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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. 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
f acquittal, and again into that of holiness, but yet again into the new realm of surrender, and thence into that of sacrifice. For the essential idea of the Cross is a life lost to be found again in those around. Let us look at God's picturing. As the plant develops there comes a fresh stage of yielding. At first it was only the dead, disfiguring leaves that had to go--now it is the fair new petals: they must fall, and for no visible reason--no one seems enriched by the stripping. And the first step into the realm of giving is a like surrender--not manward, but Godward: an utter yielding of our best. So long as our idea of 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! N THE DOOR INTO THE WORLD OF ACQUITTAL AND AGAIN INTO THAT OF HOLINESS BUT YET AGAIN INTO THE NEW REALM OF SURRENDER AND THENCE INTO THAT OF SACRIFICE FOR THE ESSENTIAL IDEA OF THE CROSS IS A LIFE LOST TO BE FOUND AGAIN IN THOSE AROUND LET US LOOK AT GOD'S PICTURING AS THE PLANT DEVELOPS THERE COMES A FRESH STAGE OF YIELDING AT FIRST IT WAS ONLY THE DEAD DISFIGURING LEAVES THAT HAD TO GO NOW IT IS THE FAIR NEW PETALS THEY MUST FALL AND FOR NO VISIBLE REASON NO ONE SEEMS ENRICHED BY THE STRIPPING AND THE FIRST STEP INTO THE REALM OF GIVING IS A LIKE SURRENDER NOT MANWARD BUT GODWARD AN UTTER YIELDING OF OUR BEST SO LONG AS OUR IDEA OF 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
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