Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-10-06

, rannus as the meeting place for the
disciples. So marvellous was his sue
cess that special miracles were
wrought at his hands, so that hand
kerchiefs \and aprons that touched
his body We're carried to the sick
rsople, and healing was performed.
or course such miracles done be-
fore people who were so superstitious
produced marvellous results. News
Of them and of the doctrine which
Paul preached spread rapidly
| throughout all Asia. The Churches
| to whom John (who was Paul's sue
| cessor at Epnesus) gave the REVEAL
ton were among the number that
were forme6 as the result, of Pauls
, ministry. This success also caused
q, great falling off in the purchasing
of images of Diana, until finally the
manufacturers of those images. be.
gan to feel the pinch of waning bust
gether some of his fellow craftsmen
| and so excited them that they rails
cd terrible riot. Fortunately
| Pauls friends would not let him go
| into the theater, although he tried
| have resulted, had not clear headed
| clerk frighter ed them into submits
sion and subsection. PauPs work,
however, was over. and a short time
later he departed to Macedonia. hav-
ing sent his travelling, companions
ahead.
There are three lessons applicable
to us today from this Ephesian
story. The first is that fellow will
squeal when his pocket book is
touched. The devil does not care
what you believe so long as you do
Jones used to say, "a hit dog yelps."
So when the forces of evil began to
feel that their source of income is
being affected you may expect them
to raise riot against you. r.
The second lesson is the economy
of strategy; and this is a lesson
which Christians have not learned
yet. but which Big Business have.
Paul could never have preached to
the whole province of Asia, but TAX
ing a strategical town like EphesuS
he could reach people who in turn
could reach all of Asia, and did.
| The third lesson is the most i'm
portant of them all. There are thous-
ands of Christians today who actual
ly, even though not mentally, are
living back of Penecost; they have
not received the Holy Spirit when
they believed because they have not
realized that the Holy Spirit is for
them. They have thought that this
great Blessing was only for a very
few, when all of the time God has
been wanting to give His Holy Spirit
in all His fuNness to every one of
them. but could not because Of their
unbelief.
There are two conditions ( only;
If you repent and believe, you shall
receive the Holy Ghost. He comes
even to abide in your heart, to make
your body His home, to live in your
life. and to form Jesus CHRIST in you,
so that He may express His life
through your head. heart and hands.
r. you will not grieve Him (Eph 4:30)
by forcing Him to liye in the same
heart with known sin; If you will not
quench Him when He suggests to you
a course of action Il Thes. 5:19); if
you will pray in the Spirit (Eph
6:18); if YOU will walk in the Spirit
(Gal. SID, YOU will be filled with
the Spirit (Eph. 5:18) sand the fruit
of the Spirit will develop in your life.
Life will be a new thing to you; you
will have victory over sin; you will
have joy unspeakable, you will have
the blessed experience of constantly
answered prayers; and your life will
be fruitful without effort on your
part, but because of his outworking'
! in you. Oh believers! don't allow the
devil to cheat you out of any of the
privileges which are yours, but which
come only when you yield your life
fu1lv TO the HOLY Spirit of God