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. ie same truth is intensified in the spiritual realm. A and his grandfather were out riding one day. The 1 rode a pony and the grandfather a mare. They came ;• a crossroads. The boy asked, “Grandfather, which road shall we :ike ?” The grandfather said, “Whichever you want. The road to the left is smooth and easy. It seems pleasant. Why not take it? The other road is rough and steep.” But the boy answered, “We must take the road to Crescens, regardless of whether it is easy or difficult.” Later, the grandfather said, “I am delighted, my boy, with what you said. You will come to many crossroads in life, and you will be tempted to take the easy way. But keep your destination ever in mind, and take the road that leads to the right place, whether it be easy or hard.” “Strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which lead- eth unto life.” A way signifies progress in a given direction. Those who walk along the way grow in grace and in the knowl edge of God. They go from strength to strength, and from glory to glory. They shall ultimately enter the city which hath foundations whose Architect and Builder is God. The way is a way of peace. The hearts of those who walk therein may be filled with the peace of God, “which •passeth all understanding” ; for His ways are ways of pleasantness, and all His paths are peace. It is also a living way. Only those who are alive spir itually may walk along this way. It is “a more excellent “I am the way, the truth, and the life.” “The truth” is pivotal. It joins “the way” with “the life.” Men have ever been seeking the truth. They thought it was to be found in the clouds. They built the tower of Babel to reach it. They thought it would be found on the summit of human wisdom. Confucius struck a light, looking for the truth. But it soon went out, leaving millions to make the succeeding centuries dismal with their wailing. Aris totle and Plato struck a light and passed it on from hand to hand, but it soon disappeared in the night. Men climb from summit to summit of human wisdom. After labo- rious effort and deep thinking, they come to the peak of human speculation, but to their dismay, they do not find 1. Never neglect daily private prayer; and when you Pray> remember that God is present, and that He hears your prayers (Heb. 11:6). Never ask God for anything you do not want. Tell Him the truth about yourself, how- ever bad it makes you; and then ask Him, for Christ’s sake, to forgive you and to make you what you ought to be (John 4:24). 2. Never neglect daily private Bible reading; and when you read, remember that God is speaking to you, and that you are to believe and act upon what He says. Doubtless much backsliding begins with the neglect of these two rules (John 5:39). _3. Never let a day pass without trying to do some thing for the Master. Every night reflect on what the Lord Jesus has done for you, and then ask yourself, way,” because its pilgrims walk in love. T he T ruth m H “NEVERS” io
the truth. It is not to be found on the apex of human knowledge nor in the valley of ignorance. We point to Christ and say, “Behold the Truth! Know the Truth, and the Truth shall make you free.” When Christ makes one free, he shall be free indeed. The Holy Spirit, who is called the “Spirit of truth,” takes the Truth and reveals Him unto us for our individual possession and edifica tion. T he L ife Christ is “the life.” When the seers and prophets looked through the gates of heaven, they saw the burning ones at the right hand of the throne, crying, “Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty.” There is life in the heavens above—seraphic and angelic life. Christ is the source of that life. _We see evidences of life about us—birds flying, fish swimming, cows lowing, beasts of the jungle roaring, men walking, children playing. The air that we breathe, the water that we drink, the soil under our feet, all teem with minute life. Christ is the source of all mental and physical life. Spiritually, this world is a cemetery. We walk daily through a vast graveyard, where men are dead in tres passes and in sin. Men build roads to the cemetery so that the living may carry the dead there to leave them. But Christ starts at the cemetery. He calls people forth from the place of death, and they begin to walk along the way of life; for He says: “I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly,” and “I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish.” “He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.” T he O nly W ay “No man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” My riads of voices say otherwise. Materialism says that the way back to God is by the way of nature or aesthetics. Rationalism cries that the way back to God is by the development of inherent goodness. The religionist piously declares that the way back to God is through ritual, rite, or sacrament. Christ said: “No man cometh unto the Fa ther, but by me.” There is no way back to the Father except through the Son; for “there is no other name under heaven given among men whereby we must be saved.” “What am I doing for Him” (Matt. 5 :13-16) ? 4. If ever you are in doubt as to a thing being right or wrong, go to your room and kneel down and Seek God’s blessing upon it (Col. 3:17). If you can not do this, the thing is wrong (Rom. 14:23). 5. Never take your pattern for holy living from other disciples, or argue that, because such and such people do so and so, you may do likewise (2 Cor. 10:12). You are to ask yourself, “How would my Lord and Master act?” and strive to follow Him (John 10:27). 6. Never believe what you feel, if it contradicts God’s Word. Ask yourself, “Can what I feel be true if it is contrary to God’s Word?” If both can not be true, believe God, and make your own heart the liar (Rom. 3 :4 ; 1 John 5:10, 11).— T he C itadel of T ruth .
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