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For the blessedness of receiving is not all that God has for us: a new world lies beyond  a world of giving: a giving first to God in surrender, then to man in sacrifice. FOR THE BLESSEDNESS OF RECEIVING IS NOT ALL THAT GOD HAS FOR US A NEW WORLD LIES BEYOND A WORLD OF GIVING A GIVING FIRST TO GOD IN SURRENDER THEN TO MAN AND SACRIFICE
dening and sharpening. Spring comes: the thorn does not drop off, and it does not soften; there it is, as uncompromising as ever; but half-way up appear two brown furry balls, mere specks at first, that break at last--straight out of last year's thorn--into a blaze of fragrant golden glory. "Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous; nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them that are exercised thereby." Never mind if the trouble shews no sign of giving way: it is just when it seems most hopelessly unyielding, holding on through the spring days, alive and strong, it is then that the tiny buds appear that soon will clothe it with glory. Take the very hardest thing in your life--the place of difficulty, outward or inward, and expect God to triumph gloriously in that very spot. Just there He can bring your soul into blossom! * * * * * * * * And so the spring-time expands, till it passes once more into the shadow of Calvary. H THE WHOLE YEAR ROUND THE THORN HAS BEEN HARDENING AND SHARPENING SPRING COMES THE THORN DOES NOT DROP OFF AND IT DOES NOT SOFTEN THERE IT IS AS UNCOMPROMISING AS EVER BUT HALF WAY UP APPEAR TWO BROWN FIRRY BALLS MERE SPECKS AT FIRST THAT BREAK AT LAST STRAIGHT OUT OF LAST YEAR'S THORN INTO A BLAZE OF FRAGRANT GOLDEN GLORY NOW NO CHASTENING FOR THE PRESENT SEEMETH TO BE JOYOUS BUT GRIEVOUS NEVERTHELESS AFTERWARD IT YIELDETH THE PEACEABLE FRUIT OF RIGHTEOUSNESS UNTO THEM THAT ARE EXERCISED THEREBY NEVER MIND IF THE TROUBLE SHOWS NO SIGN OF GIVING WAY IT IS JUST WHEN IT SEEMS MOST HOPELESSLY UNYIELDING HOLDING ON THROUGH THE SPRING DAYS ALIVE AND STRONG IT IS THEN THAT THE TINY BUDS APPEAR THAT SOON WILL CLOTHE IT WITH GLORY TAKE THE VERY HARDEST THING IN YOUR LIFE THE PLACE OF DIFFICULTY OUTWARD OR INWARD AND EXPECT GOD TO TRIUMPH GLORIOUSLY IN THAT VERY SPOT JUST THERE HE CAN BRING YOUR SOUL INTO BLOSSOM AND SO THE SPRINGTIME EXPANDS TILL IT PASSES ONCE MORE INTO THE SHADOW OF CALVARY
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