Evening journal., 1916-02-21


effectiveness can be given than this
Find out what Jesus Christ, your
Lord, wants you to do. and then do it.
Many are willing TO do the work Of
God that are not willing to do the
will OF God. II is as If the manager
Of a great firm should say some morn
ing to his stenographer. Il am going
out for an hour; you sit down and
wait until | return" But after he is
gone. the secretary says, 81 must earn
my wages: / must he at work
Sometimes Il is harder to wait than
Il is to work "They that wait upon
the Lord shall renew their strength" ."
So she goes TO work and writes let
ters to many correspondents, accord
ing TO her own ideas, without direc-
tions from her employer. After a time
replies to these letters begin TO come
in. She did the work OF her em-
{. ployer, but did not do his will. She
probably did far more harm than
good.
Or. II would be as II you were erect
ing a great building and employing
scores OF workmen. and strange
man should come some morning with
his hammer and trowel and start to
b work. He would not consult you, the
= owner. neither the architect who had
planned and was supervising the con-
struction. The new workman would
conclude in one place TO put in a
window: in another. 10 build the wall
solid AT the close of the day he
comes around for his pay. You say
to him. who are you?" who em-
ployed you and gave you directionsg
"No one; ! have been directing my
) self" what have you done?" well,
built a solid wall there" But | in
tended to have a door there" "Well
! have put in a window over there
But / did not want a window here.
You have done more injury than you
have benefit. In place Of giving you
any pay. should much better sue you
for damages"
So in the church there are many
: people who will work for the church
organizations. They will help to build
new building. to buy pulpit furni-
ture. to get new carpets or to raise
r debts. They will help 10 get mp
bazaars and suppers and shows, talk
ing part. as Il were. in the cooking
stove apostacy OF modern religion,
I and sometimes turning the church in
to second-class restaurant or thea
tire. They are good people In many
ways they will work hard; in fact.
e. they will do anything but be religious.
! Many in these days are mistaking
y perspiration for inspiration. Il is not
work. work. work. but will. will. will,
that is the key to spiritual success.
The cause Of the effectiveness and
2 exaltation Of Jesus was not. solely,
, that he was born OF the Virgin Mary.
= overshadowed by the Holy Spirit.
n This might have happened, and yet
= He could have failed TO gain the
Z crown He Himself reveals the Sc
cret of His favor with the Father. Il
I am come down from heaven, not TO
do Mine own will. but the will OF
e Him that sent me-
d In the second chapter of Phillppi-
l. ans. the apostle discloses the success.
d sive causes that led 20 the corona
D. ton OF Jesus. These are valuable e
n. us because they mark not only th'
" pathway by which He ascended 10 tn
" throne. but by which we. also ma,
follow in His footsteps. and share 4
H
rs His government and glory.
10. "Have this mind in you. which wa
ly also in Christ Jesus. who. existing i
Mt the form of God, counted not the be
ST ing on an equality with God a thin
is 10 be grasped. but emptied Himself
d. taking the form Of, servant beinl
Is made in the likeness of men; anC
r. being found i'm fashion as a man. El'
D. h,anr,af,o .hnHfam
even unto death; yea. the death oi
le the cross. Wherefore also God highly
II exalted Him. and gave unto Him th'
le name which is above every name
" that in the name of Jesus every knee
-e should bow. OF things in heaven ant
W things on earth and things under the
lr earth. and that every tongue SHOULD
i confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, tC
r. the glory OF God, the Father"
lie The word wherefore" points tw,
" ways: first. to the causes that preced'
1t il, and second. to the results that fol
= low IT, At the battle OF Crecy. Kinl
Edward of England replied to the cal
lt OF his son. the Black Prince, for rein
lg forcements, LET the boy win hi
rs spurs The sovereignty Of Jesus wa
n won not simply by inheritance. tina
IS He was the only begotten Of thu
W Father; il was the triumph of sub
ID lection and obedience
" This truth, of life through death. o
lt exaltatiOn through subjectiOn, of au
I'd thOrity through obedience. Is tn
Id greatest paradox Of history. Jesu
Dt gave as the controlling motive or Hi
r earthly life: 81 am come down fror
ID heaven not TO do mine own will. bu
the will Of Him that sent me-" i
OF like manner We are to gain spiIftu-
he advancement by the method which IN
al Master Himself pursued-by a will
IL ingness to do the will OF the Father
ed "He took upon Himself the form q
lis servant" Literally the apostle say
So He took upon Himself the form OF
do bond servant" and became obedien
h not in a few things, not simply il
ce those things that were easy and pleas
e. ant, but His obedience extended tn
n limit "He became obedient unit
in death" This victory was gained. eve
on with Jesus Himself, not without IN
lis greatest suffering and struggle.
caused even the blood drops to ooz
list from the pores, and wrung from Hi
i'll heart the agonizing cry. my Fathei
re II it be possible, let this cup pas
at from Me-" IL ought TO be helpful {
ey us to realize that it was here. on thi
he earth, that Jesus fought the battle
he and won the victories that resulted il