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The Very “Best” of the Very New Books A New Book of Dr. Simpson’s Evangelistic Sermons Evangelistic Addresses By A. B. Simpson A n o th e r g ro u p of ev a n g e listic ta lk s w h ic h m a k e th e w a y to G od a n d e te rn a l life p la in b y e x p o sitio n s o f le a d in g B ible te x ts. T h e b o o k c o n ta in s six c h a p te rs, e a c h p o in tin g to th e S o n o f M an w h o cam e “ to se e k a n d to sa v e th a t w h ic h w as lo st.“ Paper 35c
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M arch 27. “A city called Nain.”—Luke 7:11.
THAT is, “Lovely,” or “Pasture;” yet behold, out of it there comes' a widowed mother following the dead body of her only son. How true it is that there is no earthly paradise where sor row and death cannot come; no temporal pasture that can satisfy the cravings of our hearts till we have met the Christ. It was as she went out from the “lovely pasture,” her heart full of the bitterness of earth’s disappointments, that the poor woman encountered “the Resurrection and the Life.” We mourn over the sorrows and the bereavements that drive us from the fair nests which we have built for ourselves, but the exile is often divinely ordered that we may be brought into closer contact with Him who is able to turn our sadness into song. Were we always permitted to sit at ease in “Nain,” our hearts would become wedded to the things of earth, and we should be in danger of forgetting or despising the “better country” to which our eyes should be always turned with fervent longing and with ceaseless hope. Christ is never far absent from the soul when its pasture has withered and the sweetness of its lovely habitation has been turned to gall. We shall meet Him at the gate as we go out in our desolation: let us but have eyes to see, and ears to hear, and He shall speak the royal word, and restore to us our hearts’ treasures, instinct with a new vivacity and joy. THERE is a great difference between waiting for the Lord and waiting on the Lord. The one is the attitude of the. beggar at the royal gate; the other presupposes admission into the audience chamber of the king. The former may be consistent with ignorance of the regal personality; the latter brings the Monarch and the suppliant face to face. In the one case there may be communication; in the other there will be communion. The man who. waits for the Lord may be in a state of fretful impatience; he who waits on the Lord will tarry His leisure in submission and in faith. We do not get close enough to God; we are far too unwilling to “be still,” that we may “see the sal vation of the LORD.” It is when we bow at His footstool and give ourselves time to listen to His tones of love; when we gaze into His countenance and are silent in the deep adoration of entranced amazement at His beauty, His greatness, and His power, that our hearts are strengthened and we are enabled to trust Him, and we go forth empowered to march mighty con querors over the battle field of life. We are sometimes hin dered from this communion by the things of earth---they must be subordinated; sometimes we are so hindered even by our over- strenuous activities in the service of the Lord we must learn not to be too busy for God to be able often to abide with God; we must remember that “They also serve, who ’only stand and wait.” 11 M arch 29. “A crown of thorns." — Matt. 27:29. LET us look once more at this diadem of thorns. (See Feb. 21). If is eloquent of earth’s rejection and mockery of goodness. Love Incarnate has spent three weary years in works of benevol ence for men. He has healed their sick, and raised their dead, and blessed their children. He has given sight to their blind, unstopped their deaf ears, delivered their lepers from the dead liest of diseases, and caused their lame men to leap as, an hart. He has spoken to them words of wisdom, of pity, and -of peace. And now behold, His only guerdon is a crown of thorns! Shall we, then, wonder or repine if our efforts for the good of our fellows meet with scant recognition, or only bring us recom pense of derision or of pain? “The servant is not above his lord;” as they treated our Master, so we may expect to be treated in our turn.. And yet this coronet was the insignia of truest Royalty. “The kingliest kings are crowned with thorns,” for the noblest kingship is dominion over self. He wore this circlet M arch 28. “Wait on the LORD.” — Psa. 27:14.
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