The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-07-05
Highways 10 The Most High

The moment any man turns his
life and his will over to the care
of God be becomes God lover.
He may not be aware that this is
so. He may still feel that his eff
fort to love God is a very sorry
effort indeed. But to the Most
High, our love is expressed by our
thought, word and deed, not by
our feelings or by our opinions.
The moment any human being
turns his life and his will over TO
the care Of God he has changed
the world--not only for himself, but
for everyone within the orbit of
his being. The change may be alb
rupt- like an explosion of light and
10y within and without (the sub
jectiye light OF Iliumination) or it
may be a gradual awakening. Act
ually IL does not matter which. The
world has changed
To this man there comes grow
ing awareness of the fact that he
has made an acceptable offering
Hencefortn he exists in that exalt-
ed state of being described by the
Psalmist, for he has by this act
made of the Most High his dwell
ing; he now resides III the secret
place, and he does indeed abide
under the shadow of the Almighty.
At first he may be aware only
that God has accepted his offer
ing. Sooner or later, however, he
comes TO know that all Of that
magnificent claim in the 9lst
Psalm applies to him. He comes
to know that God has indeed given
His angels charge over him, to
keep him in all his ways; that it
is the literal truth, insofar as 1t
concerns him, that these angels,
unseen guardians and companions,
do indeed bear him up in their
hands, lest he dash his foot against
q stone.
Agnes Sanford, in her inspiring
"The Healing Light" describes
this principle at work briefly but
magnificently. Many years ago a
minister and lover of God went to
New Guinea when IL teemed with
head hunters and canibals. His
reception, he knew. was a big
question mark. Would they tolerate
him, behead him or eat him? One
night, walking alone in the dark,
he felt unseen enemies all around.
The chief of the tribe wanted his
head Resolutely he kept on and
arrived at his destination safely.
Years later, when he and the chief
had become good friends, he asked
the chief why he had been spared.
The chief laughed and said, How
could we take you while those two
shining ones were at your side?"
II Is fact of experience that no
man can have two loves any more
than he can serve two masters. II
Is fact of spiritual experience
that man, because idolatry Is born
with him when he comes into the
world, is all too prone to worship
the means rather than the end.
Sad experience has shown that
many man tries to love both God
and the particular religion OF his
choosing. He becomes enamored
Of the means and Is trapped. Wor-
shipping the means rather than the
Goal, he has upwittingly asked God
to give him back his life and his
will, and because IL is In the Ma
ture OF Things for man always TO
have freedom Of choice, God ac-
quieses.
The exalted changes in the life
of a man who has turned his life
and his viii over to the care OF
God open up vlstas previously non
existent. new horizons, new oppor.
tunitieS. High on the list Is the need
To serve God through service 10
man, But howg In what way7 One
who has made great strides along
one Of the highways TO the Most
High. provides some very practi.
cal answers 10 these questions.
The sifnpleS, prayer | know, be-
ing prayed repeatedly by someone
Is God help me to help One can.
not repeat this In sincerity twenty,
five times q day without new
sense Of weli.heIng, new hope of
occasionally doing something ap,
proaching the win Of Ged We can
learn 10 give people 10 God We
in turn can experience the Joy Of
having been used by the Almighty,
even in very small way, 60 make
better world for those who will
follow in eur STEPS. live in car
houses. take cur ,ohs, sustain eur
churches. care for the poor. and
provide loye ard forgiveness,
which men and women in our
world Win always need Wey.
man G. Hnckahee, What On
Earth Arc N0u Doing"
God help ne to help " This
i The only KEY needed 10 unlock
tae door II Is also one q tire al.
s3'ately certain way ca avoid the
frsp& snd the pitfalls that line
every highway 10 the Most High.
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