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Even here in measure the faithfulness unto death and the crown of life go together: even here, if we suffer, we shall also reign with Him. EVEN HERE IN MEASURE THE FAITHFULNESS UNTO DEATH AND THE CROWN OF LIFE GO TOGETHER EVEN HERE IF WE SUFFER WE SHALL ALSO REIGN WITH HIM
t seed, and the flower-stalk is beaten low by the autumn storms. It not only spends, but is "spent out" (R. V.) at last. It is through Christ's poverty that we are rich--"as poor" in their turn "yet making many rich" is the mark of those who follow His steps. Are we following His steps; are we? How the dark places of the earth are crying out for all the powers of giving and living and loving that are locked up in hearts at home! How the waste places are pleading dumbly for the treasure that lies there in abundance, stored as it were in the seedvessels of God's garden that have not been broken, not emptied for His world, not freed for His use. Shall we not free it all gladly.--It is not grudgingly or of necessity that the little caskets break up and scatter the seed, but with the cheerful giving that God loves. Have you ever noticed how often the emptied calyx grows into a diadem, and they stand crowned for their ministry as if they gloried in their power to give as the time draws near? D WHEN THE WIND SHAKES FORTH THE LAST SEED AND THE FLOWER STALK IS BEATEN LOW BY THE AUTUMN STORMS IT NOT ONLY SPENDS BUT IS SPENT OUT AT LAST IT IS THROUGH CHRIST'S POVERTY THAT WE ARE RICH AS POOR IN THEIR TURN YET MAKING MANY RICH IS THE MARK OF THOSE WHO FOLLOW HIS STEPS ARE WE FOLLOWING HIS STEPS ARE WE HOW THE DARK PLACES OF EARTH ARE CRYING OUT FOR ALL THE POWERS OF GIVING AND LIVING AND LOVING THAT ARE LOCKED UP IN HEARTS AT HOME HOW THE WASTE PLACES ARE PLEADING DUMBLY FOR THE TREASURE THAT LIES THERE IN ABUNDANCE STORED AS IT WERE IN THE SEED VESSELS OF GOD'S GARDEN THAT HAVE NOT BEEN BROKEN NOT EMPTIED FOR HIS WORLD NOT FREED FOR HIS USE SHALL WE NOT FREE IT ALL GLADLY IT IS NOT GRUDGINGLY OR OF NECESSITY THAT THE LITTLE CASKETS BREAK UP AND SCATTER THE SEED BUT WITH THE CHEERFUL GIVING THAT GOD LOVES HAVE YOU EVER NOTICED HOW OFTEN THE EMPTIED CALYX GROWS INTO A DIADEM AND THEY STAND CROWNED FOR THEIR MINISTRY AS IF THEY GLORIED IN THEIR POWER TO GIVE AS THE TIME DRAWS NEAR
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