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the Devil sees the Lord Jesus he will just touch his cap and say, ‘Beg par don, sir, I find I’ve come to the wrong house.’ ” There is not much error in that. The Lord Jesus Christ said con cerning some one, “ The Prince of this world cometh and findeth nothing in Me.” When the Lord Jesus Christ has possession of us, the Evil One toucheth us not. Jesus Christ Himself said, “ Be of good cheer, 1 have over come the world.” We have also the Apostle’s words, “ Greater is he that is in you than he that is in the world.” This occupation with God is invari ably connected with the Word of God gi-and this is almost my last thought this morning, because it is most im portant. Keeping His Word (2 :5 ) the Word abiding in us (2:14) ; keeping His commandments ( 2 :3 ) ; doing the will of God (2:17). I would like to write this, if I could, first upon mv own heart, and then upon everybody else’s; but the Holy Ghost will do it. Every error is in some way connected with the Word of God; and every safe guard is also in some way connected with Holy Scripture. When we real ize this we see the stronghold de scribed stated by the apostle in the
last three verses o f his epistle. Turn to these and with them I close—verse 18, “ We know” ; verse 19; “ We know” ; verse 20, “we know.” I will read it if I may this way from the Greek: “We know that every one who has been permanently be gotten from God does not continue in sin; but he who was begat of God (i. e., the Lord Jesus Christ) keeps him, and that Wicked One does not touch him. This “ we know,” in oppo sition to the Devil. “ We know that :we are of God, and that the whole world is permanently lying in the Evil One.” This is, “ we know,” in opposi tion to the world. “ We know that the Son of God has come and is here, and iias permanently given us an under standing, in order that we may keep on experiencing Him who is the genu ine One; and we are in Him who is the genuine One, in Jesus Christ.” This is “ we kndw” in opposition to Anti christ. This is the stronghold against our threefold peril in connection with the Son of God and His marvellous work and redemption. “ This is the genuine God and life eternal. My lit tle children, guard yourselves from idols.”
“Like Men That Wait” By D. WHITTLE L IKE men that wait” ; pass on the word, The warning word, ye men of God; Though dangers press, though foes' may hate,
Still firmly stand, “ like men that wait.” "Like men that wait” endure the scorn; The Master once all this hath borne; ’Tis trial now. and sorrow great, But bear it all “ like men that wait.” “Like men that wait,” tho’ night surround, And fainting hearts are all around; He tarries long, the hour is late; Now gird your loins, “like men that wait.”
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