revelation is a mysterious book.
Like the milky way, much of it is
hazy, but many bright stars shine
thru" Our text is one Of the stars.
The pronoun him" points to that
'old serpent, called the Devil and
Satan" (verse 81 and they" to the
real Christians, in all ages.
You do not believe in personal
Devil? That unbelief looks to me like
one Of his shrewd tricks. Nothing
suits him better than to know you are
off your guard concerning him. We
laugh at the modern caricature oil
Satan, hoofs, horns and tail; but while
our laugh may make US ignore, it does
not Danish him. The bible tells diff
ferent tale. He is here shown to be a
prince; wise, powerful, leader of a host
of followers in both worlds; great beau
ty OF person, and tremendous power oil
persuasion. Do not fail to remember,
| if he is a devil he is not fool" His
business here is to defeat God. Dc
not think when he assaults you, to lead
you to ruid, that you are the enemy al
whom he strikes. He knows he can
not hurt God personally, and so he will
strike that which god loves, feeling he
can get revenge that way. Just as
your enemy can hurt you worst by
running your child. so would he hurt
God.
Preparedness talk is heard every.
where. l do not ask for your views on
that question; but when man knows,
as every Christian does know, that an
enemy has declared war, invaded his
home, laid siege to his heart, and is
determined on his utter ruin; he would
be a pacifst gone mad who did not
begin preparations for war.
Your weapone: BLOOD Of the Lamb
WORD of their testimony" Harm
less? They may appear so. The
weapons OF our warfare are not carnal,
but mighty thru God to the tearing
down OF the strongholds. They have
proven effective in every test.
You would rescue that sinner gone
into the ranks Of the enemya That
friend down and out thru strong drink2
That other friend, hopeless, down
where her footsteps take hold on
hell" You know there is but one
that can redeem. I'VE are not re-
deemed with silver and gold
but with the precious blood of Christ. -"
There is none other Name under
heaven, given among men, whereby
we can be saved" Thank God! that
Blood and that Name are all sufficient.
Some may not understand; but Chris
tians are but sinners, saved thru the
blood.
Remember. too, that when you are
Christian, and there comes some
temptation that would drag you back
into the old sinful life; that the wea-
pom that won you for Christ, the
Blood of the Lamb" will win for you
in temptation.
Old Joe B., Of Wisconsin, tells Of {
tremendous temptation when Satar
came at him like the friend he is, anG
shouted at him, You're not saved
you're not saved" till, as Joe tells it
II could not parry for the noise hi
made. Then I told him my exper
fence; how, when I was kneeling
praying for pardon, Christ appeared
before me; and when I saw the blood
from his side and hands, and believed
it was shed for me, at once peace came
to my heart, and I knew I was saved
And when I told him that was my
grounds for my assurance found hi
was gone. He did not like that story
and if he ever comes at me again
will just refer him to the Blood
Joe's victory will be ours, too, if w
but refer him to the Blood"
This too is to be the message Of the
preacher. Paul says, We preach
Christ, crucifed." Lyman Beechel
said to a young preacher. my brother
make much OF the Blood. Remember
it is The Blood Of the Lamb Tha
means the Death of Jesus Christ.
He is the Lamb Of God that takett
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