The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-02-18

cred: thai gives us Celiverance from the power e
sin. In Verses 2s-3l Simons wife's mother "ia1
lick Of fever. and anon they tell Him Of her. and
He came" lshe didn't go 10 Him. He wenf q haKl
"and took her by the hand and lifted her NJ. AND
IMMEDIATELY THE FEVER LEFT hl.h ems
she ministered unto them.~ THAT'S picture q
the resflessness Of sin. In Verses lo.4s. lepof
is healed: Jesus moved with compassion. put fesih
His hand and touched him" gf any man today
touched Ieper he would become like The mar ha
touchedl "and saith unto him. ! will be then
clean And as soon as He had spoken. nln1EpI'
ATELY the leprosY departed from him and ~ wes
1leansed." Thsfs picture Of the corruption e
sin. In Mark. Chapter 2. Verses I 10 T. The 1'rk
of the palsy. referred TO above was mmadisfeiT
healed "and went before them all. insomnch ihai
they were all amazed and slorified God. SAYING. We
NEVER SAW IT ON THIS FASHION,
OF all the followers of our Lord Jesus chlisL
probably none excsllsd the apostle PAUL He wsf
an evangelist. pastor. teacner and possessed ln4
gifts Of healing and of tongues. The zeih rnaplsf
Of Acts clearly shows his miraculous pcwes -
shaking a viper from his hand unhuris "a hit
healing Of the father Of the chief Of The slsnd
where Paul and his companions had bsen shi1.
wrecked Melita. or Malta, yet whan Paul prefe4
for deliverance from the thorn in the flesh l1em
which he suffered. the answer wass MY arara b
sufficient for thee: for My strength made psiset
in weakness. Most gladly therefore win ruihef
GLORY IN MY INFIRMITTEs. THAT THE Pow.
Err OF CHRIST MAY REST UPON Me- THERE
FORE TAKE PLEASURE IN INF1RMTrfEs., Ia.
reproaches. in necessities. in perseentiona In dis
treeses for chrisfs sake: for when am weak. Thea
am strong III Cor. l2:s.lol.
And since the apostle Paul had the eft 81
healing. why did he leave Trophimus sick a Nile
tum III Tim. 4;20l7 Why did he insiruef TimcihY
TO: Drink no longer water. buf use a hifls vine
for thy siomachs sake and thine often infirmiieA
Il Tim. s:23l? Were the sicknesses IN these e.
voted servants of Christ demons" that were n1vef
cast out? A thousand times MOI Thsir iniifmi.
ties were allowed of God that the power 81 chEiei
might rest upon them. AND 1T dbl Were Fran.
ces Ridley Havergal. Fanny Crosby. Annie Jehn.
son Flint. David Brainerd. c. II. spurgeon Ana d
boat Of others possessed with demons because iheI
carried frail infirm bodies with them. bcdee suhs
ject to infirnities like yours and mine2 God Tor.
bidI They were brighter lights in the flrmanent
Of Gods service than all their seeusers could ever
hope TO be.
When Epaphxoditus was sick nigh nnlo
death" tPhil 2:27l. il because he ives possee1s
ed with demon? What saith the Seriptpneaf
Because FOR THE WORK OF CHRIST he w~
nigh unto death. not regarding his life. 10 supply
your lack Of service toward me-" Verse 9ok
To the beloved Gaius. to whom the apotile
John addressed his third epistle. he wTiisss Ne
loved. wish above all things that thou mares
prosper and be in health. thy soul pre-.
pereth." w. q. In other words; wish you were
as well in body as you are in soul
The believer is looking for the coming q car
Lcrd Jesus Christ who Shall change our bodY
Of humiliation (RVl. that il may be fashioned Ike
unto His glorious body" tPhiL 3i2ll. His SAWS.
hon is threefold: III He was saved when he pal
his trust in Christ; that is eternal; lzl He Il being
saved" in the sense Of deliveranee from earthly.
trying circumstances. tPhil z;l2l; t3l PIE win BE
saved as to the body. at the coming Of The LoFd
when the first resurrection takes place. tphi 3zli
Romans 1921.
How much more vital. therefore. Is the saliva
fon Of the soul than the healing OF the peer bed4
This house of clay" must return 10 the dust ifoA
whence il came. and the believer IN Christ whn
knows that the earthly house Of this iabefnaeieT
will be dissovd. also knows he has "a buiiding Of
God an house not made with hands, eieFnal In tbs
heavens" tII Cor S:ll.
Reader. are you a citizen Of that country
Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou
shall be saved" tAets 1891. H
OBSERVER.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.