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Yes, there is another stage to be developed in us after the lesson of absolute unquestioning surrender to God has been learnt. YES THERE IS ANOTHER STAGE TO BE DEVELOPED IN US AFTER THE LESSON OF ABSOLUTE UNQUESTIONING SURRENDER TO GOD HAS BEEN LEARNT
the old. And a like independence is the characteristic of the new flood of resurrection life that comes to our souls as we learn this fresh lesson of dying--a grand independence of any earthly thing to satisfy our soul, the liberty of those who have nothing to lose, because they have nothing to keep. We can do without anything while we have God. Hallelujah! Nor is this all. Look at the expression of abandonment about this wild-rose calyx as time goes on, and it begins to grow towards the end for which it has had to count all things but loss: the look of dumb emptiness has gone--it is flung back joyously now, for simultaneously with the new dying a richer life has begun to work at its heart--so much death, so much life--for "Ever with death it weaveth The warp and woof of the world." The lovely wild-rose petals that have drifted away are almost forgotten in the "reaching forth unto the things that are before:" the seed-vessel has begun to form: it is "yielded . . . to bring forth fruit. XISTENCE WE SHOULD BE INDEPENDENT OF THE OLD AND ALIKE INDEPENDENCE IS THE CHARACTERISTIC OF THE NEW FLOOD OF RESURRECTION LIFE THAT COMES TO OUR SOULS AS WE LEARN THIS FRESH LESSON OF DYING A GRAND INDEPENDENCE OF ANY EARTHLY THING TO SATISFY OUR SOUL THE LIBERTY OF THOSE WHO HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOTHING TO KEEP WE CAN DO WITHOUT ANYTHING WHILE WE HAVE GOD HOLLELUJA NOR IS THIS ALL LOOK AT THE EXPRESSION OF ABANDONMENT ABOUT THIS WILD ROSE CALLOUS AS TIME GOES ON AND IT BEGINS TO GROW TOWARDS THE END FOR WHICH IT HAD TO COUNT ALL THINGS BUT LOSS THE LOOK OF DUMB EMPTINESS IS GONE IT IS FLUNG BACK JOYOUSLY NOW FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH A NEW DYING A RICHER LIFE HAS BEGUN TO WORK AT ITS HEART SO MUCH DEATH SO MUCH LIFE FOR EVER WITH DEATH IT WEAVETH THE WARP AND WOOF OF THE WORLD THE LOVELY WILD ROSE PETALS THAT HAVE DRIFTED AWAY ARE ALMOST FORGOTTEN IN THE REACHING FORTH UNTO THE THINGS THAT ARE BEFORE THE SEED VESSEL HAS BEGUN TO FORM IT IS YIELDED TO BRING FORTH FRUIT
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