The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-05-04
Sunday School
Lesson
S. S. Lesson for May IA.

Subject: "Hezekiah leads his PEG.
pie back to Cod"
Scripture: End Chronicles 3O-1-27.
This is a type of the revival we
had years ago, yes there were things
about them, sometimes, that were no.
good, but that was always of the
devil and now if he can get the
church to unload them outright, then
lie is having his way again, but the
only thing en- earth TO clean up the
big eye and little u, bitterness and
old standing sores, it is a real oil
time revival and that is why the dew
il don't like them, one has said: "A
little fire can melt some metals, but
fer others we need a whole furnace"
When a minister and his best spir-
itual people can throw to the wind all
thought of raking in church members
but given to the sanctifying Of be-
levers and saving of the sinner, then
a revival will come and it will come
from heaven, the conversion OF the
sinners is not revival but the re.
suit Of it, the revival has TO do with
the church, Pisa. S5-6-11. "W.lt thou
not revive us again, that thy people
may rejoice in Thee Not many PEG.
PIE are able to deal with a seeking
soul, it takes wise use of the Word
of God.
A certain evangelist was conduct
ing a series of meetings and a man
came forward and my, but didn't he
cry, the minister fine fellow was
standing by the side CT the evangelist
and began patting the man on the
shoulder and saying You are all
right, don't you cry" The evangelist
said get away quick, let him alone
God is dealing with him, if you can
feed the Word OF God, do it, if not,
let him alone, not another word to
him or any seeking SOUL
I saw a woman taken to the altar
after knoeling few moments, she
Jumped up to her feet and said 81
got it," and all seemed to be very
happy. Afterward, thinking of help
ing her l asked her what she had re-
ceived, she gave me one lock ard
said now, you let me alone or you
Will make me worse than l was"
We'll" l said, The Lord knows
do not want to do that, so l will let
you alone, you see all that sort Of
stuff is no good. This great meet
ing commemorated the night ir
Egypt when the death angel passed
over the homes of the Hebrews, and
marked the blood of the lamb, tyne OF
the Christ, later for them, it was a
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was the most solemn meeting to
them.
There are many ministers who are
not sanctified, they are afraid o.
ia revival, they don't know what to
do with a truly sanctified soul, let
such a man be on charge three or
four years and all you can near from
his people is Jesus is an example,
conversion. Then a precious fellow
not a Saviour, building character not
follows him and he has an awful con
grogation TO work on.
He will never turn His face from
us-but our sin, | can almost see the
sad face OF Jesus turn away as Peter
said the third time, Il do not know
Him." then to think OF the love, wheG
the angel delivered the message from
Jesus to his disciples. And Peter, the
fate of every man is in his own
hands, we do not seek him long
enough, we find Him seeking us. This
revival began in the home of Heze
kiah and no true revival can ever
como to the church that does not
start i'll the home and like real
prayer, begins in heaven, the answer
comes from there and the praise goes
there. l saw a revival in Bluefield,
w. Va, no uncommon thing to have
a man start crying about when I'd
speak to him about heavenly things.
He would either cry for JOY or be.
cause Of conviction for sin.
Some of the brightest conversions
ever saw were after midnight
among. people hanging around the
house in prayer and praise after the
regular service. Hezekiah made no
compromise with sin. He got tho
people of God together and as one
people with one God. May our God
help us to move with Him.
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