The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-12-26

name is above every name.
/ The Interpreters Bible asks the
Question, What's in manner" OF
course there must be something in
name since one name is chosen
above all others. Most people are
proud Of their name and il it is
mis-pronounced or If one might
miss entirely, how quick we are
to correct the error. Others are
given nick-names which often des.
cribe physical or Temperament
tai makeup or disposition of the
Individual. The name Is important
and we find in Gods name the
quality of the eternal Spirit, or
the revelation of God himself. It
is to be hallowed by US and by all
men because If we be Christian,
God must come first. II we pray
this prayer, We put God ana his
name before we ask for daily
bread, before we ask for pardon,
in fact God must come first If we
would live.
Gods name must be haIlowed.
In our speech, in our business, in
our social relations, reverence for
Gods name should be held In awe
whether We worship in the street.
under the stars or in a gorgeous
temple. When we put Gods name
above every name it will establish
the kingdom of God on earth, il
viii wipe out wars, it viii enable
men to find something bigger and
better than money or honor, or
power for which to live and work.
We speak and dream of this
wonderful kingdom on earth when
peace and the brotherhood of man
shall prevail in the hearts of men,
yet We do little about it. If one
wanted to be a teacher, he would
have to work at it, study and train
for this important work of teach.
ing youngsters. If one is to be
Christian there is preparation to
make, work to do. The Scripture
doesn't say, Just sit down and rest,
the kingdom viii come to you.' but
rather 1t says "Go Ye Therefore"
and teach all nations. Matthews
Gospel ends with q claim, that all
authority is given the Son in hea.
ven and in earth; a commission
- Go, and finally q promise, "and
10, | am with you always" What
more could we want? What more
do we need? No greater opportuni.
ty has ever been offered, no great
er assurance of success can be ex.
pected, than that given by Christ
- to you.
The passage in John describes
the proper conservation Of one de-
Dictated to service in the kingdom.
Christ here eonseerates himself as
a priest and as the sacrifice, II is
a prayer of preparation for a most
important task with is the mis-.
sion OF every Christians. Jesus
knows the weakness of human ma.
ture and so he prays for the eleven
bewildered and wavering disciples.
He tells them that they can 20 out
and win the indifferent, the vicious
mob that would cruelty him -
they could be won by you and |
and God. II takes the three-way
combination to succeed.
Every Christian is interested in
the welfare Of others. We often
pray for them, become discour-
aged if God doesn't answer our
prayer just when and how we think
he should. One must want to find
a better way of life before he can
be won, and it Is the business of
the Christian to make the unsaved
want to find God. The Christian
then, must be different. must i'm
press others with his sincerity and
determination to do Gods bidding.
Too many Of us are like the parent
who sends his youngster to Sunday
School instead of taking him. The
|youngster out of respect for the
parent win obey for a time, but
about the time he reaches adde's.
Icence he begins to reason out
some things for himself and con
cludeS that 70 tha father a,..-s.