THE SUPREME STRUGGLE
BY JAMES HERY POTTS
o person lives long in this world without struggle. Ourenvironments and relationships involve rights, claims,privileges,obligations, and these mean severe and frequent mentalstruggles.What to do, when to do it, and when to get at it, are ques-tions which will and do come up in every life.But the supreme life struggle is in the realm of the spiritual.To turn from, give up, and give to mean fiery trial.o proud, impenitent, unbroken spirit can ever find peacewith God.o cold, stubborn, rebellious heart can ever be filled withdivine love.Some people seem to imagine that some day they will getright with God in spite of themselves. It is a vain hope.Coercion never comes. The Almighty never makes a machine of any man. A machine is not worth saving.Man is an intelligent, responsible creature. Truth is givenin sufficient light to satisfy reason. The power to weigh and siftevidence is given to all. Every man may be a believer.Faith that satisfies the heart life is an exercise. It calls intoplay the liveliest and strongest faculties. It implies prompt andvigorous action. It not only believes, but it acts upon its ownbelief. It turns from the mud of wicked conduct and steps
upon the Rock of eternal truth. There it rests on solid ground.The victory is won.This faith never looks backward. Its course is settled. Ithas cast the die. The supreme struggle is over. It cries out,"Here I take my stand; I can do no other. God is my refuge."Such a faith develops the soul. It rouses the will-f)ower anddevelops spiritual principle. It fixes the purposes, and givesdefi-nite scope to aspiration and desire. It leads to specificendeavor.It makes the new-found peace the controlling life motive.Such a faith unfolds life's true meaning. It clears up manymysteries. It substantiates unseen verities. It satisfies theheart, adds value to living, and is in reality the normalconditionof a nature formed in the image of God. The supreme struggleis therefore worth while.EOCH GLADSOHere's the key to his life, and his life from the key:He was cheery in heart, and was oft on his knee;He could laugh and keep sweet, bearing trouble with grace,And he went to his knees with a smile on his face.Well acquainted with God, he would never pray long,But would frankly speak out in request good and strong;
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