Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-14
WEEK OF PRAYER
IiH DIR. $. ParkcS CadmaD. ID. ID. LIDO
CONSIDER JESUS; HIS SURENESS or
OF GOD

OF GOD
(Read ST. Matthews G:6-16; St Jonn
17;l-10, 1929
The history OF religion from it's
earthward side is the record of Eu-
manity's agonizing quest for God The
great souls Of the world found peace
after intense anguish No such struS-
giles were experienced by Jesus, for
Sod was the native nGmcspnere of
/ His li'1 from the moment of HIS
birth. He was as sure cf God as He
was OF HIMSELF The baais of His
Being was FIRMLY established because
of His perfect &Warrncss of the Di-
vine Presence His conception OF
God rs Holy Father WAS dictated
by positive conviction that the
universe is sustained by Almighty
Love. He knew God as the stronS
helper, the true sympathizer, the
impartial tribunal. His majesty does
not cloud His mercy, nor His grace
obscure His holiness, nor His gooc
ness interrupt His justice. lie is the
God of the whole and not of parI
of life. For Jesus God was the All
and mall whose viii was the sole
source Cf bless2dness both here ana
hereafter.
The reality Of God is primarily
verified not by the reasonings OF
j logic but by the faith or loyalty.
Jesus puts thus loyalty to the tes't
when He said, "Iie that hath seem me
hath seen the Father est. John 14:9D.
1t has been well observed: "the key
tc the riddle OF the world Is God; the
key to the riddle of God is Christ
/ We receive assurance of the sanity
and sanctity of things when W.
acknowledge that God is imaged in
Christ. We further learn by eX-
lpcrience that God alone abolishes
!6iscord OF spirit, imparts tranquility
CT soul and quickens the VIII OF
obedience. -
Let Us Praise COD
For the concrete retc;at'on OF Him
self in Jesus
! For those who have ventured on
/ Him in the strength of faith ano
! have found Him an undeniable reality
! in daily living.
That we also have been given grace
! to bear our testimony 20 Jesus us
the Great Companion
Let Us Pray
That our leaders may have IL
/ That the youth of our land may
learn to see the hand of God IN
J American history and in the world,
movements of our day
CONSIDER JESUS. HIS CAPTIVATING
CHARACTER
| (Read st. John 1:14-1S; Colossians
1:12-1S)
The writer's of the new testameni
unique personality of Jesus They
reflected the progressive experience
of the early church which testified
to the religious infinitude of His
character. They acknowledged Him
to be the crown of revelation, full
of grace and truth" He far sur
: passed all Their ideals of lawgiver,
! priest, prophet and saint in the old
testament He WAS for them most
direct and lucid expression of the
creative will and purpose of Goa.
This testimony was unanimous ana
complete because Jesus thoroughly
satisfied their need for salvation from
sin, for the renewal of their inner
Life, it's stimulus towards righteous
ness and love and its fellowship
with their Holy Father.
This has been the experience of the
church in every age. Jesus is the
saving and satisfying One, and there
iS none other like Him. Whether
you go to india or China, to Japan
or Africa, it IS just as true there az
III Europe or America. Converts
from savage or from cultured peo-
pies alike confess: a
Il lay in cruel Bondage,
| Thou camst and made me free"
This impassioned verdict of multi
tude which no man can number is
conclusively impressive 1t is also All
overture to US to accept this same
Jesus without reserve, and to come
completely under His influence for
greater fealty and larger freedom.
Let us Praise God
: For Jesus who has brought lire,
light and love TO myriads of man
kind.
For believers in every land VINO
maintain the honor of God by de-
voted service for Christ.
For the growing vision of Jesus as
the only guarantee of a renovateG
! humanity.
i Let Us Pray
That Jesus may be more INTEL gent.
ly and persuasively presented to
Sadolescants and to adults as the One
Il alone capable of meeting their re-
+ spectiva needs.
/ That the Christian churches may be
alive to the central issue to reckon
squarely with Jesus in all their
thought and activity.
That the cry of distant non Chris
tian lands FOR the Evangel and it's
rel glous resources may reach anc
quicken the Christian conscience
mo Breakfast Complete Without