The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1919-01-03
Sermo n by Rev. Gregory

III IHe eoCdpe HUH LSypl, IHdICHeu
into what proved to be blind alley,
the sea before the mountain heights
on either side, and the Egyptian
hosts behind them, there was but
one resource; neither their frenzled
fear, nor their wise energies, nor
the inventive genius of their lead
ers, could avail to rescue them.
They must stand still and see God
work. "Stand still and see the sal
vation of thy God:." was the order
of Moses. When Cormwell was at
Dunbar, with the opposing Scottish
army in practically unassailable
position, and his own soldiers sick
and starving, he had resolved on the
retreat Of his troops. but in the
dusk of the evening he saw signs of
movement in the Scottish camp.
The Scottish force was apparently
leaving their vantage ground and
coming to the lower English level,
Cromwell flung his whole force up
on the enemy and scattered them.
As the sun rose on the following
morning, Cromwell exclaimed: "Let
God arise, anG let His enemies be
scattered" 1t seemed to the great
leader the working of God and the
victory he received as Gods gift.
A father, as reported in the Advo
cate sometime ago, said: 81 was
trying to save wayward son. |
had sought Divine grace, and pray
ers and tears were all in vain.
There was nothing vicious about
him; it was the old story-he was
victim and he realized it. One
Saturday night l found him only to
lose him. 1t was midnight and | sat
in my office weary and faint, | had
done my best, my heart was broken,
my aching eyes fell upon these
words:
Lie down and sleep,
Leave it with God to keep,
This sorrow which is part
Now of thy heart,
When thou dost wake,
If still't is thine to take,
Utter no wild complaint;
Work waits thy hands;
If thou should'st faint,
God understands.
81 said, l will. | went home and
slept in peace. The next morning
the way was opened and from that
bright Sabbath morning through
the abounding goodness of God, my
boy, was rescued and saved
1t is this attitude the text por-
trays. 1t is the retreat into God, the
waiting for Him. 1t was the neces-
sary position for Israel to take in
exile. There were no signs, in
events that their deliverance was at
hand, but their faith was their re-
fuge. Nature, mightier than the
work of men declared to them the
power of the supreme God. Their
own history bade them not forget
His interest in them. Our resour-
ces are like theirs. Our Wayward
ness is apparent everywhere. His
unconuuering power which is ever
seen in nature flooding US on every
side is rebuke to our selfishness.
His presence in life is at all times
guarantee to us of His guiding
hand in our frail lives. We do not
need catastrophe to make plain the
availability of God. When George
Washington, with his ragged, hun
CRY, shiverlng army was waiting
the winter out at Valley Forge and
was found on his knees asking help
of God. When Lincoln "the kindly
brave, far-seeing man." before Get
tysbrug, according to General Sick.
Ter, was closeted with God and is
sued from his communion sure Of
victory. When Havelock marching
to relieve Lucknow was up an houl
before the camp was astir each
morning to confer with God as tt
his campaign and listen to Him il
the open word and upon his knees
When we have read many times O.
our noble boys bowling in praye
Just before going into battle, w
are compelled to feel that all thes
cases which meant so much to tn
world carrying such vast burdens
were entirely rational in waitin,
upon God. In those instances
was not a sign of weakness, bu
proof of insight into the source o