The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1928-09-27

1G&sA err; those noble
Rev. W.. r. Jovce elements which
pertain to father
mood; the attractive features of broth
erhood; all in infinite degree and per.
fectlon. Every one of these Is at the
disposal of His children.
Moses was leading the children of
Israel when the words of our text
were spoken by the Lord to his ques--
tioning heart. These were great days
Tor Moses and his host of ploddiu.
lsraelites, despised by those from
whom they were fleeing, and hated b,
those who were in the land to which
they were advancing.
Previous to this journey God had
said to him. 81 have also established
my covenant to give them
the land of Canaan" Moses believed
God. and the record of the great jour
ney to the land of Canaan proved His
faithfulness
l. God gives the strength of pres
ent light that clears up the mysteries
which meet pilgrims on the way. How
frequently we are overwhelmed BY
things which cause us to doubt, bui
God throws upon our path the flood
light of His revelation and we thus
learn to appreciate His strength
Paul, stricken blind on the way.
cried in despair, what shall dor
lie was instructed, Arise, and GO
into Damascus, and there it shall be
told thee all things which are ap
pointed thee to do" Do now wha,
you should, and the next step will be
shown you.
ii. He gives the strength of present
power in the midst of possible defeat
in the battle of life There is song
We sometimes sing, Just when WE
need him, Jesus is near" No arm,
in the uttermost rout of defeat, learn
ing of the ample resources of it's al
lies, can be more imbued with sudden
power than are Gods children when
they learn of His infinite provision In
the day of apparent defeat.
Present power is seen in the Incl
dent after the TRANSPORTATION, when
the Lords disciples were appealed to
by the parent of the demoniac boy
You will recall that they were unable
to help the lad brought to them by
the despairing father. Then suddenlAs
Jesus, with Peter, James and John
descended from the mount. Jesus
came to the multitude and said to the
father, Bring thy son hither." This
picture of Jesus, coming to the rescue
of His disciples inspires the hearts
Of His followers with courage. Ever
ready, ever able, is the Lord Of glory
to reveal the strength Of present
power in the battle of life. "As thy
days, so shall thy strength be-"
III. He supplies the strength of
provision when the necessities of life
are failing. All things necessary to
life are found in Jesus. Do you not
recall on the diary of the contemplated
retreat for Jesus and His disciples,
the crowd surged about Him, thought
less about their own necessities? They
were hungry; there was no convenient
place to purchase food But Jesus
was not perturbed by the fact that
even two hundred pence could not
buy sufficient food for the multitude.
Taking the loaves and fishes from the
lad, He blessed and brake. Soon the
hungry crowd had eaten and was sat.
isfied. Yes God does furnish pro
vision in the time of need. "As thy
days, so shall thy strength be-"
". He reveals the strength of com
ing dawn after the darkness of the
long night. The criminal awaits the
dawn of the day of his execution with
terror, but the troubled child of God
struggling through the hours Of long
night, welcomes the dawn of new
day. The principle is this: that the
night cannot last forever; darkness
must give way to light; while the
stars are beautiful in their glory, the
warm light of the rising sun clears
away the mysteries of the night How
kind is God to show us that there is
a morning of glory for every night OF
trouble.
Depressed and weary a young Chris
tian walked through the outskirts OF
a Scottish town and up the mountain
side. Snow was beginning to fall, and
his eyes noted flake after flake as
each waited its way downward. With
keen interest he saw one of the larg.
est flakes rest softly and securely
upon the great mountain side. Then
suddenly the Spirit of God revealed
to him how he, too might allow his
troubles to fall upon the Lord. Cast
thy burden upon the Lord and He
shall sustain thee" lie learned that
God was greater than all his trials.
"As thy days, so shall thy strength
be-"