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Look at our parable. If you picked off one of the dead leaves and examined the leaf stalk through a microscope, you would find that the old channel is silted up by a barrier invisible to the naked eye. The plant has shut the door on the last year's leaf, condemning it to decay, and soon without further effort the stalk loosens, the winds of God play around it, and it falls away. But where is the barrier that we can place between ourselves and the old nature? LOOK AT OUR PARABLE IF YOU PICKED OFF ONE OF THE DEAD LEAVES AND EXAMINED THE LEAF STALK THROUGH A MICROSCOPE YOU WOULD FIND THAT THE OLD CHANNEL IS SILTED UP BY A BARRIER INVISIBLE TO THE NAKED EYE THE PLANT HAS SHUT THE DOOR ON LAST YEAR'S LEAF CONDEMNING IT TO DECAY AND SOON WITHOUT FURTHER EFFORT THE STALK LOOSENS THE WINDS OF GOD PLAY AROUND IT AND IT FALLS AWAY BUT WHERE IS THE BARRIER THAT WE CAN PLACE BETWEEN OURSELVES AND THE OLD NATURE
re, sinning and repenting, wherein many a soul beats its wings for years after the question of pardon has been settled. And that way is again the way of death. A stage of dying must come over the plant before the new leaves can grow and thrive. There must be a deliberate choice between the former growth and the new; one must give way to the other; the acorn has to come to the point where it ceases to keep its rag of former existence, and lets everything go to the fresh shoot: the twig must withdraw its sap from last year's leaf, and let it flow into this year's bud. And before the soul can really enter upon a life of holiness, with all its blessed endless possibilities, a like choice must be made: all known sin must be deliberately given up, that the rising current may have its full play. "But," you say, "I have tried again and again to give up sin: I have prayed, and I have resolved, but the will finds its way back into the old channels, and is keeping alive the past before I know it. FE OF STRUGGLING AND FAILURE SINNING AND REPENTING WHEREIN MANY A SOUL BEATS ITS WINGS FOR YEARS AFTER THE QUESTION OF PARDON HAS BEEN SETTLED AND THAT WAY IS AGAIN THE WAY OF DEATH A STAGE OF DYING MUST COME OVER THE PLANT BEFORE THE NEW LEAVES CAN GROW AND THRIVE THERE MUST BE A DELIBERATE CHOICE BETWEEN THE FORMER GROWTH AND THE NEW ONE MUST GIVE WAY TO THE OTHER THE ACORN HAS TO COME TO THE POINT WHERE IT CEASES TO KEEP ITS RAG OF FORMER EXISTENCE AND LETS EVERYTHING GO TO THE FRESH SHOOT THE TWIG MUST WITHDRAW ITS SAP FROM LAST YEAR'S LEAF AND LET IT FLOW INTO THIS YEAR'S BUD AND BEFORE THE SOUL CAN REALLY ENTER UPON A LIFE OF HOLINESS WITH ALL ITS BLESSED ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES A LIKE CHOICE MUST BE MADE ALL KNOWN SIN MUST BE DELIBERATELY GIVEN UP THAT THE RISING CURRENT MAY HAVE ITS FULL PLAY BUT YOU SAY I HAVE TRIED AGAIN AND AGAIN TO GIVE UP SIN I HAVE PRAYED AND I HAVE RESOLVED BUT THE WILL FINDS ITS WAY BACK INTO THE OLD CHANNELS AND IS KEEPING ALIVE THE PAST BEFORE I KNOW IT
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