To be near unto God - pagina 114

means of hard and perilous times, which try us to the utmost; by contact with different people who are met by the way; by impressions of angels that hover about us at his command, and by his secret workings in the heart. It is an embroidering which God works upon the soul in all sorts of colors and forms. But however different and inscrutable these operations maj- be, the outcome i.s assured. God seeks us. He finds us. And at length we discover that we have been found. For then God's presence in the heart is vitally enjoyed again. In the seeking of our finding.

God

let

us not hinder the

Not merely doubt, but even the

inclin-

ation to prefer doubt to assurance is sin against the love of God. When the Lord seeks you and laj's his hand upon your shoulder, do not draw back. Kneel at his feet. Offer thanks to him and worship. 22

STRENGTHENED WITH MIGHT. It

is

no longer doubted that atmospheric con-

ditions vitally affect health. Fresh air builds up and invigorates. They who breathe pure mountain air have iron in the blood, while they who live in low and marshy regions breathe air that is impregnated with poisons from the swamps, so that their strength is sapped and their vital forces are weakened. It can not be otherwise. With every breath we take in air with everything it contains, and through countless pores in the skin

we absorb atmospheric elements which open the way to influences that affect the constitution. The pale

and the anaemic are constantly advised there-

no

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