The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-21

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all our problems.
Jesus said, seek ye frat tho king.
dom OF God. and his Righteousness;
and an these things shall be added
food. clothes. houses tho very things
that We are reaching out for IN our
business The man Ia business says,
1T u not that I want 10 ho rlchi
Il o. just that ] want 90 make my
family comfortable" That 81 right
Jesus said. IAN these things shall
DO added unto YOU when so seek
first tho kingdom Of God and Ills
righteousness But when you put
that 10 the business man In practice.
how many arc found 20 be really
seeking the Kingdom OF God7 How
many OF us 80 90 our daily tasks
with our thoughts filled with prayer
that we may today. IN an that we
do and think and say. seek first 20
give place 20 tho kingdom OF God.
feeling absolutely assured that. az a
result OF this. all these things viii
be added 20 us7 Jesus hald. This
IL life eternal" lie did not delay.
bis statement was. This "a life oter-
nal, that they might know thee the
only true God. and Jesus Christ.
whom thou hast sent"
GOD
What the world reeds for the solu.
ton Of oil itH problems r. the knowl.
edge % God. Christian Science
teaches that God II Love. Life.
Truth. Soul. Mind. Spirit. Principle.
Perhaps tho term ''Pnncipls." more
than any other. when understood.
win bring 20 Us that sense Of the all.
ness % God which We need n We arc
10 apply this understanding IN nolv.
Ing our everyday problems. In this
connection. ! remember always that
a little foreign woman camo after a
lecture IA New York city ono night
and naid. please tell mo how your
God can be everywhere AZ tho samo
time" Thinking over her question
IN the years that have followed. I
have como 10 think o. Il as ono OF the
most important things for all OF ~
TO know. FOR. n you In your business.
and others everywhere. could under.
stand how God can DO and IL every.
where present AZ tho Same time.
would not that solve our probiemay
You now believe that God Is ali
power. You do not need 70 ba told
that this Is true. You cannot think
OF tho universe or any Of tho won.
dora OF creation without ascrlbinF alt
power 20 God. Whether you believe
IN the God you have heard about.
or not. IL another matter. whether
you believe IN tho God that you have
found IN reading the Bible. Is quite
another matter hut you DO believe
In this Infinite intelligence that II
back or your IDEAS OF creation. Then
this infinite power. n present with
all the millions OF earth. will solve
all problems.
have sometimes observed. IN tho
practice OF law. man who. whom
tho commercial clouds are hanging
low. when ho was not certain OF his
future. II 10 could only 10 assured
BY his banker that his credit was
good. would como 10 his business
with his face all agiow with Joy
and satisfaction. because no felt
that DO had read backing. Suppose
each one IN his work or his bust
ness could undorstand that he has
tho backing OF omnipo,ent power. |
then each face would always shine |
with glAdness and confidence The
great apostle. Paul. recognized this
when 10 said. let every toui bo
subject unto tho higher powers For
there II no power but OF God"
To understand the ever presence OF
God--,hs over.presencs Of this ON.
nlpo,ent powcr--wiil solve our prob.
lens. Take. for example. the prin.
cipio Of mathematics. with which all |
OF US are familiar: and take one OF
tho expressions Of this principle. |
such as multiplication: and ask |
you, How can multiplication be |
everywhere present In tho world AZ |
tho same timer" Tou instantly an.
swer. 1T Il present with you and |
with all the world at tho same time. |
undor ono condition: TINT you under |
stand the law OF numbers and can
apply n. and any man who does not
understand II and cannot apply II, |
Is not conscious OF Il.
In n much moro wonderful way. !
NIL the qualities Of God--omnipotent |
power, infinite intelligence. divine !
Love, eternal Llfe--understood TO be
divine Prineipie--aro ever present TO
solve every human problem: md
must not Jesus have stood at this
emincnco of thought when he said. !
behold. give unto you power TO
tread on serpents and scorpions. and
over all the power OF the enemy: and
nothing shall by any means hurt
you"
II we believe In God, lot US rely
absolutely upon God that we may
have MI power lover nil tho power
OF tho enemy"
TREATMENT OR PRAYER
Ono might ask. How can apply |
that in my business. or in tho heal.
ing OF physical Ills. or in overcom.
Ing the dlscord In my homer There
is ono way that you cannot apply II.
and that Is by begging God to change
this or that or some other condition.
The great difficulty with the world
has been In begging God to change
everything. and the one thing that
needs change Is the false sense OF
God and self. II we will look within
and find the thing that needs to be
changed there. II will mean bringing
ourselves into harmony with tho
operation OF infinite power. 1t will be
getting self out Of the way and let.
ting God reign in all our thoughts.
'eTho Son can do nothing OF himself
but what no seetl the Father do"
'Ho that belioveth on me. tho works
that do shall he do also"