Evening star., 1932-03-12

| Our Lord was moved by the evidence
| of suffering and sorrow that the shad-
ow of the cross had brought to His
apostles. The traitor had been revealed
Judas had left the upper room under
the cloud of suspicion. Peter had been
warned that he would betray the Christ.
| Fear gripped them They commenced
to question their own loyalty and love.
Jesus detected the trouble that had
been caused by the revelation He had
made in instituting the memorial
supper.
He urged them not to let their hearts
be troubled. In farewell message the
Master tried to prepare the disturbed
| apostles to endure the cross and the
trials that they would be called upon
to pass through. In life's darkest hours
His words. have inspired others with a
spirit of faith that we must all have
if we are to be untroubled when trials
assail us. We would be crushed by the
sorrow that troubles eur souls In life's
darkest hours if Christ had not spoken
the words of comfort to His followers
that night. His message has brought
consolation. cheer and courage to mill
lions of believers who In the centuries
that have passed have been called upon
to 60 down into the valley and shadow
of death.
Promised Comfort.
Our Lord recognized that they had
been saddened by the thought of sepa-
ration. They had been disappointed in
their ambitions for political kingdom
They realized in that moment their own
weakness and the future filled them
with fear. The Master sought to help
them conquer their fear by His COM
mand that they have faith In God and
Himself. He knew that the only way
| they could remove that inward spirit
OF doubt and despair was to fill their
minds with the courage born of faith
in God. In His command that they
exercise faith in God, Jesus called them
to have faith in the Heavenly Father
who in holy love creates, sustains and
orders ALL He makes all things to work
together for our good
While we would omit that which
would inflict sorrow and suffering. the
very experience that we would leave out
in all probability would be necessary fgf
the development of our character II
Christ was called upon to endure His
cross, we have no right to expect that
we can escape our own trials. Jesus
had revealed God to them as their Fa-
ther who was filled with love and inter-
ested in their life.
He called upon His troubled apostles
to exercise faith In Him. They had
found Jesus to be loyal friend, teacher
and helper. The ii apostles had net
thoroughly grasped the Masters teach
ing concerning Christ as Savior and
coming King. He dared to call upon
them to risk their confidence in His
promises because of His deeds. Christs
miracles should inspire them to have
faith in Him and His words. He ap-
pealed to their hope for the future He
did not argue about immortality. He
assumed tfieif confidence In Heaven.
BY opening a door into Christs future
home Jesus assured them of its reality
He tells us that In His Fathers home
there are many dwelling places. At the
moment our Lord is preparing for us a
home where we are to dwell through
out eternity with Him and the spirits
Of Just men made perfect. -,
The Apostles Future.
In His numerous messages about the
future Jesus had given the apostles
sufficient information so that they could
easily construct true conception of the
Fathers home and the way to 1t. He
assured the II that He was the light Of