The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1924-01-25

seel The pillar of cloud is by yo'
in the daytime, and the pillar OF frs
at night Gods presence, his prom
ises, his loving kindnesses-no. there
need be no alarm. Stand still, and
let us see the salvation of the Lord
How often these words OF the apostle
+ Paul come TO mind when the way is
difficult. and escape from bewilder-
ment seems well nigh impossible.
There hath no temptation (or,
triaD taken you but such as man
can bear: but God is faithful, who
will not suffer you to be tempted
Cor, tried above that ye are able;
but will with the temptation ttrial
or difficulty make also the way
OF escape that We may be able to
endure i'll Corinthians Kills.
Faith in Gods powerl That Is the
truth to be grasped. and until we learn
that Gods will can never he thwarted.
and that as his children we are safe
when committed to his everlasting
arms, and, apart from this knowledge.
we are lost. helpless and hopeless
until we learn that. we are in the pre-
dicament of these ancient tribal peo-
pie Our fears need to be assuaged.
our tears stopped. and our faith re-
born. Confidence returns when we
heed the old command. Stand still
and see the salvation OF the Lord
which he will work for you today.
THE first command was to go back.
the second was to stand still, and now
ne have the third. Go forward
While Moses faced the people, the
'ery incarnation of faith in the eternal
purpose. yet he was disturbed and |
.ried nightly to the Lord in prayer. <
But there was really no need for that
'rayer. Two things only were nee
ssary. Faith Plus Action, the deadli-
st foes. when united, to insuperable
bstacles that this world has ever
nown. This was the time to act, not
D pray. So the voice OF the Lord
iod comes to Moses:
Wherefore cricst thou unto me?
Speak unto the children of Israel
that they go forward
"Moses spoke, and Immediately
,ings began to happen. A great storm
rose, a mighty wind that drove the J
aters back and the astonished Is I
lelites beheld the sea cleft in twain. a
ote that the storm took place at \
sht. What a scene for the i'm \
ynation to dwell upon. The great b
mp of three-quarters of a million o
'uls, settling down for their nights |
st, and in the strength of their lead d
5 words sleeping the untroubled a
eep of perfect faith. Il will both W
y me down in peace and sleep, for =
on, Lord. only makest me to dwell /
safety
I'm the morning the passage be-
n, and then another wonderful thing 10
ok place. The pillar of cloud. the
mbol of Jehovah's abiding presence. NJ
moved and went behind them. -,
re was a mighty effective smoke SO
zen, and the manouvers of the
aelites were shut off from the ap- NJ
'aching Egyptians. They found Sc
mselves enveloped in sea OF fog. -
blindly they pursued unmindful on
t they were being led into the
LIST of the upturned waters of the tat
Then the storm took another -
n, and amid terrific lightnings and
nder, the waters of the sea returned me
their former flow, and the enemies u.
Gods chosen people were fairly
ght. Not one of Pharoah's army wv
aped. AS Moses sang in his PAGAN hi
victory:
Thou didst blow with thy wind, al
lie sea covered them: They sank vii
lead in the mighty waters
sod has often caused his wind to chi
v that the forces of iniquity might Ia Ia,