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Have we learned the buttercup's lesson yet? Are our hands off the very blossom of our life? Are all things  even the treasures that He has sanctified  held loosely, ready to be parted with, without a struggle, when He asks for them? HAVE WE LEARNED THE BUTTERCUP'S LESSON YET ARE OUR HANDS OFF THE VERY BLOSSOM OF OUR LIFE ARE ALL THINGS EVEN THE TREASURES THAT HE HAS SANCTIFIED HELD LOOSELY READY TO BE PARTED WITH WITHOUT A STRUGGLE WHEN HE ASKS FOR THEM
 the renouncing of unlawful things, we have never grasped its true meaning: that is not worthy of the name for "no polluted thing" can be offered. The life lost on the Cross was not a sinful one--the treasure poured forth there was God-given, God-blessed treasure, lawful and right to be kept: only that there was the life of the world at stake! Death to Lawful Things is the Way Out into a Life of Surrender. Look at this buttercup as it begins to learn its new lesson. The little hands of the calyx clasp tightly in the bud, round the beautiful petals; in the young flower their grasp grows more elastic--loosening somewhat in the daytime, but keeping the power of contracting, able to close in again during a rainstorm, or when night comes on. But see the central flower, which has reached its maturity. The calyx hands have unclasped utterly now--they have folded themselves back, past all power of closing again upon the petals, leaving the golden crown free to float away when God's time comes. F SURRENDER IS LIMITED TO THE RENOUNCING OF UNLAWFUL THINGS WE HAVE NEVER GRASPED ITS TRUE MEANING THAT IS NOT WORTHY OF THE NAME FOR NO POLLUTED THING CAN BE OFFERED THE LIFE LOST ON THE CROSS WAS NOT A SINFUL ONE THE TREASURE POURED FORTH THERE WAS GOD GIVEN GOD BLESSED TREASURE LAWFUL AND RIGHT TO BE KEPT ONLY THAT THERE WAS THE LIFE OF THE WORLD AT STAKE DEATH TO LAWFUL THINGS IS THE WAY OUT INTO A LIFE OF SURRENDER LOOK AT THIS BUTTERCUP AS IT BEGINS TO LEARN ITS NEW LESSON THE LITTLE HANDS OF THE CALYX CLASP TIGHTLY IN THE BUD ROUND THE BEAUTIFUL PETALS IN THE YOUNG FLOWER THEIR GRASP GROWS MORE ELASTIC LOOSENING SOMEWHAT IN THE DAYTIME BUT KEEPING THE POWER OF CONTRACTING ABLE TO CLOSE IN AGAIN DURING A RAINSTORM OR WHEN NIGHT COMES ON BUT SEE THE CENTRAL FLOWER WHICH HAS REACHED ITS MATURITY THE CALYX HANDS HAVE UNCLASPED UTTERLY NOW THEY HAVE FOLDED THEMSELVES BACK PAST ALL POWER OF CLOSING AGAIN UPON THE PETALS LEAVING THE GOLDEN CROWN FREE TO FLOAT AWAY WHEN GOD'S TIME COMES
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