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Kcbsslk Hevjtlj`bcs oy Fli _elib``
Eve`l`d oy Eve`l`d6 Xme Hevjtlj`s ja Kmbrces [purdej`(expb`heh, l`hexeh, b`h uphbteh l` tjhbys cb`dubde oy Fli _elib``),
tme kjipb`lj` vjcuie tj Ijr`l`d oy Ijr`l`d6 Xme Hevjtlj`s ja Kmbrces [purdej`
Ijr`l`d oy Ijr`l`d6 Xme Hevjtlj`s ja Kmbrces [purdej`(expb`heh, l`hexeh, b`h uphbteh l` tjhbys cb`dubde oy Fli _elib``),
tme kjipb`lj` vjcuie tj Eve`l`d oy Eve`l`d6 Xme Hevjtlj`s ja Kmbrces [purdej`
Iy Utijst ajr Mls Mldmest oy Jswbch Kmbioers(uphbteh oy Fli _elib``)
[trebis l` tme Hesert6 ;11 Hblcy Hevjtlj`bc _ebhl`ds oy C. O. Kjwib`(uphbteh oy Fli _elib``)
[trebis ajr Xee`s oy C. O. Kjwib`(uphbteh oy Fli _elib``)
[trebis l` tme Hesert ajr Drbhubtes oy C. O. Kjwib`
(uphbteh oy Fli _elib``)
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Ij`l`Ijr`l`
FLI _ELIB@@Ehltjr ja Uphbteh Ehltlj`s ja [trebis l` tme Hesert,
Iy Utijst ajr Mls Mldmest, b`h
Eve`l`d oy Eve`l`d6 Xme Hevjtlj`s ja Kmbrces [purdej`
Xme Hevjtlj`s jaKmbrces [purdej`
expb`heh, l`hexeh & uphbteh ehltlj` l` tjhbys cb`dubde
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Ijr`l`d oy Ijr`l`d6 Xme Hevjtlj`s ja Kmbrces [purdej`
Kjpyrldmt ?>>= oy Fbies D. _elib``
Xmls tltce ls bcsj bvblcboce bs b Vj`hervb` eojjg.
Qlslt www.zj`hervb`.kji/eojjgs.
Vj`hervb`s ehltlj` ajriercy puoclsmeh bs Cjjg U`tj Ie
_equests ajr l`ajribtlj` smjuch oe bhhresseh tj6
Vj`hervb`, Drb`h _bplhs, Ilkmldb` 8
Clorbry ja Kj`dress Kbtbcjdl`d-l`-^uoclkbtlj` Hbtb
[purdej`, K. M. (Kmbrces Mbhhj ), 2=;8-2=>=.
L`kcuhes l`hex.
2. Hevjtlj`bc kbce`hbrs Obptlsts. ?. Oloce Hevjtlj`bc clterbture. L. _elib``, Fbies. LL. Xltce.
OQ8=22. [111< ?>2>
?8?.? hk?? ?>2>>;8?2?
Bcc [krlpture qujtbtlj`s, u`cess jtmerwlse l`hlkbteh, bre tbge` arji tme Mjcy Oloce, @ew L`ter`btlj`bc
Qerslj`, @LQ. Kjpyrldmt 2
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Xme [jvereld` CJ_H. . . wbge`s ie ijr`l`d oy ijr`l`d,
wbge`s iy ebr tj clste` clge j`e oel`d tbudmt.
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Xme Mlstjry oeml`h Ijr`l`d oy Ijr`l`d
Xme [jvereld` CJ_H. . . wbge`s ie ijr`l`d oy ijr`l`d,
wbge`s iy ebr tj clste` clge j`e oel`d tbudmt.
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[ecc bcc Wtme ojjgsY yju mbve . . . b`h ouy[purdej`
Xmese bre tme wjrhs ja tme `jteh twe`tletm-
ke`tury Derib` tmejcjdlb` Meciut Xmleclkge
(2= =1). L`kcuhl`d [purdej`s 28> ojjgs b`h
?5,>>> serij`s, me mbs sjie ?5 ilcclj` wjrhs
l` prl`t, ijre tmb` b`y jtmer Kmrlstlb` butmjr,
clvl`d jr hebh.
[purdej`s kj`verslj`
Kmbrces Mbhhj` [purdej` (Fu`e 2
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Xmus oedb` b clae auccy surre`hereh tj tme
Cjrh b`h Mls Tjrh.
[purdej`s cjve ja ehukbtlj`
Bctmjudm [purdej` `ever fl`lsmeh kjccede jr
btte`heh seil`bry, lt wjuch oe b ilstbge tjkj`slher mli u`ehukbteh. Mls persj`bc clorbry
kj`slsteh ja ijre tmb` 2?,>>> ojjgs, ijst, la
`jt bcc, me mbh rebh, typlkbccy rebhl`d slx ojjgs
per weeg. Me smbres mls cbkg ja ajribc seil`bry
trbl`l`d wltm tme clges ja Budustl`e (;58 8;>),
Fjm` Kbcvl` (25>< 18), Hwldmt C. Ijjhy
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tj tme strj`d l`ue`ke [purdej` mbh j` Jswbch
Kmbioers, bs evlhe`keh oy mls wrltl`ds.
Cettle Kjwib` bppebrs tj mbve oee` drebtcy
l`ue`keh oy [purdej` bs wecc. Mer [trebis l`
tme Hesertls b kjiplcbtlj` ja ijre tmb` ?5> kj`-
trloutjrs wmj l`ue`keh mer clae, b`h [purdej`
ls qujteh tmlrty tlies, abr ijre tmb` b`y jtmer
kj`trloutjr. B`h bs L sblh l` tme l`trjhuktlj`
tj tme uphbteh ehltlj` ja [trebis l` tme Hesert,
tmere ls bcsj b tle oetwee` Jswbch Kmbioers b`h
Cettle Kjwib`, oekbuse tme Kjwib`s, wmj were
ilsslj`brles tj tme Jrle`t, j`ke l`vlteh Jswbch
Kmbioers tj il`lster wltm tmei l` Fbpb`.
Xmere ls tmus b mlstjrlk tle oetwee` bcc ajur ja
tmese e`hurl`d hevjtlj`bcs6 Iy Utijst ajr Mls
Mldmest, [trebis l` tme Hesert,Ijr`l d oy Ijr`-
l`d, b`hEve`l`d oy Eve`l`d.
[purdej s e`hurl`d cedbky
[purdej` j`ke heskrloeh mls bpprjbkm tj prebkm-
l`d wltm tmese wjrhs6 L tbge iy text b`h ibge
b oeecl`e tj tme krjss ibgl`d mls iessbde
tliecess! B persj`bc arle`h ja mls j`ke wrjte6
Xme wjrg hj`e oy K. M. [purdej` kb``jt
hle, ajr L j`ke mebrh mli sby, L oeseekm
yju tj clve `jt j`cy ajr tmls bde, out bcsj ajr
tme `ext. L wjuch l`d iy smbhjw tmrjudm
tme eter`bc bdes la L kjuch. Me mbs hj`e lt.
Mls wjrg ls b` liperlsmboce bs tme trutm ja
Djh. Mls ieijry smbcc `jt abhe clge b vb`-
lsml`d stbr, `jr mls wjrgs oe ajrdjtte` clge
b hyl`d ekmj. Me wlcc sml`e j`, `ever kebs-
l`d tj orldmte` muib` clves oy tme trutm me
prebkmeh, tme wjrg me bkkjipclsmeh, b`h
tme stbl`cess clae me clveh.
[purdej` mbs oee` kbcceh tme drebtest prebkm-
er sl`ke tme bpjstce ^buc b`h mbs kjie tj oeg`jw` bs tme prl`ke ja prebkmers. Iy prbyer ls
tmbt yju, tme rebher, wlcc dbl` l`sldmt l`tj Djhs
Tjrh tmrjudm [purdej`s wjrg, expb`heh, l`-
hexeh, b`h uphbteh l`Ijr`l d oy Ijr`l d, b`h
tmbt `ew de`erbtlj`s ja rebhers wlcc hlskjver tme
tliecess trutms orjudmt tjdetmer oy [purdej`
Djhs u`kjiprjilsl`d servb`t.
Clge Boec, Kmbrces [purdej` jaaereh Djh b
oetter sbkrlflke, b`h bctmjudm me pbsseh l`tj
dcjry 22= yebrs bdj, oy abltm me stlcc spebgs, eve`
tmjudm me ls hebh (Meo. 2268).
Iby tme dcjry ja tme CJ_Hoe prblseh l` mls
hweccl`d pcbke! (Ezeg. ;62?).
Fli _elib``
[epteioer ?>2>
(_ebhers kjiie`ts bre weckjie bt
Fli_elib``.kji .)
Exkerpt arji[purdej`s Jrldl`bc
^reabke, Hekeioer 2=15
Ijr`l`d hevjtlj`s mbve bcwbys oee` hebr tj e`-
cldmte`eh, mebve`-cjvl`d sjucs, b`h lt mbs oee`
tmelr ruce, `ever tj see tme abke ja ib` tlcc tmey
mbve flrst see` tme abke ja Djh. Xmus, tme flrst aresm
mjur ja every ijr`l`d smjuch oe hehlkbteh tj tme
Cjrh, wmjse ierky dcbhhe`s lt wltm djche` cldmt.
La yju hj jt mbve tlie tj rebh ojtm tme ijr`-
l`d hevjtlj`bc b`h bt cebst j`e kmbpter ja [krlp-
ture, L ebr`estcy e`trebt yju tj hlspe`se wltm tmls
ojjg, ajr L wjuch oe drebtcy drleveh tj g`jw tmbt
b`yj`e rebh tme Tjrh ja Djh cess j` iy bkkju`t.
L mbve mbh lt l` iy mebrt tj cebh iy arle`hs tjsebrkm tmelr Oloces ijre tmb` ever, b`h tmereajre
L mbve kucceh pbssbdes jut ja kjr`ers b`h `jjgs
ja [krlpture, tmbt kurljslty ildmt cebh tj b sebrkm
ajr tmelr kj`text7 L wlcc oe hlsbppjl`teh l`heeh,
la, bater bcc, L arustrbte iy jw` purpjse oy hlvert-
l`d j`e ijie`t ja tlie tj tme perusbc ja iy re-
ibrgs tmbt judmt tj mbve oee` dlve` tj sebrkml`d
tme Tjrh ja Djh ltseca.Tltm ib`y prbyers ajr Mebve`s ocessl`d
upj` tmls cbojr ja cjve, b`h wltm ebr`est requests
ajr tme prbyers ja tme abltmauc, tmls wjrg ls muiocy
hehlkbteh tj tme mj`jr ja tme Xrlu`e Femjvbm, b`h
respektauccy prese teh tj tme Kmrlstlb` Kmurkm.
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Arji tme pe` ja Kmbrces [purdej`6
Lsrbecs webry wb`herl`ds were jw bt b` e`h,
b`h tme rest tmbt mbh oee` prjilseh wbs bt mb`h.
Xmere wjuch oe `j ijre rjvl`d te`ts, pjlsj`jus
s`bges, flerke Bibcegltes, `jr b`y mjwcl`d wl`h-
swept wlcher`ess. Xmey mbh kjie tj tme cb`h
jwl`d wltm ilcg b`h mj`ey (Ex. ;6=) b`h were
boce tj ebt ja tme drbl` bcrebhy drjwl`d tmere.Hebr Kmrlstlb`, permbps tmls wlcc oe tme kbse
ajr yju tmls yebr. Xmls ls b fjyauc prjspekt, b`h la
jur abltm ls bktlve, lt wlcc ylech pure u`vbr`lsmeh
hecldmt. Ajr Djhs pejpce tj oe dlve` tme ocessl`d
ja restl`d l` Fesus ls b` upclatl`d tmjudmt l`heeh,
b`h tj see tme dcjry ja lt l` tmls clae ls b hjuoce
ocessl`d. U`oeclea iby kbuse us tj smuhher bt
tme Fjrhb` tmbt stlcc sepbrbtes us arji tme ^rji-lseh Cb`h, out we iby rest bssureh tmbt tmls clae
mbs bcrebhy kbuseh us ijre pbl` b`h trlbcs tmb`
hebtm bt lts wjrst kjuch l`lkt. [j iby we ob`lsm
every aebr b`h, l`stebh, refjlke wltm exkeehl`dcy
drebt fjy bt tme prjspekt tmbt tmls yebr we kjuch
bktubccy oedl` jur tlie tj oe wltm tme Cjrh ajr-
ever (2 Xmess. 8624).
Ja kjurse, b `uioer ja us wlcc reibl` j`
ebrtm tmls yebr l` jrher tj serve tme Cjrh. La tmls
ls tme kbse ajr us, tmere ls stlcc `j rebsj` wmy
tjhbys verse wjuch `jt oe true. Te wmj mbve
oecleveh e`ter tmbt rest (Meo. 86;). Xme prji-
lseh Mjcy [plrlt . . . ls b hepjslt dubrb`teel`d jur
l`merltb`ke (Epm. 262; 28), wmlkm mbs bcrebhy
oee` drb`teh tj us mere oecjw. Xmjse bojve bre
sekure l` mebve` fust bs we bre sekure l` Kmrlst
Fesus7 tmjse l` mebve` bre vlktjrljus b`h we ex-
perle`ke vlktjrles bs wecc. Xme mebve`cy oel`ds
e`fjy kjiiu`lj` wltm tme Cjrh, yet tmls ls `jt
he`leh tj us7 tmey rest l` Mls cjve, b`h we mbve
peraekt pebke l` Mli7 b`h tmey sl`d Mls prblses, b
prlvlcede we smbre l` jrher tj ocess Mli.
Xmls yebr we wlcc dbtmer mebve`cy arult j`
ebrtmcy drju`h wmere abltm b`h mjpe mbve tur`eh
tme hesert l`tj tme Cjrhs dbrhe`. La ie` bte tme
orebh ja b`decs (^s. 4=6?5) cj`d bdj, wmy `jt
tjhby:
Iby Djh drb`t us tme drbke tj aeeh j` Fesus
b`h tmereoy ebt ja tme arult ja tme cb`h ja Kb`bb`
tmls yebr!
Arji tme pe` ja Fli _elib``6
Lt seeis we jate` bpprjbkm b `ew yebr wltm
ilxeh eijtlj`s, sjietlies mesltb`t tj cet dj ja
tme pbst, eve` bs hlaflkuct bs jur pbst yebr iby
mbve oee`. Te te`h tj vlew tme pbst wltm tme lheb
tmbt bt cebst lt ls sjietml`d g`jw`, wmlce we vlew
tme auture bs b kjipcete u`g`jw`. Ajr oeclevers,
mjwever, tmls smjuch `jt oe tme kbse. Bctmjudm
we hj `jt g`jw tme auture l` hetblc, we g`jw tme
J`e wmj mbs ibhe drebt prjilses tj us bs Me
dulhes us tmere.
Ajr L g`jw tme pcb`s L mbve ajr yju,
hekcbres tme CJ_H, pcb`s tj prjsper yju b`h
`jt tj mbri yju, pcb`s tj dlve yju mjpe b`h b
auture. Xme` yju wlcc kbcc upj` ie b`h kjie
b`h prby tj ie, b`h L wlcc clste` tj yju. \ju
wlcc seeg ie b`h fl`h ie wme` yju seeg ie
wltm bcc yjur mebrt.
Fereilbm ?
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Arji tme pe` ja Kmbrces [purdej`6
Lt ls l`terestl`d tj `jte tme cbrde pjrtlj` ja
Djhs sbkreh Tjrh hehlkbteh tj tme suofekt ja
prbyer, eltmer l` heclverl`d exbipces tj ajccjw,
heib`hl`d joehle`ke tj lts trutm, jr hekcbrl`d
prjilses redbrhl`d lt. Te kb` skbrkecy jpe` tme
Oloce oeajre qulkgcy rebhl`d, Bt tmbt tlie ie`
oedb` tj kbcc j` tme `bie ja tme CJ_H (De`.86?1), b`h fust oeajre kcjsl`d tme Ocesseh Qjcuie,
tme Bie` (_ev. ??6?2) ja b purpjseauc petltlj`
rebkmes jur ebrs.
Exbipces bre pce`tlauc. L` tmls ojjg we fl`h
b wrestcl`d Fbkjo (De`. ;?6?? ;?), b Hb`lec wmj
prbyeh tmree tlies b hby (Hb`. 162>), b`h b Hb-
vlh wmj kbcceh upj` mls Djh wltm bcc mls mebrt
(^s. 55621, =162?). Te see Eclfbm j` b iju`tbl`(2 Gl`ds 2=621 81) b`h ^buc b`h [lcbs l` b prls-
j` (Bkts 21621 8>). Te fl`h iuctltuhes ja kji-
ib`hs b`h iyrlbhs ja prjilses.
Tmbt hj tmese tebkm us, exkept tme sbkreh li-
pjrtb`ke b`h `ekesslty ja prbyer: Te kb` oe ker-
tbl` tmbt wmbtever Djh mbs ibhe sj prjil`e`t
l` Mls Tjrh, Me l`te`hs tj oe kj`splkujuscy evl-
he`t l` jur clves. La Me sbys sj iukm bojut prbyer,lt ls oekbuse Me g`jws mjw iukm we `eeh lt. Jur
`eehs bre sj heep tmbt we iust `jt kebse tj prby
u`tlc we bre l` mebve`.
Hj yju aeec yju mbve `j `eehs: Xme` L aebr
yju hj `jt g`jw yjur true pjverty. Hj yju mbve
`j heslre jr ierky tj bsg ja Djh: Xme` iby tme
Cjrh l` Mls ierky smjw yju yjur ilsery, ajr b
prbyer-cess sjuc ls b Kmrlst-cess sjuc!^rbyer ls tme struddcl`d speekm ja tme oeclev-
l`d l`ab`t, tme wbr kry ja tme fldmtl`d oeclever,
b`h tme requlei ja tme hyl`d sbl`t abccl`d bsceep
l` tme bris ja Fesus. Lt ls tme orebtm, tme pbss-
wjrh, tme kjiajrt, tme stre`dtm, b`h tme prlvlcede
ja b Kmrlstlb`. [j la yju bre b kmlch ja Djh, yju
wlcc seeg yjur Abtmers abke b`h clve l` yjur Ab-
tmers cjve.
^rby tmbt tmls yebr yju wlcc oe mjcy, muioce,
hevjteh, b`h hlclde`t7 tmbt yju wlcc mbve kcjser
kjiiu`lj` wltm Kmrlst, jate` e`terl`d tme ob`-
quet rjji ja Mls cjve. ^rby tmbt yju wlcc oe b` ex-
bipce b`h b ocessl`d tj jtmers, b`h tmbt yju wlcc
clve ijre b`h ijre ajr tme dcjry ja yjur Ibster.
Iby jur ijttj tmls yebr oe6 Hevjte yjur-
secves tj prbyer.
Arji tme pe` ja Fli _elib``6
La, bs [purdej` sbys, B prbyer-cess sjuc ls
b Kmrlst-cess sjuc, mjw ib`y ja us dj tmrjudm
jur hby wltmjut Mli: Mjw ls lt tmbt we prjaess
tj g`jw tme Cjrh, kcblil`d Mli bs jur arle`h,
yet spe`h sj clttce tlie kjiiu`l`d wltm Mli l`
prbyer:
Jur Cjrh Fesus set b oebutlauc exbipce ajr us
l` kjiiu`l`d wltm Mls mebve`cy Abtmer. Qery
ebrcy l` tme ijr`l`d, wmlce lt wbs stlcc hbrg, Fesus
djt up, ceat tme mjuse b`h we`t jaa tj b sjcltbrypcbke, wmere me prbyeh (Ibrg 26;5). Jur Cjrh
prbyeh jate` bt tme oedl``l`d ja Mls hby, oe-
ajre ib`y ja Mls ilrbkces, oeajre Mls iebcs, b`h
oeajre b`h hurl`d Mls kruklflxlj`, fust tj `bie
b aew jkkbslj`s. Me prbyeh ajr tme cjst, ajr Mls
hlsklpces, ajr Mls e`eiles, ajr tme wjrch, b`h ajr
Mliseca. Ib`y ja Mls prbyers bre rekjrheh l` Mls
Tjrh tj tebkm us mjw tj prby, wme` tj prby, b`hajr wmji tj prby.
La Fesus, tme peraekt [j` ja Djh, `eeheh sukm
tlies wltm Mls Abtmer, mjw iukm ijre hj we:
Fb`ubry ?
Hevjte yjursecves tj prbyer.
Kjcjsslb`s 86?
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Hby ;
Arji tme pe` ja Kmbrces [purdej`6
Fesus Kmrlst ls Mliseca tme sui tjtbc ja tme
kjve`b`t, b`h, bs j`e ja lts dlats, Me ls tme pjs-
sesslj` ja every oeclever. Hebr Kmrlstlb`, bre yju
boce tj abtmji wmbt yju mbve rekelveh l` Mli,
ajr l` Kmrlst bcc tme aucc`ess ja tme Helty clves l`
ojhlcy ajri (Kjc. ?64 24==
Arji tme pe` ja Fli _elib``6
\es, Kmrlst ls yjurs! B`h yju mbve tme bssur-
b`ke tmbt tme auture ja yjur l`merltb`ke hjes`t
hepe`h upj` yju. \ju mbve b` l`merltb`ke tmbt
kb` `ever perlsm, spjlc jr abhe gept l` mebve`
ajr yju (2 ^eter 268).
@jtlke wmbt tmls verse hjes`t sby, Gept l`
mebve` oy yju. @j, lt ls gept ajr yju! Xme pbs-sbde djes j` tj sby tmbt yju yjurseca bre smlecheh
oy Djhs pjwer (2 ^eter 265). Tltm tmbt l` il`h,
wmji smjuch we aebr:
[j we sby wltm kj`flhe`ke, Xme Cjrh ls iy
mecper7 L wlcc `jt oe barblh. Tmbt kb` ib` hj tj
ie: (Meo. 2;61). B`h we prby bcj`d wltm tme
bpjstce ^eter,
^rblse oe tj tme Djh b`h Abtmer ja jurCjrh Fesus Kmrlst! L` mls drebt ierky me mbs
dlve` us ew olrtm l`tj b clvl`d mjpe(2 ^eter
26;).
Fb`ubry ;
L . . . wlc c ibge yju tj oe b
kjve`b`t ajr tme pejpce.
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Arji tme pe` ja Kmbrces [purdej`6
Drjw l` drbke `jt fust l` sjiedrbke
out l` bcc drbke. Drjw l` tme rjjt ja bcc drbke,
wmlkm ls abltm. Oecleve Djhs prjilses ijre
flricy tmb` ever. Bccjw yjur abltm tj l`krebse l`
lts aucc`ess, flri`ess, b`h slipclklty.
Drjw bcsj l` cjve. Bsg Djh tj stretkm yjur cjve
b`h ibge lt ijre l`te`se b`h prbktlkbc, tj tmepjl`t ja l`ue`kl`d yjur every tmjudmt, wjrh,
b`h bktlj`.
Drjw l` muilclty tjj. [eeg tj oe u``jtlkeh
b`h tj ijre auccy rekjd`lze yjur jw` `jtml`d-
`ess. \et bs yju drjw hjw`wbrh l` muilclty,
bcsj seeg tj drjw upwbrh, wmere yju wlcc mbve
kcjser tlies wltm Djh tmrjudm prbyer b`h ijre
l`tlibte aeccjwsmlp wltm Fesus.
Iby Djh tme Mjcy [plrlt e`boce yju tj drjw l`
tme g`jwcehde ja jur Cjrh b`h [bvljr. La yju bre
`jt drjwl`d l` tme g`jwcehde ja Fesus, yju bre
reausl`d tj oe ocesseh. Xj g`jw Mli ls eter`bc
clae (Fjm` 246;) b`h tj drjw l` tme g`jwcehde ja
Mli ls tj l`krebse l` mbppl`ess. La yju hj jt cj`d
tj g`jw Kmrlst ijre, tme` yju hj `jt yet g`jw
Mli bt bcc. La yju mbve slppeh ja tmls wl`e, yju
wlcc tmlrst ajr ijre. Ajr bctmjudm Kmrlst kertbl`cy
sbtlsfles, Me orl`ds sukm b sbtlsabktlj` tmbt yjur
bppetlte ls `jt que`kmeh out slipcy wmetteh.
La yju g`jw tme cjve ja Fesus, bs tme heer
pb`ts ajr strebis ja wbter (^s. 8?62), sj tjj yjur
tmlrsty mebrt wlcc pb`t ajr heeper hrl`gs arji tme
wecc ja Mls cjve. La, mjwever, yju hj `jt heslre tj
g`jw Mli oetter, yju hj `jt cjve Mli ajr cjve
bcwbys krles jut, @ebrer! @ebrer!Xme bose`ke ja Kmrlst ls mecc out tme pres-
e`ke ja Fesus ls mebve`. @ever rest jr oe kj`te`t
u`tlc yju mbve b` ever-l`krebsl`d l`tlibky wltm
Fesus. [eeg tj g`jw ijre ja Mli, tj g`jw ijre
ja Mls hlvl`e `bture, Mls muib`lty, Mls fl`lsmeh
wjrg, Mls hebtm, Mls resurrektlj`, Mls ever-prese`t
dcjrljus l`terkesslj` j` yjur oembca, b`h Mls au-
ture retur` bs Gl`d ja gl`ds (_ev. 24628).
Kcl`d tj tme krjss ja Kmrlst b`h sebrkm jut
tme iysterles ja Mls wju`hs. B drjwl`d cjve ajr
Fesus b`h b ijre kjipcete u`herstb`hl`d ja Mls
cjve ajr us ls j`e ja tme oest tests ja b clae trucyexperle`kl`d splrltubc drjwtm l` drbke.
Arji tme pe` ja Fli _elib``6
Ib`y prjaessl`d Kmrlstlb`s cbkg b pbsslj` tj
g`jw Fesus l`tlibtecy, b`h bs [purdej` sbys, La
yju hj `jt cj`d tj g`jw Kmrlst ijre, tme` yju
hj `jt yet g`jw Mli bt bcc. ^buc sblh tj us bs
oeclevers, L geep bsgl`d tmbt tme Djh ja jur CjrhFesus Kmrlst, tme dcjrljus Abtmer, iby dlve yju tme
[plrlt ja wlshji b`h revecbtlj`, sj tmbt yju iby
g`jw mli oetter(Epm. 2624).
[plrltubc mebctm ieb`s oel`d j` b pbtm tj
g`jw Kmrlst oetter, b`h j`e ja tme oebutlauc bs-
pekts ja wbcgl`d wltm Mli ls tmbt we wlcc oe hls-
kjverl`d tme e`hcess heptms ja Mls cjve b`h drbke
ajrever.
^buc sbys, l` eaaekt, tj g`jw sjietml`d tmbt
ls bktubccy u`g`jwboce. L prby tmbt yju . . . iby
mbve pjwer . . . tj drbsp mjw wlhe b`h cj`d b`h
mldm b`h heep ls tme cjve ja Kmrlst, b`h tj g`jw
tmls cjve tmbt surpbsses g`jwcehde tmbt yju
iby oe flcceh tj tme iebsure ja bcc tme aucc`ess ja
Djh (Epm. ;624 2
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Arji tme pe` ja Kmbrces [purdej`6
Cldmt ls djjh oekbuse lt sprb`d arji tme he-
kree ja Djjh`ess Mliseca6 Cet tmere oe cldmt
(De`. 26;). \et we wmj e`fjy lts oe`eflts smjuch
oe ijre drbteauc ajr lt tmb` we bre b`h smjuch see
ijre ja Djh l` lt b`h tmrjudm lt.
Bkkjrhl`d tj [jcjij`, pmyslkbc cldmt ls
sweet (Ekkc. 2264), out tme cldmt ja tme djspec lsl`fl`ltecy ijre prekljus, ajr lt revebcs eter`bc
tml`ds b`h il`lsters tj jur liijrtbc `bture.
Tme` tme Mjcy [plrlt dlves us tmls splrltubc cldmt
b`h jpe`s jur eyes tj oemjch tme dcjry ja Djh l`
tme abke ja Fesus Kmrlst, suhhe`cy we see tme stbl`
ja sl` b`h jur jw` mecpcess pjsltlj`. Te see tme
Ijst Mjcy Djh bs Me revebcs Mliseca, tme pcb` ja
ierky Me mbs set ajrtm, b`h tme wjrch tj kjie bs
Mls Tjrh heskrloes lt.
[plrltubc cldmt sml`es wltm tme rbys ja every
kjcjr ja b prlsi, out wmetmer tmey bre g`jwcehde,
fjy, mjcl`ess, jr clae, tmey bre bcc hlvl`ecy djjh.
\et mjw iukm ijre dcjrljus iust oe tme cldmt
sml`l`d arji Mls tmrj`e b`h tme mebve`cy pcbke
wmere Me revebcs Mliseca!
J Cjrh, sl`ke \jur cldmt ls sj djjh, dlve us
ijre b h ijre ja \jurseca, tme true Cldmt.
Ja kjurse, bs sjj` bs sjietml`d djjh kbie
l`tj tme wjrch, b hlvlslj` oekbie `ekessbry.
Cldmt b`h hbrg`ess kb` mbve `j aeccjwsmlp. ([ee
? Kjr. 1628.) Xmereajre, sl`ke Djh hlvlheh tmei,
cets `jt kj`ause tmei. Kmlchre` ja cldmt iust
`jt mbve aeccjwsmlp wltm tme heehs, hjktrl`es, jr
hekelts ja hbrg`ess. Xmey iust oe sjoer, mj`est,
b`h ojch l` hjl`d tme Cjrhs wjrg, cebvl`d tme
wjrgs ja hbrg`ess tj tmjse wmj wlcc hwecc l` tmbt
hbrg`ess ajr eter`lty.
Jur kmurkmes smjuch exerklse tme hlsklpcl`e ja
hlvlhl`d cldmt arji hbrg`ess, b`h we bs oeclevers
hlstl`ktcy sepbrbteh arji tme wjrch smjuch
hj tme sbie. Jur fuhdie`t, jur bktlj`s, jur re-
cbtlj`smlps, wmbt we mebr, wmbt we tebkm l`
bcc ja tmese we iust hlsker` oetwee` wmbt
ls prekljus b`h wmbt ls vlce. Te iust ibl`tbl`
tme hrbibtlk hlstl`ktlj` tme Cjrh ibhe j` tme
wjrchs very flrst hby.
J Cjrh Fesus, oe jur cldmt tmrjudm tmls
e`tlre hby, ajr \jur cldmt ls tme cldmt ja ie`
(Fjm` 268).
Arji tme pe` ja Fli _elib``6
Cldmt b`h hbrg`ess bre hlstl`kt jppjsltes b`h
ebkm hlspcbys lts jw` u`lque prjpertles. Fjm` 265
sbys, Xme cldmt sml`es l` tme hbrg`ess, out tme
hbrg`ess mbs `jt u`herstjjh lt. Xme @LQ text
`jte, mjwever, dlves tmls bcter`bte trb`scbtlj` ja
tme Dreeg6 Xme cldmt sml`es l` tme hbrg`ess, out
tme hbrg`ess mbs `jt jverkjie.
Hbrg`ess kb``jt jverkjie cldmt. Kj`slher
tmls slipce exbipce6 yju jpe` tme hjjr ja yjur
u`clt kcjset wmlce stb`hl`d l` yjur wecc-clt oeh-
rjji. Tmbt mbppe`s: Hjes tme hbrg`ess splcc
jver l`tj tme oehrjji: Ja kjurse `jt. Xme cldmt
jverkjies tme hbrg`ess b`h yju kb` jw see l`tj
tme j`ke hbrg kcjset. \et tme cldmt l` tme oehrjji
mbs `jt oee` hlil`lsmeh. [plrltubc cldmt mbs tmls
sbie u`lque qubclty ja pmyslkbc cldmt lt wlcc
bcwbys jverkjie hbrg`ess.
Cjrh, iby \jur cldmt sml`e tmrjudm ie
l`tj b hbrg b`h hyl`d wjrch.
Fb`ubry 5
Djh sbw tmbt tme cldmt wbs djjh,
b`h me sepbrbteh tme cldmt arji tme hbrg`ess.
De`esls 268
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Hby 1
Arji tme pe` ja Kmbrces [purdej`6
Xmere ls `j oetter wby tj sjjtme sjrrjw tmb`
tj g`jw, Me kbres ajr ie! Hebr oeclever, hj `jt
hlsmj`jr tme Kmrlstlb` abltm oy bcwbys exmlolt-
l`d b aurrjweh orjw ja wjrry. L`stebh, kbst yjur
ourhe` upj` yjur Cjrh. Tmy hj yju kj`tl`ue tj
stbdder oe`ebtm b weldmt yjur Abtmer wjuch `jt
eve` aeec: Tmbt iby seei tj oe b krusml`d our-he` tj yju wjuch `jt biju`t tj tme weldmt ja b
spekg ja hust tj Mli. @jtml`d ls bs sweet bs tj6
Cle pbsslve l` Djhs mb`hs,
B`h tj g`jw `j wlcc out Mls.
Tlcclbi [. ^cuier, 2=>? 2==>
J kmlch ja suaaerl`d, oe pbtle`t. \jur sjvereld`
Djh mbs jt pbsseh jver jr ajrdjtte` yju. Me wmj
aeehs tme spbrrjws wlcc bcsj prjvlhe everytml`d
yju `eeh. Hj`t dlve up l` hespblr mjpe j`!
Mjpe ajrever! Use tme webpj`s ja abltm bdbl`st
tme sebs ja trjuoce b`h uctlibtecy yjur ajes wlcc
oe heaebteh b`h yjur hlstress wlcc kjie tj b` e`h.
Xmere ls J`e wmj kbres ajr yju. Mls eye ls
flxeh upj` yju, Mls mebrt oebts wltm plty ajr yjur
suaaerl`d, b`h Mls ji`lpjte`t mb`h wlcc `jt ablc
tj prjvlhe yju mecp. Eve` tme hbrgest stjri kcjuhwlcc oe skbttereh l`tj smjwers ja ierky b`h tme
hbrgest `ldmt wlcc dlve wby tj tme ijr`l`d su`.
La yju bre b ieioer ja Mls abilcy, Me wlcc ol`h
yjur wju`hs b`h mebc yjur orjge` mebrt. @ever
hjuot Mls drbke oekbuse ja tme trjuoces l` yjur
clae, out oecleve Me cjves yju fust bs iukm hurl`d
tme sebsj`s ja trjuoce bs l` tlies ja mbppl`ess.
Mjw qulet b`h pebkeauc yjur clae wjuch oe la
yju wjuch j`cy cebve tme wjrg ja prjvlhl`d tj
tme very Djh ja prjvlhe`ke! Tltm j`cy b mb`hauc
ja jur l` b fbr b`h b clttce jlc l` b fud (2 Gl`ds
2462?), Eclfbm jutclveh tme abil`e b`h yju wlcc
hj tme sbie.
La Djh kbres ajr yju, wmy smjuch yju kbre tjj:
La yju trust Mli wltm yjur sjuc, kb`t yju trust
Mli wltm yjur ojhy: Me mbs `ever reauseh tjoebr yjur ourhe`s, `jr mbs me ever abl`teh u`-
her`ebtm tmelr weldmt.
Kjie tme`, hebr sjuc. Oe hj`e wltm aret-
tl`d b`h wjrry cebve bcc yjur kj`ker`s l` tme
mb`hs ja yjur drbkljus Djh.
Arji tme pe` ja Fli _elib``6
Aebr b`h wjrry bre sl`s, yet we jate` tml`g jatmei bs slipcy l`evltboce b`h, tmereajre, tjcerbte
tmei l` jur clves. ^buc stbteh, Everytml`d tmbt
hjes `jt kjie arji abltm ls sl (_ji. 286?;). \et
arji tme Tjrh we fl`h tmbt abltm kb` kjexlst wltm
sjie hjuot. Kj`slher tme ib` wmj orjudmt mls
sj` tj Fesus ajr mebcl`d, wmj sblh, L hj oecleve7
mecp ie jverkjieiy u`oeclea! (Ibrg
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Arji tme pe` ja Kmbrces [purdej`6
@j oeclever mbs ever clveh mls e`tlre clae ajr
Kmrlst. Me oedb` tj hj sj j`cy bater Djh tme Mjcy
[plrlt kj`vlkteh mli ja sl` b`h wme` oy drbke
me wbs orjudmt tj see tme hyl`d [bvljr ibgl`d
b prjpltlbtlj` ajr mls dulct tmbt ls, oekjil`d b
sbkrlflke tmbt sbtlsfleh tme wrbtm ja Djh ajr mls
sl`. J`cy arji tmbt ijie`t ja `ew b`h mebve`cyolrtm hlh tme ew oeclever oedl` tj clve ajr Kmrlst.
Xj oeclevers, Fesus ls tme j`e pebrc ja drebt
prlke (Ibtt. 2;681 GFQ) ajr wmji we bre wlcc-
l`d tj ajrsbge everytml`d ecse we mbve. Me mbs sj
kjipcetecy oekjie tme cjve ja jur mebrt tmbt lt
oebts sjcecy ajr Mli. Ajr Mls dcjry bcj`e we clve
b`h we wjuch wlccl`dcy hle tj heae`h Mls djspec.
Me mbs oekjie tme pbtter` ajr jur clae b`h tme
ijhec bater wmlkm we skucpt jur kmbrbkter.
^bucs wjrhs mere ieb` ijre tmb` ijst
pejpce tml`g. Ib`y oecleve me wbs lipcyl`d tmbt
Kmrlst wbs tme purpjse b`h jofektlve ja mls clae.
@j! ^bucs clae ltseca wbs Fesus. L` tme wjrhs ja
b`jtmer b`kle`t sbl`t, ^buc bte, hrb`g, b`h scept
eter`bc clae. Fesus wbs mls very orebtm, tme sjuc ja
mls sjuc, tme mebrt ja mls mebrt, b`h tme clae ja mls
clae.
Bs b prjaessl`d Kmrlstlb`, kb` yju sby tmbt
yju clve up tj tmls lhebc: Kb` yju mj`estcy sby
tmbt ajr yju tj clve ls Kmrlst: Bre yjur ousl`ess
hebcl`ds hj`e ajr Kmrlst jr bre tmey hj`e ajr yjur
jw` oe`eflt jr tmbt ja yjur abilcy:
Mbve yju bsgeh yjurseca, Ls iy prlibry pur-
pjse l` clae tj clve ajr Kmrlst: Ajr b Kmrlstlb` lt
smjuch oe. La sjiej`e prjaesses tj clve ajr Kmrlst,mjw kb` me clve ajr b`jtmer purpjse wltmjut
kjiilttl`d splrltubc bhuctery:
Ib`y Kmrlstlb`s clve ajr Mli tj b kertbl` he-
dree, out wmj kb` kcbli tj clve wmjccy ajr Mli bs
tme bpjstce ^buc hlh: \et tmls bcj`e ls tme true clae
ja b Kmrlstlb`. Lt ls lts sjurke, lts suste`b`ke, lts
pbtter`, lts purpjse, bcc orjudmt tjdetmer l` j`e
persj` Kmrlst Fesus.
Cjrh, bkkept ie. Xjhby L prese`t iyseca tj
\ju, prbyl`d tj clve j`cy l` \ju b`h ajr \ju.Iby L oe bs tme oucc stb`hl`d oetwee` tme
pcjw b`h tme bctbr wmetmer tj wjrg jr tj
oe sbkrlflkeh.
Iby iy ijttj oe6 Li rebhy ajr eltmer!
Arji tme pe` ja Fli _elib``6
Tmbt b` l`krehloce stb`hbrh [purdej` cbys
hjw` ajr us! Me bsgs, Tmj kb` kcbli tj clvewmjccy ajr WKmrlstY bs tme bpjstce ^buc hlh:
\et reieioer, oeclever, ^buc wbs slipcy esm
b`h ocjjh. Me struddceh wltm tme sbie teiptb-
tlj`s tmbt cebh us tj tme splrltubc bhuctery [pur-
dej` wbr`s bdbl`st. Tmj ja us, mjwever, kb` sby
wltmjut reservbtlj`, bs ^buc hlh, Tmbtever yju
mbve cebr`eh jr rekelveh jr mebrh arji ie, jr
see` l` ie put lt l`tj prbktlke: (^mlc. 86
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Arji tme pe` ja Kmbrces [purdej`6
Tmbt drebt ieb`l`d ls u`velceh b`h hls-
kcjseh oy tmese wjrhs! Lt wjuch oe prjfltboce,
yet muiocl`d, tj pbuse ajr b ijie`t tj kj`slher
tmls sbh sldmt. Xme dulct l`vjcveh l` jur puoclk
wjrsmlp lts mypjkrlsy, ajribclty, cugewbri-
`ess, lrrevere`ke, jur wb`herl`d mebrts, b`h jur
ajrdetauc`ess ja Djh ls jverwmecil`d! Jurwjrg ajr tme Cjrh lts strlvl`d, secflsm`ess,
kbrecess`ess, cbzl`ess, b`h u`oeclea ls b rjt-
tl`d ibss! Jur prlvbte tlies ja hevjtlj` tmelr
cbx`ess, kjch`ess, `edcektauc`ess, sceepl`ess, b`h
vb`lty bre b iju`tbl` ja hebh ebrtm! B`h la
we cjjgeh eve` ijre kbreauccy, we wjuch fl`h
tmls dulct tj oe abr drebter tmb` lt bppebrs bt flrst
ocusm.
Hr. Ehwbrh ^bysj` (24=; 2=?4), l` b cetter
tj mls orjtmer, wrjte, Iy pbrlsm, b`h iy jw`
mebrt, ls iukm tme sbie bs tme dbrhe` ja b scud-
dbrh. Tmbt ls wjrse, L fl`h ib`y ja iy heslres
tj reiehy eltmer sltubtlj` stei arji iy jw`
prlhe, vb`lty, jr cbzl`ess. L see weehs jvertbgl`d
iy dbrhe` b`h slipcy orebtme jut b wlsm tmbt
tmey were erbhlkbteh. Out wmy: Tmbt prjipts
iy wlsm: ^ermbps lts sj L iby sby tj iyseca wmbtb` jrhercy dbrhe` L mbve. Xmls ls prlhe! Jr ibyoe
lts oekbuse L wb`t iy `eldmojrs tj cjjg jver tme
wbcc b`h sby mjw wj`herauccy wecc iy dbrhe` ls
jurlsml`d. Xmls ls vb`lty! ermbps L wlsm ajr tme
hestruktlj` ja tme weehs slipcy oekbuse Li sj
tlreh ja puccl`d tmei up. Xmls ls cbzl`ess!
Xme trutm mere ls tmbt eve` jur heslres ajr
mjcl`ess kb` oe pjccuteh oy wrj`d ijtlves. Eve`u`her tme dree`est drbss, wjris bre mlhl`d, b`h
we hj`t `eeh tj cjjg very cj`d tj hlskjver tmei.
\et mjw upclatl`d ls tme tmjudmt tmbt wme`
jur Mldm rlest ojre tme dulct l`vjcveh l` tme sb-
kreh dlats Me wjre upj` Mls ajremebh tme wjrhs
MJCL@E[[XJXMECJ_H (v. ;1 GFQ). Eve` wmlce
Fesus wbs oebrl`d jur sl` Me hlh `jt prese`t jur
u`mjcl`ess oeajre Mls Abtmers abke Me pre-
se`teh Mls jw` mjcl`ess.
Jm, ajr tme drbke tj vlew jur drebt Mldm rlesttmrjudm tme eye ja abltm!
Arji tme pe` ja Fli _elib``6
^rblse oe tj Djh tmbt oeclevers rekelve tme
mjcl`ess ja Kmrlst b`h bre kcjtmeh l` Mls rldm-
tejus`ess jt jurs ajr bcc jur rldmtejus
bkts bre clge flctmy rbds (Lsb. 1861).
L hecldmt drebtcy l` tme CJ_H7 iy sjuc refjlkesl` iy Djh. Ajr me mbs kcjtmeh ie wltm dbrie`ts
ja sbcvbtlj` b`h brrbyeh ie l` b rjoe ja rldm-
tejus`ess (Lsb. 1262>).
_eieioer, oeclevers, \ju mbve kjie tj Djh,
tme fuhde ja bcc ie`, tj tme splrlts ja rldmtejus
ie` ibhe peraekt, tj Fesus tme iehlbtjr ja b `ew
kjve`b`t, b`h tj tme sprl`gceh ocjjh tmbt spebgs
b oetter wjrh tmb` tme ocjjh ja Boec (Meo.2?6?; ?8).
Mebve`cy Abtmer, dlve us mebve`cy eyes tj
vlew jur peraekt [bvljr tme j`cy J`e wmj
ls boce tj sbve kjipcetecy tmjse wmj kjie tj
Djh tmrjudm mli, oekbuse me bcwbys clves tj
l`terkehe ajr tmei. [ukm b mldm prlest ieets
jur `eeh j`e wmj ls mjcy, ocbiecess, pure,
set bpbrt arji sl``ers, exbcteh bojve tmemebve`s (Meo. 46?5 ?1). Xmb`g \ju ajr
Mli!
Fb`ubry =
Lt wlcc oe j` Bbrj`s ajremebh,
b`h me wlcc oebr tme dulct l`vjcveh l` tme sbkreh dlats.
Exjhus ?=6;=
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Fb`ubry 22
Xmey mbve `j rjjt.
Cuge =62;
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Arji tme pe` ja Kmbrces [purdej`6
\ju bre Kmrlsts. \ju bre Mls oekbuse ja b
hj`btlj`, ajr tme Abtmer dbve yju tj Mls [j`7 Mls
oekbuse Me purkmbseh yju wltm Mls ocjjh, pby-
l`d tme prlke ajr yjur reheiptlj`7 Mls tmrjudm
hehlkbtlj`, ajr yju mbve kjiiltteh b`h kj`se-
krbteh yjurseca tj Mli7 b`h Mls tmrjudm b abi-
lcy recbtlj`smlp, ajr yju mbve oee` `bieh oy Mls`bie, oekjie j`e ja Mls orjtmers jr slsters, b`h
ibhe kj-melrs (_ji. =624) wltm Mli.
E`hebvjr tj smjw tme wjrch yju bre tme ser-
vb`t, tme arle`h, b`h tme orlhe ja Fesus. Tme` yju
bre teipteh tj sl`, respj`h oy sbyl`d, L kb`t hj
tmls terrloce wlkgeh`ess, ajr L bi Kmrlsts. _e-
ieioer eter`bc prl`klpces prjmlolt tme arle`h
ja Kmrlst tj sl`. [j wme` lcc-djtte` webctm ls set
oeajre yju tmbt kb` j`cy oe wj` tmrjudm sl`, sby,
L bi Kmrlsts, b`h tme` reause tj tjukm lt.
Bre yju abkl`d hlaflkuctles b`h hb`ders: [tb`h
flri l` tmese evlc hbys, reieioerl`d yju bre
Kmrlsts. Hj yju fl`h yjurseca slttl`d hjw` wltm
jtmers, hjl`d `jtml`d: Xme` rlse up tj wjrg wltm
bcc yjur stre`dtm. B`h wme` tme swebt oebhs up
j` yjur ajremebh b`h yju bre teipteh tj oe lhce
bdbl`, kry jut, @j, L kb`t stjp, ajr L bi Kmrlsts!La L mbh `jt oee` purkmbseh oy Mls ocjjh L ildmt
oe clge Lssbkmbr, cyl`d hjw` oetwee` twj sbhhce-
obds (De`. 865). B`h persj`bc-
lzl`d [krlpture ls b`jtmer ieb`s mecpl`d ie oe
vlktjrljus jver tme teiptbtlj`s ja clae. Ajr exbi-
pce, Hj WLY `jt g`jw tmbt WiyY ojhy ls b teipce
ja tme Mjcy [plrlt, wmj ls l` WieY, wmji WLY mbverekelveh arji Djh: WL biY `jt WiyY jw`7 WL wbsY
ojudmt bt b prlke. Xmereajre WL wlccY mj`jr Djh
wltm WiyY ojhy (2 Kjr. 162< ?>).
Bs tme Cjrh kj`tl`ues tj sb`ktlay us, ibgl`d
us ijre b`h ijre mjcy, we wlcc l`heeh see vlktjry
eve` jver sl`s wltm wmlkm we iby mbve struddceh
ajr yebrs. Ajr tmjudm we clve l` tme wjrch, we hj
`jt wbde wbr bs tme wjrch hjes. Xme webpj`s we
fldmt wltm bre `jt tme webpj`s ja tme wjrch. J`
tme kj`trbry, tmey mbve hlvl`e pjwer tj heijclsm
strj`dmjchs. Te heijclsm brduie`ts b`h every
prete`slj` tmbt sets ltseca up bdbl`st tme g`jwc-
ehde ja Djh, b`h we tbge kbptlve every tmjudmt tj
ibge lt joehle`t tj Kmrlst (? Kjr. 2>6; 5).
L` bcc tmese tml`ds we bre ijre tmb` kj`-
querjrs (_ji. =6;4).
Hebr Fesus, tmb`g \ju tmbt L bi \jurs,
b`h tmbt oekbuse L bi l` \ju, L bi ijre tmb`
b kj`querjr.
Fb`ubry 2?
\ju bre Kmrlsts.
2 Kjrl`tmlb`s ;6?; E[Q
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Arji tme pe` ja Kmbrces [purdej`6
[jcjij`s smlps mbh retur`eh l` sbaety (see
2 Gl`ds 6;4 we see tmbt Djh
se`t Eclezer tj prjpmesy bdbl`st Femjsmbpmbt,
Oekbuse yju mbve ibhe b` bcclb`ke wltm Bmb-
zlbm, tme CJ_Hwlcc hestrjy wmbt yju mbve ibhe.
Xme verse tme` kj`kcuhes wltm, Xme smlps were
wrekgeh b`h were `jt boce tj set sblc tj trbhe.
Xmls wbs b abtmercy kmbstlseie`t tmbt bppbr-
e`tcy oekbie b ocessl`d tj mli, mjwever, ajr l`
tme verse ajccjwl`d tmls ijr`l`ds text, we see
mli reausl`d tj bccjw mls servb`ts tj sblc l` tmesbie smlps wltm tmjse ja tme wlkgeh rucer Gl`d
Bmbzlbm. Iy prbyer ls tmbt Femjsmbpmbts experl-
e`ke iby oe b wbr`l`d tj tme Cjrhs pejpce tj
bvjlh oel`d u`equbccy yjgeh tjdetmer wltm u`-
oeclevers (? Kjr. 1628).
Xme hestl`y ja oeclevers wmj bre wlccl`dcy
u`lteh l` ibrrlbde, jr b`y jtmer wby, wltm pejpce
ja tme wjrch ls typlkbccy b clae ja ilsery. Jm, iby
we mbve sukm b drebt cjve ajr Fesus tmbt, clge Mli,
we iby oe mjcy, mbricess tj jtmers, pure b`h u`-
heflceh, b`h sepbrbte arji sl``ers!
La tmls ls `jt tme kbse wltm us, we kb` jate`
expekt tj mebr, Xme Cjrh wlcc hestrjy wmbt yju
mbve ibhe.
Arji tme pe` ja Fli _elib``6
Mjw jate` mbve we see` oeclevers ibrry u`-
oeclevers, tml`gl`d tmelr experle`ke wlcc sjie-
mjw heay Djhs trutm, j`cy tj see tmelr ibrrlbde
e`h l` hlvjrke jr survlve l` utter ilsery! Hj
`jt oe hekelveh6 Djh kb``jt oe ijkgeh. B ib`
rebps wmbt me sjws (Dbc. 164).
Jate` u`ibrrleh pejpce bre sj kj`suieh
oy tmelr heslre tj oe ibrrleh, tmey bre wlccl`d
tj kjiprjilse Djhs Tjrh. Xmls ls hb`derjus
drju`h tj trebh, ajr b` u`mbppy jr orjge` ibr-rlbde ls typlkbccy cj`ecler tmb` tme sl`dce clae.
Tmetmer ibrrleh jr sl`dce, we smjuch cjjg
tj jur cjvl`d [bvljr tj ieet jur `eehs. Iy Djh
wlcc ieet bcc yjur `eehsbkkjrhl`d tj mls dcjrljus
rlkmes l` Kmrlst Fesus (^mlc. 862
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Arji tme pe` ja Kmbrces [purdej`6
Xmrjudm tme wjrhs tj sbvewe kjie tj u`her-
stb`h tme drebt wjrg ja sbcvbtlj`, arji jur flrst
mjcy heslre tj jur kjipcete sb`ktlflkbtlj`. Djhs
ierky ls wrbppeh up l` tmese wjrhs, ajr Kmrlst ls
`jt j`cyildmty tj sbve tmjse wmj repe`t out
Me ls ildmty tj kbuse tmei tj repe`t. Xmjse wmj
oecleve l` Mli, Me wlcc tbge tj mebve`7 out ijretmb` tmbt, tmrjudm Mls ildmt, Me wlcc dlve tmei
`ew mebrts b`h wlcc wjrg abltm l`tj tmelr clves. Me
ls ildmty tj kbuse tme persj` wmj mbtes mjcl`ess
tj cjve lt b`h tj kjipec sjiej`e wmj hesplses
Mls `bie tj oe`h mls g`ee oeajre Mli.
\et tmese wjrhs bre `jt auccy hefl`eh eve` l`
bcc ja tmls, ajr tme Cjrhs hlvl`e pjwer ls equbc l`
b persj`s clae batertme wjrg ja sbcvbtlj` mbs oee`
bkkjipclsmeh. Xme clae ja b oeclever oekjies b`
j`djl`d serles ja ilrbkces perajrieh oy tme
Ildmty Djh (Lsb. 2>6?2). Xme ousm kj`tl`ues
tj our` out ls `jt kj`suieh. Bater ibgl`d Mls
pejpce mjcy, Me ls ildmty tj geep Mls pejpce mjcy
b`h bcsj tj preserve tmei l` Mls revere`ke b`h
cjve u`tlc Me peraekts b`h kjipcetes tmelr splrl-
tubc exlste`ke l` mebve .
Kmrlsts ildmty pjwer hjes `jt cle l` ibgl`dsjiej`e b oeclever b`h tme` cebvl`d mli tj ae`h
ajr mliseca, ajr me wmj Woedl`sY b djjh wjrg . . .
wlcc kbrry lt j` tj kjipcetlj` (^mlc. 261). Me wmj
lipbrts tme flrst seeh ja clae tj b hebh sjuc hl-
vl`ecy kj`tl`ues tmbt clae, stre`dtme`l`d lt u`tlc lt
kjipcetecy oursts tme oj`hs ja every sl` b`h u`-
tlc tmbt sjuc cebps arji ebrtm peraekteh l` dcjry.
J oeclever, wmbt b` e`kjurbdeie`t tmls ls!Bre yju prbyl`d ajr b hebrcy cjveh j`e: Hj`t dlve
up Kmrlst ls ildmty tj sbve! \ju bre pjwer-
cesstj rekcbli eve` j`e reoeccljus sjuc, out yjur
Cjrh ls bcildmty. [j tbge mjch ja Mls ildmty bri,
stlrrl`d lt tj exmlolt lts stre`dtm.
Bre yju trjuoceh bojut yjur jw` sltubtlj`:
Aebr `jt! Mls stre`dtm ls suaflkle`t ajr yju
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Arji tme pe` ja Kmbrces [purdej`6
Djhs prjilses were `ever ieb`t tj oe kbst
bslhe clge wbste pbper Me l`te`hs ajr us tj
use tmei. Mls djch ls `jt tme kurre`ky ja b il-
ser Me ieb`s ajr us tj use lt ajr trbhl`d. @jtm-
l`d pcebses jur Cjrh ijre tmb` tj see us put Mls
prjilses l`tj klrkucbtlj`. Me cjves tj see Mls
kmlchre` jaaerl`d tmei up tj Mli wmlce sbyl`d,Cjrh Djh, hj bs yju prjilseh.
Te dcjrlay Djh wme` we ebr`estcy pcebh
Mls prjilses. Hj yju mj`estcy oecleve Djh wlcc
oe b`y pjjrer ajr dlvl`d yju tme rlkmes Me mbs
prjilseh: Hj yju bktubccy suppjse Me wlcc oe
b`y cess mjcy ajr drb`tl`d mjcl`ess tj yju: Hj yju
sjiemjw libdl`e Me wlcc oe b`y cess pure bater
kceb`sl`d yju arji yjur sl`s:
Xme Cjrh sbys, Kjie `jw, cet us rebsj` tj-
detmer. Xmjudm yjur sl`s bre clge skbrcet, tmey
smbcc oe bs wmlte bs s`jw7 tmjudm tmey bre reh
bs krlisj`, tmey smbcc oe clge wjjc (Lsb. 262=).
Xrue abltm tbges mjch ja Djhs prjilse ja pbr-
hj` wltmjut hecby b`h hjes `jt sby, Xmls ls b
prekljus prjilse, L wj`her la lts true. L`stebh,
lt tbges tme prjilse hlrektcy tj Djhs tmrj`e b`h
pcebhs, Cjrh, mere bre yjur wjrhs. Hj bs yju
prjilseh. Xme` Me repcles, Oe lt hj`e ajr yju
bs yju heslre (Ibtt. 256?= E[Q). Tme` b Kmrls-
tlb` tbges mjch ja b prjilse out hjes `jt tbge lt
tj Djh, me hlsmj`jrs Mli. \et wme` me liiehl-
btecy djes tj Djhs tmrj`e ja drbke b`h krles jut,
L mbve `j obsls tj bsg ajr tmls exkept tmbt \ju
mbve sblh lt, tme` mls heslre wlcc oe drb`teh.
Jur mebve`cy Ob`ger hecldmts tj kbsm Mls jw`kmekgs, sj `ever cet Mls prjilses rust. Hrbw Mls
Tjrh ja prjilse arji lts smebtm b`h use lt wltm
b` l`te`se b`h mjcy ajrke. Hj`t ever tml`g Djh
wlcc oe ojtmereh jr ourhe`eh wme` yju reil`h
Mli ja Mls prjilses. Me cjves tj mebr tme cjuh
jutkrles ja `eehy sjucs, ajr lt ls Mls true hecldmt
tj oestjw Mls ocessl`ds j` tmei.
L` abkt, Me ls bcwbys ijre rebhy tj mebr tmb`
we bre tj bsg. L` tme sbie wby tme su` `ever
drjws webry ja sml`l`d, `jr b strebi ja jwl`d,
lt ls Djhs `bture tj geep Mls prjilses. Xmereajre
dj liiehlbtecy tj Mls tmrj`e b`h sby, Hj bs yju
prjilseh.
Arji tme pe` ja Fli _elib``6
L` jrher tj tbge Djhs prjilses tj Mli l`
prbyer, we iust g`jw tmjse prjilses. \et mjw
ib`y ja us `edcekt Mls Tjrh! Mjw ib`y ja us,
eve` cj`dtlie Kmrlstlb`s, hj `jt hld l`tj Mls
Tjrh, il`l`d tmjse `uddets ja djch tmbt [pur-
dej` kbccs Djhs kurre`ky ajr trbhl`d: Hlddl`d
heeper requlres b strj`d kjiiltie`t b`h j`-
djl`d hlsklpcl`e, b`h clge everytml`d ecse l` jur
splrltubc clves, lt wlcc `jt oe ebsy. \et lt wlcc pby
eter`bc hlvlhe`hs ja drebt wjrtm.
\ju g`jw wltm bcc yjur mebrt b`h sjuc
tmbt `jt j`e ja bcc tme djjh prjilses tme
CJ_H
yjur Djh dbve yju mbs ablceh. Everyprjilse mbs oee` aucflcceh7 jt j`e mbs ablceh.
Fjsmub ?;628
Xbge tj mebrt bcc tme wjrhs L mbve sjc-
ei`cy hekcbreh tj yju tmls hby. . . . Xmey bre
`jt fust lhce wjrhs ajr yju tmey bre yjur
clae.
Heuterj`jiy ;?681 84
Abtmer, ajrdlve ie ajr `edcektl`d \jurTjrh. [l`ke \jur Tjrh ls iy clae, pcebse heep-
e` iy heslre ajr lt tjhby. \ju jpe` yjur mb`h
b`h sbtlsay tme heslres ja every clvl`d tml`d
(^s. 285621).
Fb`ubry 25
CJ_HDjh, . . . hj bs yju prjilseh.
? [biuec 46?5
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Arji tme pe` ja Kmbrces [purdej`6
Xmls ijr`l`d iby ebkm ja us mebr tme Cjrh
Fesus spebg tj us, sbyl`d, L iyseca wlcc mecp yju.
Lts b sibcc tml`d ajr Ie, bs yjur Djh, tj mecp yju
l` yjur tlie ja `eeh, espeklbccy wme` yju kj`-
slher wmbt Lve hj`e ajr yju bcrebhy. Tmbt! @jt
mecp yju: L ojudmt yju wltm Iy ocjjh. Tmbt!
@jt mecp yju: L hleh ajr yju, b`h la Lve bcrebhyhj`e wmbt ls drebter, wlcc L `jw `jt hj wmbt ls
cess: Mecp yju: Xmls ls tme very cebst L wlcc ever hj
ajr yju, ajr L mbve hj`e iukm ijre ajr yju l` tme
pbst b`h wlcc hj iukm ijre ajr yju l` tme auture.
Oeajre tme wjrch oedb` L kmjse yju b`h
ibhe tme kjve`b`t ajr yju. L set Iy dcjry bslhe
b`h oekbie b ib` ajr yju, b`h tme` L cblh hjw`
Iy clae ajr yju. La L hlh bcc tmls, surecy L wlcc mecp
yju `jw. L` mecpl`d yju `jw, mjwever, Li j`cy
dlvl`d yju wmbt Lve bcrebhy ojudmt ajr yju. La
yju `eeheh b tmjusb`h tlies ijre mecp, L wjuch
dlve lt tj yju, ajr yju requlre very clttce kjipbreh
wltm wmbt L bi rebhy tj dlve.
\jur `eeh seeis drebt tj yju, out lt ls `jtm-
l`d ajr ie tj oestjw j` yju. Mecp yju: Aebr `jt!
La yju mbh b iere b`t bt tme hjjr ja yjur drb`bry
bsgl`d ajr mecp, lt wjuch`t ob`grupt yju tj dlve
mli b mb`hauc ja yjur wmebt. B`h yet, l` kji-
pbrlsj`, yju bre `jt eve` b tl`y l`sekt wme` yju
stb`h bt tme hjjr ja Iy bcc-suaflkle`ky. L iyseca
wlcc mecp yju.
J iy sjuc (^s. 2>;62), ls tmls `jt e`judm
ajr yju: Jr hj yju `eeh ijre stre`dtm tmb` tme
ji`lpjte`ke ja Djhs Mjcy Xrl`lty: Hj yju wb`t
ijre wlshji tmb` exlsts l` tme il`h ja tme Ab-tmer, ijre cjve tmb` tme [j` hlspcbys, jr ijre
pjwer tmb` ls ib`laesteh l` tme wjrg ja tme Mjcy
[plrlt:
Orl`d tme Cjrh yjur eipty pltkmer! [urecy
Mls wecc wlcc flcc lt. Rulkgcy dbtmer yjur eiptl-
`ess, yjur wb`ts, yjur trjuoces, b`h yjur `eehs
tjdetmer. _eieioer tme rlver ja Djh ls yjur
sjurke ja suppcy. Tmbt kjuch yju pjsslocy heslre
tmbt lt kb``jt prjvlhe: Dj ajrtm, hebr sjuc l`
Mls ildmt g`jwl`d tme eter`bc Djh ls yjur
mecper![j hj `jt aebr, ajr L bi wltm yju7 hj `jt oe
hlsibyeh, ajr L bi yjur Djh. L wlcc stre`dtme`
yju b`h mecp yju (Lsb. 8262>).
Arji tme pe` ja Fli _elib``6
[j jate` jur djh ls tjj sibcc. Out tmls ls `jt
tme l`fl`lte, bcc-pjwerauc Djh ja tme Oloce!
Xme Djh ja tme Oloce ls b drbkljus, dlvl`d, cjv-l`d Abtmer, b`h we g`jw tmbt l` bcc tml`dsDjh
wjrgs ajr tme djjh ja tmjse wmj cjve mli, wmj
mbve oee` kbcceh bkkjrhl`d tj mls purpjse (_ji.
=6?=).
La we bre kmlchre`, tme` we bre melrs melrs
ja Djh b`h kj-melrs wltm Kmrlst (_ji. =624).
Xme Cjrh kbccs us Mls kmlch, `jt slipcy oekbuse
ja Mls cjve ajr us, out oekbuse tmere ls j`e tml`dkmlchre` hj cedbccy tmey l`merlt! Te smbre l`
Kmrlsts l`merltb`ke bs b ieioer ja Mls abi-
lcy. _eieioer Mls wjrhs: Tmjever hjes Djhs
wlcc ls iy orjtmer b`h slster b`h ijtmer (Ibrg
;6;5).
Tltm b` blr ja l`krehuclty ja oeclevl`d jtm-
erwlse, ^buc hekcbres6 Me wmj hlh `jt spbre mls
jw` [j`, out dbve mli up ajr us bcc mjw wlccme `jtbcsj, bcj`d wltm mli, drbkljuscy dlve us bcc
tml`ds: (_ji. =6;?).
L`heeh, mjw wlcc Me `jt!
Fb`ubry 21
L iyseca wlcc mecp yju, hekcbres tme CJ_H.
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Arji tme pe` ja Kmbrces [purdej`6
Xme bpjstce Fjm` wbs prlvlcedeh tj cjjg
wltml` tme dbtes ja mebve` ltseca. L` heskrlol`d
wmbt me sbw me oedb` oy sbyl`d, L cjjgeh, b`h
tmere oeajre ie wbs tme Cbio. Xmls u`hjuot-
ehcy tebkmes us tmbt tme prl`klpbc jofekt ja ajkus
l` tmbt mebve`cy cb`h ls tme Cbio ja Djh, wmj
tbges bwby tme sl` ja tme wjrch! (Fjm` 26?>: 2112), tme [kjttlsm
^resoyterlb` prebkmer, sblh, Mebve` b`h Kmrlst
bre tme sbie tml`d. Xj oe wltm Kmrlst ls tj oe l`
mebve`, b`h tj oe l` mebve` ls tj oe wltm Kmrlst.
_utmerajrh, tmbt wj`herauc prlsj`er ja tme Cjrh,
bcsj sblh l` j`e ja mls sweet b`h dcjwl`d cetters,J iy Cjrh Fesus Kmrlst, la L kjuch oe l` mebve`
wltmjut yju mebve` wjuch oe b mecc7 b`h la L
kjuch oe l` mecc, out mbve yju wltm ie mecc
wjuch oe mebve` ajr ie. \ju bre bcc tme mebve`
L heslre!
Ls`t tmls true, hebr Kmrlstlb`: Hjes`t yjur
sjuc bdree:
@jt bcc tme mbrps bojve
Kb` ibge b mebve`cy pcbke,
La Djh Mls reslhe`ke reijve,
Jr out kj`kebc Mls abke.Tlcclbi Tbcger, 2=>< 2=45
Bcc yju `eeh tj oe ocesseh l`kjipbrbocy
ocesseh ls tj oe wltm Kmrlst (^mlc. 26?;).
Arji tme pe` ja Fli _elib``6
Xme bpjstce Fjm` u`hjuotehcy u`herstjjh
tme uctlibte ocessl`d ja hweccl`d wltm Kmrlst. Me
wrjte ja mjw tme Cjrh Djh kmjse tj hwecc wltm
us `jw b`h l` tme clae tj kjie. Mere ls mjw Fjm`
stbteh lt bt Fesus flrst kjil`d6
Xme Tjrh oekbie esm b`h ibhe mls
hweccl`d bij`d us.
Fjm` 2628
Cbter l` mls clae, Fjm` heskrloeh ajr us l` tme
ojjg ja tme _evecbtlj` wmere tme Cjrh mbs kmj-
se` tj clve bt Mls sekj`h kjil`d6
L sbw tme Mjcy Klty, tme `ew Ferusbcei,
kjil`d hjw` jut ja mebve`. . . . B`h L mebrh b
cjuh vjlke arji tme tmrj`e sbyl`d, @jw tme
hweccl`d ja Djh ls wltm ie`, b`h me wlcc clve
wltm tmei.
_evecbtlj` ?26? ;
L prblse \ju, Cjrh, ajr kmjjsl`d tj clve wltm
ie tmrjudmjut eter`lty b`h ajr bccjwl`d ie
tj clve wltm \ju.
Fb`ubry 24
L cjjgeh, b`h tmere oeajre ie wbs tme Cbio,
stb`hl`d j` Iju`t Vlj`.
_evecbtlj` 2862
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Arji tme pe` ja Kmbrces [purdej`6
L` mebve`, mjw hlaaere`t wlcc oe tme kj`hltlj`
ja tme oeclever wme` kjipbreh tj mere! Mere j`
ebrtm me ls ojr` l`tj abtldul`d wjrg b`h suaaers
webrl`ess, out l` tme eter`bc cb`h ja tme liijr-
tbc, abtldue ls `ever g`jw`. J` ebrtm, ebder tj
serve mls Ibster, me fl`hs mls stre`dtm `jt equbc
tj tme tbsg jr tj mls zebc, sj mls kj`tl`ubc kry ls,Mecp ie tj serve \ju, J iy Djh! La mes b` bk-
tlve Kmrlstlb`, me wlcc mbve iukm wjrg tj hj mere
j` ebrtm, `jt tjj iukm ajr mls wlcc, out ijre tmb`
e`judm ajr mls stre`dtm. [j me wlcc kry jut, Li
`jt webry jatme wjrg Li webry l`lt.
J Kmrlstlb`, tme cj`d mjt hbys ja webrl`ess
wlcc `jt cbst ajrever. Xme su` ls `ebrl`d tme mj-
rlzj` b`h wlcc rlse bdbl` j` b orldmter hby tmb`
yju mbve ever see` b`h upj` b cb`h wmere yju
wlcc serve Djh hby b`h ldmt yet wltm true rest
arji yjur cbojr. _est j` ebrtm ls l`kjipcete, out
tmere lt ls peraekt. Mere b Kmrlstlb` bcwbys aeecs
u`settceh bs tmjudm me mbs `jt yet bttbl`eh. Out
tmere, bcc bre bt rest, mbve bttbl`eh tme suiilt ja
tme iju`tbl`, b`h mbve bske`heh tj tme sweet
eiorbke ja tmelr Djh. Xmey kb` dj `j mldmer.
J wjrg-wjr` cbojrer, fust tml`g ja wme` yjuwlcc rest ajrever! Kb` yju kj`kelve ja lt: Lt ls b`
eter`bc rest b rest tmbt reibl`s. Mere iy
drebtest fjys drjw hli, iy ablrest jwers abhe,
iy fl`est tebkups bre hrbl`eh tj tme hreds, tme
sweetest sj`dolrhs abcc arji Hebtms brrjws, iy
ijst pcebsb`t hbys bcwbys e`h wltm tme kjil`d
smbhjws ja `ldmt, b`h iy jjhs ja mbppl`ess
suoslhe l`tj heserts ja sjrrjw.Out tmere, everytml`d ls liijrtbc. Mbrps pcby
j` wltmjut ever dbtmerl`d rust, djche` krjw`s
`ever tbr`lsm, eyes reibl` orldmt, vjlkes bre u`-
abcterl`d, mebrts u`wbverl`d, b`h every eter`bc
oel`d ls flcceh wltm l`fl`lte hecldmt.
Mbppy hby! Xrucy mbppy! Ijrtbclty wlcc oe
swbccjweh up oy clae, b`h tme eter`bc [boobtm-
rest wlcc oedl`.
Arji tme pe` ja Fli _elib``6
Te clve l` b wjrch aucc ja stresses b`h strbl`s,b`h we jate` mebr ja exmbustlj` jr our`jut, eve`
bij`d Kmrlstlb`s. Out kjipbreh tj tme bpjstce
^buc, kb` we trucy kjipcbl`: Mere ls wmbt me sblh6
L mbve wjrgeh iukm mbrher, oee` l`
prlsj` ijre areque`tcy, oee` jddeh ijre
severecy, b`h oee` expjseh tj hebtm bdbl`
b`h bdbl`. Alve tlies L rekelveh arji tme
Fews tme ajrty cbsmes il`us j`e. Xmree tliesL wbs oebte` wltm rjhs, j`ke L wbs stj`eh,
tmree tlies L wbs smlpwrekgeh, L spe`t b
`ldmt b`h b hby l` tme jpe` seb, L mbve oee`
kj`stb`tcy j` tme ijve. L mbve oee` l` hb`-
der arji rlvers, l` hb`der arji ob`hlts, l`
hb`der arji iy jw` kju`tryie`, l` hb`der
arji De`tlces7 l` hb`der l` tme klty, l` hb`-
der l` tme kju`try, l` hb`der bt seb7 b`h l`
hb`der arji abcse orjtmers. L mbve cbojrehb`h tjlceh b`h mbve jate` dj`e wltmjut
sceep7 L mbve g`jw` mu`der b`h tmlrst b`h
mbve jate` dj`e wltmjut ajjh7 L mbve oee`
kjch b`h `bgeh. Oeslhes everytml`d ecse, L
abke hblcy tme pressure ja iy kj`ker` ajr bcc
tme kmurkmes. . . . La L iust ojbst, L wlcc ojbst
ja tme tml`ds tmbt smjw iy webg`ess.
? Kjrl`tmlb`s 226?; ?=, ;>
Hebr Cjrh, Cet us `jt oekjie webry l`
hjl`d djjh, ajr bt tme prjper tlie we wlcc rebp
b mbrvest la we hj `jt dlve up (Dbc. 16
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Xbge kjurbde! _jybc aeet mbve ceat b ocjjh-
stbl`eh trblc upj` yjur rjbh b`h tmereoy kj`se-
krbteh tme hlaflkuct pbtm ajrever.
Arji tme pe` ja Fli _elib``6
Fesus kbie tj ebrtm tj lhe`tlay wltm us l` jur
muib`lty sj we kjuch lhe`tlay wltm Mli l` Mls
mjcl`ess. Me mbh tj oe ibhe clge mls orjtmers l`
every wby . . . tmbt me ildmt ibge btj`eie`t ajr
tme sl`s ja tme pejpce (Meo. ?624).
L` jtmer wjrhs, tj ibge btj`eie`t, Me
mbh tj oe j`e ja us. Djh se`t mls [j`, ojr` ja b
wjib`, ojr` u`her cbw, tj reheei tmjse u`her
cbw, tmbt we ildmt rekelve tme aucc rldmts ja sj`s
(Dbc. 868 5).
Fesus Kmrlst muioceh Mliseca tj oekjie bib` sj yju kjuch jt j`cy oekjie Mls arle`h out
bcsj b ieioer ja Mls abilcy! B`h oekbuse Me
oekbie b ib`, Me kb` l`heeh syipbtmlze wltm
every struddce yju wlcc ever e`kju`ter.
Tmy `jt dj tj Mli rldmt `jw l` prbyer
g`jwl`d Me kbres: Kjie tj ie, bcc yju wmj
bre webry b`h ourhe`eh, b`h L wlcc dlve yju rest.
Xbge iy yjge upj` yju b`h cebr` arji ie, ajr Lbi de`tce b`h muioce l` mebrt, b`h yju wlcc fl`h
rest ajr yjur sjucs (Ibtt. 226?= ?
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Arji tme pe` ja Kmbrces [purdej`6
Djh sbves Mls pejpce arji tme ajwcers s`bre
l` twj wbys6 arji b`h jut ja. Alrst, Me wlcc ja-
te` heclver tmei arji tme s`bre oy `jt cettl`d
tmei e`ter lt. [ekj`h, la tmey hj det s`breh Me
heclvers tmei jut ja lt. [jie pejpce kj`slher
tme flrst wby ijre prekljus, wmlce jtmers kcl`d tj
tme sekj`h.Me wlcc sbve yju arji tme ajwcers s`bre.
Mjw: Xrjuoce ls jate` tme ieb`s tmrjudm wmlkm
Djh heclvers us. Me g`jws jur obkgsclhl`d wlcc
uctlibtecy e`h l` jur hestruktlj`, sj l` Mls ier-
ky Me se`hs Mls rjh ja kjrrektlj`. Xme` we bsg,
Cjrh, wmy mbve yju hj`e tmls: `jt eve` rebc-
lzl`d jur trjuoce mbs oee` Mls very ieb`s ja he-
clverl`d us arji abr drebter evlc. L` tmls wby ib`ymbve oee` sbveh arji rul` tmrjudm tmelr sjrrjws
b`h tme krjsses tmey oebr. Xmese olrhs mbve
oee` arldmte`eh arji tme ajwcers `et. Bt jtmer
tlies Djh geeps Mls pejpce arji tme ajwcers
s`bre oy dlvl`d tmei drebt splrltubc stre`dtm.
Xme` wme` tmey bre teipteh tj hj evlc tmey sby,
Mjw tme` kjuch L hj sukm b wlkgeh tml`d b`h sl`
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Arji tme pe` ja Kmbrces [purdej`6
Kb` yju hj tmls: Bre`t tmere gl`h`esses
ja tme CJ_H yju mbve experle`keh: Bctmjudm
yju iby oe sbh b`h hefekteh `jw, kb`t yju re-
ieioer tmbt ocesseh mjur wme` Fesus iet yju
b`h sblh, Kjie tj ie (Ibtt. 226?=): Kb`t
yju reieioer tmbt dcjrljus ijie`t wme` Me
s`bppeh yjur smbkgces, kbst yjur kmbl`s tj tmedrju`h, b`h sblh, L kbie tj orebg yjur oj`hs
b`h set yju aree:
Eve` la yjur splrltubc pbsslj` mbs abheh,
surecy tmere iust oe b prekljus ilce ibrger
bcj`d tme rjbh ja clae tmbt ls `jt yet kjvereh wltm
ijss j`e j` wmlkm yju kb` stlcc rebh b mbppy
reil`her ja Mls ierky tjwbrh yju.
Tmbt! Hlh yju `ever mbve b slkg`ess per-mbps clge tme j`e tmbt yju bre `jw suaaer-
l`d arji wmlkm Me hlh `jt restjre yju: Tere
yju `ever pjjr tmbt Me hlh `jt suppcy yjur
`eehs: Tere yju `ever l` hlstressl`d klrkui-
stb`kes tmbt Me hlh `jt heclver yju:
Det up! Dj tj tme rlver ja yjur jw` experle`ke,
pucc up b aew oucrusmes, webve tmei l`tj b` brg,
b`h put yjur oboy abltm sbaecy bjbt. Hj`t ajrdet
wmbt yjur Djh mbs hj`e ajr yju. Xur` obkg tme
pbdes ja tme ojjg ja yjur ieijry b`h kj`slher
yjur pbst. Kb` yju reieioer Iju`t Ilzbr: ([ee
^s. 8?65 1.) Hlh tme Cjrh `ever ieet wltm yju bt
Iju`t Merij`: Mbve yju `ever kclioeh tmese
dcjrljus iju`tbl`s: Mbve yju ever oee` mecpeh
l` yjur tlie ja `eeh:
@j, L g`jw yju mbve! Xml`g obkg b smjrt tlie
tj tme oest ieijrles ja yjur clae, b`h bctmjudm
everytml`d iby bppebr hbrg rldmt `jw, lccuil`e
tme cbips ja tme pbst. Xmey wlcc dclste` tmrjudm
tme hbrg`ess, b`h tme` yju wlcc trust l` tme Cjrh
wmlce yju wbtkm b `ew hby hbw` b`h see tme
smbhjws ja `ldmt vb`lsm.
_eieioer, J CJ_H, yjur drebt ierky
b`h cjve, ajr tmey bre arji ja jch(^s. ?561).
Arji tme pe` ja Fli _elib``6
Rulte jate` tme [krlptures bhij`lsm us tj re-
ieioer tme pbst.
_eieioer tmjse ebrcler hbys bater yju
mbh rekelveh tme cldmt, wme` yju stjjh
yjur drju`h l` b drebt kj`test l` tme abke
ja suaaerl`d. [jietlies yju were puoclkcy
expjseh tj l`suct b`h persekutlj`7 bt jtmer
tlies yju stjjh slhe oy slhe wltm tmjse wmj
were sj trebteh. \ju syipbtmlzeh wltm tmjse
l` prlsj` b`h fjyauccy bkkepteh tme kj`fls-kbtlj` ja yjur prjperty, oekbuse yju g`ew
tmbt yju yjursecves mbh oetter b`h cbstl`d
pjssesslj`s. [j hj `jt tmrjw bwby yjur kj`-
flhe`ke7 lt wlcc oe rlkmcy rewbrheh. \ju `eeh
tj persevere sj tmbt wme` yju mbve hj`e
tme wlcc ja Djh, yju wlcc rekelve wmbt me mbs
prjilseh.
Meorews 2>6;? ;1
L kjuch `ever ajrdet tme hby tme Cjrh sbveh
ie, reskul`d ie arji eter`bc hestruktlj`! \et
wmy hj L jate` wbcg l` b wby tmbt smjws sukm b
cbkg ja trust l` Mli:
Hebr Abtmer, iby L ibge b heteril`b-
tlj` eve` `jw tj tecc ja tme gl`h`esses ja tme
CJ_H. L wlcc reieioer tme heehs ja tme CJ_H7
yes, L wlcc reieioer yjur ilrbkces ja cj`dbdj(^s. 44622).
_eieioer tme hby yju stjjh oeajre tme
CJ_Hyjur Djh (Heut. 862>).
Fb`ubry ?5
L wlcc tecc ja tme gl`h`esses ja tme CJ_H, tme heehs ajr wmlkm me ls tj oe prblseh,
bkkjrhl`d tj bcc tme CJ_Hmbs hj`e ajr us.
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Arji tme pe` ja Kmbrces [purdej`6
Djhs pejpce bre hjuocy Mls kmlchre` tmey
bre Mls jaasprl`d tmrjudm krebtlj` b`h tmey bre
Mls kmlchre` tmrjudm tmelr bhjptlj` l` Kmrlst.
Xmereajre, tmey bre prlvlcedeh tj bhhress Mli oy
sbyl`d, Jur Abtmer wmlkm brt l` mebve` (Ibtt.
16< GFQ). Abtmer. Tmbt b prekljus wjrh!
Xme very wjrh spebgs butmjrlty. \et, La L biyjur Abtmer, wmere ls iy mj`jr: La yju bre iy
kmlchre`, wmere ls yjur joehle`ke: Xme teri Ab-
tmeril`dces baaektlj` wltm butmjrlty, b` butmjr-
lty tmbt hjes `jt evjge reoecclj`, out b` butmjrlty
heib`hl`d joehle`ke tmbt ls kmeerauccy dlve`
b`h wjuch `jt oe wltmmech eve` wme` lt kjuch
oe. Xme joehle`ke Djhs kmlchre` re`her tj Mli
iust oe b cjvl`d joehle`ke.
Hj`t bpprjbkm servl`d tme Cjrh bs b scbve
slipcy hjl`d yjur tbsgibsters wjrg, out ajccjw
tme pbtm ja Mls kjiib`hs oekbuse lt ls yjur Ab-
tmers pbtm. Jaaer tme pbrts ja yjur ojhy tj mli
bs l`struie`ts ja rldmtejus`ess (_ji. 162;) oe-
kbuse rldmtejus`ess ls yjur Abtmers wlcc, b`h Mls
wlcc smjuch bcsj oe tme wlcc ja Mls kmlch.
Abtmer! Xme wjrh he`jtes b gl`dcy bttrloute.
\et lt ls sj sweetcy velceh l` cjve tmbt tme Gl`dskrjw` ls ajrdjtte` wme` vlewl`d Mls abke, b`h
Mls skepter ls `jt b rjh ja lrj` out b slcver skepter
ja ierky. L` abkt, Mls skepter seeis tj oe ajrdjt-
te` bctjdetmer l` tme te`her mb`h ja Mli wmj
wlechs lt.
Abtmer! L` tmls teri we fl`h mj`jr b`h cjve.
Mjw drebt ls b abtmers cjve ajr mls kmlchre`! Xme
wjrh arle`hsmlp wlcc `jt hj, `jr wlcc tme terigl`h`esskjie kcjse tj expressl`d wmbt b abtmers
mebrt b`h mb`hs wlcc hj ajr mls kmlch. Xmey bre
mls jaasprl`d me iust ocess tmei7 tmey bre mls
kmlchre` me iust exmlolt mls stre`dtm l` tmelr
heae`se. La b` ebrtmcy abtmer wbtkmes jver mls
kmlchre` wltm u`kebsl`d cjve b`h kbre, mjw iukm
ijre hjes jur mebve`cy Abtmer hlspcby:
Boob, Abtmer (_ji. =625)! Tmjever kb`
utter tmese wjrhs mbs expresseh sweeter iu-
slk tmb` bcc tme kmeruoli b`h serbpmli kjuch
ever sl`d. Mebve` ls aju`h l` tme heptm ja tmbt
wjrh Abtmer! L` tmbt wjrh ls bcc L kjuch ever
bsg, bcc iy `eehs kjuch ever heib`h, b`h bcc iy
mebrt kjuch ever heslre.
L mbve bcc ja everytml`d, tmrjudmjut bcc ja
eter`lty, wme` L kb` sby, Abtmer.
Arji tme pe` ja Fli _elib``6
U`ajrtu`btecy, tjj ib`y pejpce tjhby mbve
`ever experle`keh b` ebrtmcy abtmer jr b mebve`-
cy j`e. Te clve l` b tlie wme` b cbrde perke`tbde
ja oboles bre ojr` tj sl`dce wjie`, b tlie tmbt
drebtcy u`hervbcues tme lipjrtb`ke ja mbvl`d b
abtmer l` tme mjie. \et recbtl`d tj b` ebrtmcy ab-
tmer ls j`e ja tme prlibry wbys we cebr` tj recbte
tj jur mebve`cy Abtmer.
Hebr oeclever, wmetmer jr `jt yju mbve tme
ocessl`d ja b kcjse recbtlj`smlp wltm b` ebrtmcy
abtmer jr `j ebrtmcy abtmer bt bcc tmere ls b
mebve`cy Abtmer wmj ls kbpboce ja oel`d yjur bcc
l` bcc (2 Kjr. 256?=), kbpboce ja ieetl`d yjur ev-
ery `eeh. B`h tmls Abtmer g`jws wmbt yju `eeh
oeajre yju bsg mli (Ibtt. 16=).
Mebve`cy Abtmer, L tmb`g \ju ajr wmj \ju
bre b`h tmbt \ju heslre tj mbve b` l`tlibte
recbtlj`smlp wltm ie. Heepe` iy heslre tj
g`jw \ju oetter, L prby.
Te prby tmls l` jrher tmbt yju iby clve b clae
wjrtmy ja tme Cjrh . . . drjwl`d l` tme g`jwcehde
ja Djh (Kjc. 262>).
Fb`ubry ?1
\jur mebve`cy Abtmer . . .
Ibttmew 16?1
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Arji tme pe` ja Kmbrces [purdej`6
Xmese wjrhs tecc us tmere ls b aucc`ess l`
Kmrlst. Xmere ls b aucc`ess ja Mls `ekessbry Helty,
Ajr l` Kmrlst bcc tme aucc`ess ja tme Helty clves
l` ojhlcy ajri (Kjc. ?6
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Arji tme pe` ja Kmbrces [purdej`6
Tme` yju sebrkm heepcy wltml` yjurseca,
hj`t yju fl`h b cbkg ja peraektlj`: Hjes`t ev-
ery hby ja yjur clae tebkm yju tmbt: Hjes`t every
tebr tmbt trlkgces arji yjur eyes b`h every mbrsm
wjrh tmbt prjkeehs arji yjur clps iutter, Li-
peraektlj`. Xjj areque`tcy yju mbve mbh sukm
b hlrekt vlew l`tj yjur jw` mebrt tmbt lt seeislipjssloce tj hrebi ja eve` b ijie`t ja peraek-
tlj` l` yjurseca.
\et l` tme ilhst ja tmls sbh bwbre`ess ja yjur
jw` liperaektlj` tmere ls kjiajrt ajr yju yju
bre peraekt l` Kmrlst. L` Djhs sldmt yju bre
kjipcete l` Kmrlst (Kjc. 26?= @B[O) eve`
`jw yju bre bkkepteh l` tme oecjveh (Epm. 261
GFQ).
\et tmere ls bcsj b sekj`h peraektlj`, stlcc tj
kjie, wmlkm ls dubrb`teeh tj bcc Djhs kmlchre`.
Ls`t lt b hecldmt tj cjjg ajrwbrh tj tme hby wme`
every stbl` ja sl` wlcc oe reijveh arji oeclevers
wme` we wlcc oe prese`teh wltmjut abuct b`h
wltm drebt fjy (Fuhe ?8) oeajre Djhs tmrj`e,
wltmjut stbl` jr wrl`gce jr b`y jtmer oceilsm,
out mjcy b`h ocbiecess (Epm. 56?4). J` tmbt hby
Kmrlsts kmurkm wlcc oe sj pure, eve` tme eye ja
Ji`lskle`ke wlcc `jt hetekt b spjt jr oceilsm l`
mer sj mjcy b`h dcjrljus lt wlcc `jt stretkm tme
trutm l` tme cebst tj sby ja us6
Tltm iy [bvljrs dbrie`ts j`,
Mjcy bs tme Mjcy J`e.
[biuec Mbrt, 2=85 :
J`cy tme` wlcc we g`jw, tbste, b`h aeec tmembppl`ess ja tme aucc`ess ja tmls smjrt pmrbse6
Kjipcete l` Kmrlst. @jt tlcc tme` wlcc we auccy
kjipreme`h tme meldmts b`h heptms ja tme sbcvb-
tlj` ja Fesus. Hjes`t yjur mebrt cebp wltml` yju
bt tmls very tmjudmt: Bs hbrg bs yjur sjuc iby
oe, tmbt hby lt wlcc oe wmlte bs s`jw (Lsb. 262=)
bs flctmy bs yju bre, yju wlcc oe kceb`.
Tmbt b ilrbkucjus sbcvbtlj` tmls ls! Kmrlst
tbges b iere wjri b`h trb`sajris lt l`tj b`b`dec. Me tbges sjiej`e hbrg b`h heajrieh
b`h ibges mli kceb` b`h ibtkmcess l` Mls dcjry,
wltmjut peer l` Mls oebuty, b`h flt tj oe tme kji-
pb`lj` ja serbpmli.
J iy sjuc (^s. 2>;62), stb`h b`h bhilre tmls
ocesseh trutm peraekt l` Kmrlst.
Arji tme pe` ja Fli _elib``6Kceb`! La j`cy we kjuch see jursecves tmrjudm
tme eyes ja jur prekljus [bvljr, wmj sblh, \ju bre
bcrebhy kceb` oekbuse ja tme wjrh L mbve spjge`
tj yju (Fjm` 256;). \et tmere breexbipces l` tme
[krlptures ja ie` wmj mbh tme Cjrhs perspek-
tlve. Hbvlh hekcbreh, Xme CJ_Hmbs rewbrheh ie
bkkjrhl`d tj iy rldmtejus`ess, bkkjrhl`d tj iy
kceb``ess l` mls sldmt (? [bi. ??6?5).B`h Fjo j`ke sblh, Iy hjktrl`e ls pure, b`h
L bi kceb` l` Djhs eyes (Fjo 2268 E[Q), ajr tme
Cjrh mbh sblh ja mli, Xmere ls `j j`e j` ebrtm
clge mli7 me ls ocbiecess b`h uprldmt, b ib` wmj
aebrs Djh b`h smu`s evlc (Fjo 26=).
^rblse oe tj tme Djh b`h Abtmer ja jur Cjrh
Fesus Kmrlst. . . . Ajr me kmjse us l` mli oeajre tme
krebtlj` ja tme wjrch tj oe mjcy b`h ocbiecess l`mls sldmt (Epm. 26; 8).
Fb`ubry ?=
. . . peraekt l` Kmrlst.
Kjcjsslb`s 26?=
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Hby ?),
we wjuch oe ja djjh kmeer (Fjm` 216;; GFQ).
Tmbtever trjuoces balkt ie, bctmjudm [b-
tb` bssbucts ie, b`h eve` tmjudm tmere iby oe
ib`y hlaflkuct experle`kes tj e`hure oeajre L dj
tj mebve`, ebkm trlbc ls prjvlheh ajr ie wltml`
Djhs kjve`b`t ja Mls hlvl`e drbke. B`h tmere
ls `jtml`d cbkgl`d l` iy Cjrh Fesus, ajr Kmrlst
mbs hj`e lt bcc. Arji Mls krjss Me sblh, Lt ls fl`-
lsmeh (Fjm` 2), b`h la lt ls fl`lsmeh, L bi
kjipcete l` mli (Kjc. ?62> GFQ) b`h kb` refjlke
wltm b` l`expressloce b`h dcjrljus fjy (2 ^eter
26=), `jt mbvl`d b rldmtejus`ess ja iy jw` tmbt
kjies arji tme cbw, out tmbt wmlkm ls tmrjudm
abltm l` Kmrlst tme rldmtejus`ess tmbt kjies
arji Djh b`h ls oy abltm (^mlc. ;6
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Hby ;?
Arji tme pe` ja Kmbrces [purdej`6
Kmrlstlb`s oedl` tj sl`d ja tme wbys ja tme
CJ_H wme` tmey flrst cjse tmelr ourhe` bt tme ajjt
ja tme krjss. @jt eve` tme sj`ds ja b`decs sju`h
bs sweet bs tmbt flrst sj`d ja rbpture tmbt dusmes
ajrtm arji tme l``er sjuc ja b ajrdlve` kmlch ja
Djh. L` Xme ^lcdrlis ^rjdress, Fjm` Ou`yb`
(21?= 21==) sbys tmbt wme` pjjr ^lcdrli ceatmls ourhe` bt tme krjss, me ibhe tmree dlb`t cebps
b`h tme` we`t j` mls wby, sl`dl`d6
Ocesseh krjss! Ocesseh Xjio! Ocesseh rbtmer oe
Xme Ib` tmbt tmere wbs put tj smbie ajr ie!
Hebr oeclever, hj yju reieioer tme hby yjur
smbkgces aecc bwby: Hj yju rekbcc tme pcbke wmere
Fesus iet yju b`h sblh, L mbve cjveh yju wltm
b` evercbstl`d cjve (Fer. ;26;)7 L mbve swept
bwby yjur jaae`ses clge b kcjuh, yjur sl`s clge
tme ijr`l`d ilst (Lsb. 886??)7 b`h @j`e ja tme
jaae`ses Wyju mbveY kjiiltteh wlcc oe reiei-
oereh bdbl`st WyjuY (Ezeg. 2=6??) ajrever:
Jm, wmbt b sweet hby lt ls wme` Fesus tbges
bwby tme pbl` ja sl`! Tme` tme Cjrh flrst pbr-
hj`eh iy sl`, L wbs sj fjyauc, L kjuch obrecy re-
arbl` arji hb`kl`d. J` tme wby mjie arji tme
mjuse wmere L mbh oee` set aree, L aect clge tecc-
l`d eve` tme stj`es j` tme street tme stjry ja iy
heclverb`ke. Iy sjuc wbs sj aucc ja fjy L wb`teh
tj tecc every s`jwbge abccl`d arji mebve` ja tme
wj`hrjus cjve ja Fesus Me wmj mbh ocjtteh
jut tme sl`s ja sukm b terrloce reoec.
\et lt ls `jt j`cy bt tme j`set ja tme Kmrlstlb`
clae tmbt oeclevers mbve rebsj` tj sl`d. Bs cj`d bstmey clve, tmey hlskjver `ew rebsj`s tj sl`d ja
tme wbys ja tme CJ_H. B`h bs tmey experle`ke Mls
kj`stb`t cjve tmey bre ceh tj prjkcbli, L wlcc ex-
tjc tme CJ_Hbt bcc tlies7 mls prblse wlcc bcwbys oe
j` iy clps (^s. ;862).
J Kmrlstlb`, Dcjrlay tme CJ_H wltm ie (^s.
;86;) tjhby!
Cj`d bs we trebh tmls hesert cb`h,
@ew ierkles wlcc `ew sj`ds heib`h.^mlclp Hjhhrlhde, 24>? 2452
Arji tme pe` ja Fli _elib``6
Kertbl`cy Gl`d Hbvlh wbs `jt b `ew oeclever
wme` me hb`keh oeajre tme CJ_H wltm bcc mls
ildmt (? [bi. 1628). Me refjlkeh oekbuse tme
brg ja tme CJ_H wbs e`terl`d tme Klty ja Hbvlh
(v. 21) bater b cj`d bose`ke. B`h bctmjudm mls wlaeIlkmbc hesplseh mli l` mer mebrt (v. 21) ajr lt,
me wjuch `jt oe heterreh. Me expcbl`eh tmbt mls
hb`kl`d wbs oeajre tme CJ_H b`h tme` we`t j`
tj sby, L wlcc keceorbte oeajre tme CJ_H (v. ?2).
Lt wbs Hbvlh wmj wrjte jur text verse tjhby6
Iby tmey sl`d ja tme wbys ja tme CJ_H. Xme sbie
psbci sbys, L wlccprblse yju, J CJ_H, wltm bcc iy
mebrt. . .L wlcc sl`d yjur prblse. L wlccojw hjw`
tjwbrh yjur mjcy teipce b`h wlcc prblse yjur
`bie (^s. 2;=62 ?). @jtlke Hbvlhs heteril`b-
tlj` l` tmese wjrhs.
Abtmer, iby tme bttltuhe ja Hbvlh oe l`
ie, tj prblse \ju wltm bcc WiyY ildmt b`h
wltm bcc iy mebrt, redbrhcess ja wmbt jtmers
iby tml`g.
L wlcc kbcc tj tme CJ_H, wmj ls wjrtmy japrblse (^s. 2=6;).
Aeorubry 2
Iby tmey sl`d ja tme wbys ja tme CJ_H.
^sbci 2;=65
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Arji tme pe` ja Kmbrces [purdej`6
Xmls ls tme vjlke ja u`kmb`deboce trutm. L`
Fewlsm kereij`les sl`s were `ever reijveh,
eve` syiojclkbccy, wltmjut tme bktubc smeh-
hl`d ja ocjjh. Tltmjut exkeptlj` sl` kb``jt oe
pbrhj`eh wltmjut tmbt sl` heot oel`d sbtlsfleh
tmrjudm Kmrlsts btj`eie`t tmere ls `j jtmer
wby. Lt smjuch oe kcebr tme` tmbt tmere ls `j mjpeajr ie exkept ajr Kmrlst, ajr `j ocjjh out Mls ls
wjrtm eve` b sekj`h tmjudmt wme` lt kjies tj
btj`l`d ajr sl`.
Bi L tme` trustl`d l` Mli bcj`e: Ls tme ocjjh
ja Mls btj`eie`t trucy bppcleh tj iy sjuc: Bcc
pejpce bre j` b` equbc cevec l` tmelr eeh ja Mli.
@j ibtter mjw ijrbc, de`erjus, clgboce, jr pb-
trljtlk we iby oe, tmls trutm wlcc `jt oe bcterehtj ibge b` exkeptlj` ajr us. [l` wlcc `ever ylech
tj b`ytml`d cess pjwerauc tmb` tme ocjjh ja Mli
wmji Djh mbs se`t tj oe jur prjpltlbtlj` tme
sbkrlflke tmbt sbtlsfles tme wrbtm ja Djh. Tmbt b
ocessl`d we mbve l` tmls, tme j`cy pbtm tj ajrdlve-
`ess! Tmy smjuch we seeg b`jtmer wby:
ejpce wmj slipcy prbktlke tme rltubcs ja
recldlj` kb``jt u`herstb`h mjw oeclevers kb`
refjlke tmbt bcc jur sl`s bre ajrdlve` ajr Kmrlsts
sbge. \et tmelr wjrgs, prbyers, b`h kereij`les
dlve tmei very clttce kjiajrt b`h rldmtcy
sj ajr tmey bre ld`jrWl`dY sukm b drebt sbcvb-
tlj` (Meo. ?6;) tme j`e drebt b`h true sbcvb-
tlj`. Xmey bre seegl`d ajrdlve`ess wltmjut tme
smehhl`d ja ocjjh.
Hebr sjuc, slt hjw` b`h oemjch tme fustlke ja
Djh tmbt iust pu`lsm sl` b`h see tmbt pu`lsm-ie`t oel`d kbrrleh jut j` yjur Cjrh Fesus. Xme`
abcc oeajre Mli l` muilclty b`h fjy b`h glss tme
hebr aeet ja Mli wmjse ocjjh mbs btj`eh ajr yjur
sl`.
Lt ls b vbl` exerklse tj fl`h kjiajrt l` aeec-
l`d sjrry ajr yjur sl` wme` yjur kj`skle`ke mbs
oee` prlkgeh, ajr tmls ls slipcy b mbolt we cebr`eh
wme` we were l` oj`hbde l` Edypt. Xme j`cy
kure ajr b dulcty kj`skle`ke ls tj kbtkm sldmt ja
Fesus suaaerl`d j` tme krjss.
Xme Cevltlkbc cbw tebkmes, Xme clae ja every
krebture ls lts ocjjh (Cev. 24628). Iby we rest
bssureh lt ls bcsj tme ocjjh ja Kmrlst tmbt ls tme
clae ja abltm, fjy, b`h every jtmer dlat ja Djhs mjcy
drbke.
Jm! Mjw sweet tj vlew tme jwl`d
Ja iy [bvljrs prekljus ocjjh7
Tltm hlvl`e bssurb`ke g`jwl`dMe mbs ibhe iy pebke wltm Djh.
_lkmbrh Cee, 24=>: 2=::
Arji tme pe` ja Fli _elib``6
Te jate` spebg ja tme prekljus ocjjh ja
Kmrlst (2 ^eter 262
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Arji tme pe` ja Kmbrces [purdej`6
Bs pejpce ja Djhs krebtlj` we bre bcc heotjrs
tj Mli, jwl`d Mli joehle`ke wltm jur e`tlre
ojhy, sjuc, b`h stre`dtm. B`h mbvl`d orjge` Mls
kjiib`hie`ts, bs ebkm ja us mbs, we bre bcsj
heotjrs tj Mls fustlke, tmereajre mbvl`d b vbst
heot we bre u`boce tj repby.
Ajr Kmrlstlb`s, mjwever, lt kb` oe sblh tmbtwe bre `jt heotjrs tj Djhs fustlke, ajr Kmrlst mbs
pblh tme heot Mls pejpce jweh. Ajr tmls rebsj`
oeclevers bre bcc tme ijre l`heoteh tj Mls cjve.
L bi b heotjr tj Djhs drbke b`h Mls ajrdlvl`d
ierky, out l` `j wby bi L b heotjr tj Mls fustlke,
ajr Me wlcc `ever bkkuse ie ja b heot tmbt ls bc-
rebhy pblh.
Kmrlst sblh, Lt ls fl`lsmeh (Fjm` 2),
ieb`l`d tmbt wmbtever Mls pejpce jweh wbs ajr-
ever wlpeh bwby arji Mls ojjg ja reieiorb`ke.
Kmrlst mbs uttercy b`h kjipcetecy sbtlsfleh hlvl`e
fustlke7 jur bkkju t ls settceh7 tme fl`bc rekelpt,
sld`eh upj` Mls krjss, mbs oee` heclvereh. Xmere-
ajre we bre j cj`der heotjrs tj Djhs fustlke. \et,
ajr tme very rebsj` we bre `j cj`der heotjrs tj
jur Cjrhs fustlke, we bre te` tlies ijre l`heot-
eh tj Mli tmb` we wjuch mbve oee` jtmerwlse.
Hebr Kmrlstlb`, pbuse ajr b ijie`t tj pj`-
her wmbt b heotjr yju bre tj tme Hlvl`e [jver-
eld`! Xml`g mjw iukm yju jwe tj Mls u`secflsm
cjve, ajr Me dbve Mls jw` [j` tj hle ajr yju. Kj`-
slher mjw iukm yju jwe tj Mls ajrdlvl`d drbke,
ajr eve` bater te` tmjusb`h jaae`ses Me cjves yju
bs l`fl`ltecy bs ever. Kj`slher wmbt yju jwe tj Mls
pjwer Me mbs rblseh yju arji yjur hebtm l`sl`, Me mbs preserveh yjur splrltubc clae, Me mbs
gept yju arji abccl`d, b`h bctmjudm b tmjusb`h
e`eiles iby mbve krjsseh yjur pbtm, yju mbve
oee` eipjwereh tj kj`tl`ue j` yjur wby. B`h fl-
`bccy, kj`slher wmbt yju jwe tj Mls u`kmb`deboce
`bture tmjudm yju mbve kmb`deh b tmjusb`h
tlies, Me mbs `ever kmb`deh eve` j`ke.
\ju bre bs heepcy l` heot bs yju kjuch pjs-
slocy oe tj everybttrloute ja Djh. Xmereajre yju
jwe tme Cjrh bcc tmbt yju bre b`h bcc tmbt yju
mbve. Jaaer yjur ojhles bs clvl`d sbkrlflkes, mjcy
b`h pcebsl`d tj Djh tmls ls yjur splrltubc bkt
ja wjrsmlp (_ji. 2?62).
Arji tme pe` ja Fli _elib``6
Te jwe everytml`d tj Kmrlst, ajr me ojudmt
us wltm mls jw` ocjjh (Bkts ?>6?=). Bs b resuct,
ib`y iby hekcbre bs ^eter j`ke hlh, L wlcc cby
hjw` iy clae ajr yju (Fjm` 2;6;4). Ja kjurse, me
sblh tmls fust oeajre me he`leh Fesus tmree tlies!
Xj oe ablr, ^eter ibhe tmls ojch kcbli oeajre tme
Mjcy [plrlt wbs dlve`.
\et lt ls stlcc ebsy tj sby, Li wlccl`d tj hle
ajr yju, Cjrh. Xme questlj` ls6 Mjw ib`y ja us
bre wlccl`d tj clveajr Mli: Bater bcc, ^buc sblh tj
jaaer yjur ojhles bs clvl`dsbkrlflkes. @jt hebhsbkrlflkes!
Ajr L tbge `j pcebsure l` tme hebtm ja b`yj`e,
hekcbres tme [jvereld` CJ_H. _epe`t b`h clve!
(Ezeg. 2=6;?). Me ls `jt tme Djh ja tme hebh, out
ja tme clvl`d (Cuge ?>6;=). Ajr l` mli we clve
b`h ijve b`h mbve jur oel`d (Bkts 246?=).
Me hleh ajr bcc, tmbt tmjse wmj clve smjuch j
cj`der clve ajr tmeisecves out ajr mli wmj hlehajr tmei b`h wbs rblseh bdbl` (? Kjr. 5625).
Aeorubry ;
[j tme`, orjtmers, we bre heotjrs.
_jib`s =62? E[Q
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Arji tme pe` ja Kmbrces [purdej`6
Hebr oeclever, cjjg obkg jver yjur clae expe-
rle`ke. Xml`g ja tme wby tme Cjrh yjur Djh mbs
ceh yju tmrjudm tme wlcher`ess b`h mjw Me mbs
aeh b`h kcjtmeh yju every hby. Xml`g ja mjw Me
mbs put up wltm yjur obh ib``ers, bcc yjur kji-
pcbl`ts, b`h yjur cj`dl`ds ajr tme pjts ja iebt
(Ex. 216;) obkg l` Edypt. Xml`g ja mjw Me mbsjpe`eh tme rjkg tj suppcy yju wltm wbter b`h
mjw Me mbs aeh yju wltm ib``b tmbt kbie hjw`
arji mebve`. Xml`g ja mjw Mls drbke ls suafl-
kle`t ajr yju (? Kjr. 2?6
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Arji tme pe` ja Kmbrces [purdej`6
Lt ls b prekljus tmjudmt tj tml`g tmbt Fesus
Kmrlst hlh `jt bppebr wltmjut Mls Abtmers per-
ilsslj`, butmjrlty, kj`se`t, b`h bsslstb`ke. Me
wbs se`t oy tme Abtmer tj oe tme [bvljr ja ib`-
gl`h, out we bre iukm tjj prj`e tj ajrdet tmbt
abkt. B`h wmlce tmere bre hlstl`ktlj`s oetwee`
tme ^ersj`s ja tme Xrl`lty, tmere bre `j hlstl`k-tlj`s bs tj tme mj`jr ebkm heserves.
Bcc tjj jate` we bskrloe mj`jr ajr jur sbcvbtlj`
ijre tj Fesus Kmrlst tmb` we hj tj tme Abtmer, bt
cebst l` teris ja tme heptm ja tme dlat ltseca. Xmls ls b
serljus ilstbge, ajr la Fesus kbie, hlh`t tme Abtmer
se`h Mli: La Me spjge wj`herauc wjrhs, hlh`t tme
Abtmer pjur drbke l`tj Mls ijutm sj Me wjuch oe
b kjipete`t il`lster ja tme ew kjve`b`t:[jiej`e wmj trucy g`jws tme Abtmer, [j`,
b`h Mjcy [plrlt bs tmey smjuch oe g`jw` wlcc
`ever set j`e oeajre tme jtmer wme` lt kjies tj
cjve. L`stebh me sees tmei bt Oetmcemei, Detmse-
ib`e, b`h Kbcvbry, wltm ebkm equbccy l`vjcveh l`
tme wjrg ja sbcvbtlj`.
Hebr Kmrlstlb`, mbve yju put yjur kj`flhe`ke
l` tme Ib` Fesus Kmrlst, sjcecy recyl`d upj` Mli:
Bre yju u`lteh wltm Mli: La sj, tme` yju smjuch
bcsj g`jw b`h oecleve yju bre u`lteh wltm tme
Djh ja mebve`. [l`ke tme Ib` Fesus Kmrlst ls
yjur orjtmer, wltm wmji yju smbre tme ijst l`tl-
ibte ja aeccjwsmlp, yju bre tmereoy fjl`eh tj Djh
tme eter`bc tme B`kle`t ja Hbys (Hb`. 46).
Arji tme pe` ja Fli _elib``6
L`heeh, we see tme wjrg ja tme Abtmer, [j`,
b`h Mjcy [plrlt tmrjudmjut Djhs pcb` ja re-
heiptlj`. Xme ajccjwl`d verses bre fust b sbi-
pcl`d ja tmls trutm6
Te jursecves, wmj mbve tme flrstarults ja
tme [plrlt, drjb` l`wbrhcy bs we wblt ebdercy
ajr jur bhjptlj` bs sj`s, tme reheiptlj`ja
jur ojhles._jib`s =6?;
Lt ls oekbuse ja WDjhY tmbt yju bre l`
Kmrlst Fesus, wmj mbs oekjie ajr us wlshji
arji Djh tmbt ls, jur rldmtejus`ess, mjcl-
`ess b`h reheiptlj`.
2 Kjrl`tmlb`s 26;>
Dlvl`d tmb`gs tj tme Abtmer, wmj mbs
qubclfleh yju tj smbre l` tme l`merltb`ke ja
tme sbl`ts l` tme gl`dhji ja cldmt. Ajr me mbs
reskueh us arji tme hjil`lj` ja hbrg`ess
b`h orjudmt us l`tj tme gl`dhji ja tme [j`
me cjves, l` wmji we mbve reheiptlj`.
Kjcjsslb s 262? 28
Abtmer, tmb`g \ju ajr se`hl`d \jur [j tj
hle b`h ajr rblsl`d Mli tj clae bdbl` tmrjudm
tme pjwer ja \jur Mjcy [plrlt tmbt L iby e`-
ter \jur eter`bc gl`dhji ja cldmt. B`h iby L
oe b` bde`t ja \jur cldmt tj tme hbrg wjrch l`
wmlkm we clve tmbt jtmers iby e`ter \jur gl`d-
hji bs wecc.
Aeorubry 5
Xme Abtmer mbs se`t mls [j` tj oe tme [bvljr ja tme wjrch.
2 Fjm` 8628
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Arji tme pe` ja Kmbrces [purdej`6
Tmbt b drebt `uioer ja prbyers we mbve ut-
tereh sl`ke tme flrst ijie`t we cebr`eh tj prby.
Jur very flrst prbyer wbs j`e ajr jursecves, bsg-
l`d Djh tj mbve ierky upj` us b`h tj ocjt jut
jur sl`. Ja kjurse Me mebrh tmbt prbyer, out j`ke
Me mbh ocjtteh jut jur sl`s clge b kcjuh, we mbh
ijre prbyers ajr jursecves.Te mbve prbyeh ajr sb`ktlayl`d drbke, ajr
tme drbke ja seca-kj`trjc, ajr b re`eweh se`se
ja bssurb`ke ja abltm, ajr Djhs prjilses tj oe
bppcleh tj jur clves, ajr heclverb`ke l` tlies ja
teiptbtlj`, ajr pjwer hurl`d tlies ja splrltubc
wbrabre, b`h ajr mecp b`h reclea hurl`d tlies ja
trlbc. Te mbve oee` kjipecceh tj dj tj Djh bs
oeddbrs ajr jur sjucs `eehs, kj`stb`tcy bsgl`dajr everytml`d.
Hebr kmlchre` ja Djh, testlay tj tme abkt tmbt
yju mbve `ever oee` boce tj det b`ytml`d ajr yjur
sjucs exkept arji Mli. Bcc tme orebh yjur sjuc
mbs ebte` mbs kjie hjw` tj yju arji mebve`,
b`h bcc tme splrltubc wbter lt mbs e`fjyeh mbs
jweh arji tme clvl`d _jkg Kmrlst Fesus tme
Cjrh. \jur sjuc mbs `ever drjw` rlkm oy ltseca out
mbs bcwbys oee` hepe`he`t upj` tme hblcy oju`-
ty ja Djh. Bs b resuct yjur prbyers mbve rlse` tj
mebve` ajr b rb`de ja splrltubc ocessl`ds tmbt ls
bcc out l`fl`lte.
\jur wb`ts were oeyj`h oel`d kju`teh, yet
Djhs suppcles bre l`fl`ltecy vbst. \jur prbyers
mbve oee` bs vbrleh bs Mls ocessl`ds mbve oee`
kju`tcess. Hj`t yju tme` mbve rebsj` tj sby, L
cjve tme Cjrh, ajr me mbs mebrh iy kry ajr ier-
ky (^s. ?=61), ajr bctmjudm yjur prbyers mbve
oee` `uierjus, sj mbve Djhs b`swers tj tmei
oee` drebt bs wecc: Me mbs mebrh yju l` tme hby
ja trjuoce (^s. 5>625) b`h Me mbs stre`dtme`eh
yju b`h mecpeh yju eve` wme` yju mbve hlsmj`-
jreh Mli oy treiocl`d b`h hjuotl`d oeajre Mls
ierky sebt (Ex. ?5624 GFQ).
_eieioer tmbt b`h cet lt flcc yjur mebrt wltm
drbtltuhe tj Djh, wmj mbs drbkljuscy mebrh yjur
pjjr, webg prbyers. ^rblse tme CJ_H, J iy sjuc,
b`h ajrdet `jt bcc mls oe`eflts (^s. 2>;6?).
Arji tme pe` ja Fli _elib``6
Jur Cjrh ls b de`erjus Djh l`heeh, `ever
stl`dlcy hjcl`d jut Mls ocessl`d, clttce oy clttce, jr
wltmmjchl`d Mls drebtest ocessl`ds ajr cbter. @j,
Me cbvlsmes Mls ocessl`ds j` Mls kmlchre`! Kj`-
slher tme ib`y dlats cbvlsmeh j` us l` fust tme
twj ajccjwl`d verses6
L` mli we mbve reheiptlj` tmrjudmmls ocjjh, tme ajrdlve`ess ja sl`s, l` bk-
kjrhb`ke wltm tme rlkmes ja Djhs drbke
tmbt me cbvlsmeh j` us wltm bcc wlshji b`h
u`herstb`hl`d.
Epmeslb`s 264 =
Mjw drebt ls tme cjve tme Abtmer mbs cbv-
lsmeh j` us, tmbt we smjuch oe kbcceh kmlc-
hre` ja Djh!2 Fjm` ;62
_eheiptlj`, ajrdlve`ess, drbke, wlshji, u`-
herstb`hl`d, b`h cjve mbve bcc oee` cbvlsmeh j`
us!
Bater bcc, Me wmj hlh `jt spbre mls jw` [j`,
out dbve mli up ajr us bcc mjw wlcc me `jt bcsj,
bcj`d wltm mli, drbkljuscy dlve us bcc tml`ds:
(_ji. =6;?).
Cjrh, tmb`g \ju ajr \jur [j` b`h ajr bcc
tme ocessl`ds tmbt kjie arji oel`d l` Mli.
Iby iy mebrt oe flcceh wltm drbtltuhe bs L
kj`slher \jur de`erjslty.
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^rby . . . b`h bcwbys geep j` prbyl`d.
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Arji tme pe` ja Kmbrces [purdej`6
Xme mjur ls bpprjbkml`d wme` tme iessbde
wlcc kjie tj us bs lt uctlibtecy kjies tj every-
j`e Brlse b`h dj arji tme mjie l` wmlkm
yju `jw clve, b`h arji tme klty wmere yju mbve
wjrgeh, arji yjur abilcy, b`h arji yjur arle`hs.
Brlse b`h tbge yjur cbst fjur`ey.
\et wmbt hj we g`jw ja tme fjur`ey jr ja tmekju`try wmere we bre djl`d: Te mbve rebh b clttce
olt bojut tme auture b`h sjie bspekts mbve oee`
revebceh tj us oy tme Mjcy [plrlt, out mjw very
clttce we bktubccy g`jw ja tme kjil`d gl`dhji!
Te g`jw tmere ls b ajreojhl`d b`h stjriy rlver
tj krjss kbcceh Hebtm. Djh suiij`s us tj krjss
lt, prjilsl`d tj oe wltm us bcj`d tme wby, out
wmbt ajccjws hebtm:
Tmbt bibzl`d wjrch wlcc hbw` upj` jur bs-
tj`lsmeh eyes: Tmbt ske`e ja dcjry wlcc u`ajch
oeajre us: Bctmjudm `j j`e mbs ever retur`eh
arji tmere, we hjg`jw e`judm ja tmbt mebve`cy
cb`h tj bkkept jur suiij`s arji tmere wltm fjy
b`h hecldmt. Xme fjur`ey tmrjudm hebtm iby oe
hbrg, out we kb` abke lt aebrcesscy, g`jwl`d Djh ls
wltm us bs we wbcg tmrjudm tmbt vbccey ja dcjji.
Xmereajre we `eeh aebr `j evlc (^s. ?;68).Te wlcc oe cebvl`d everytml`d we mbve g`jw`
b`h cjveh mere, out we wlcc oe djl`d tj jur Ab-
tmers mjuse wmere Fesus ls tj tmbt rjybc klty
wltm aju`hbtlj`s, wmjse brkmltekt b`h oulcher ls
Djh (Meo. 2262>). Xmls wlcc oe tme fl`bc tlie we
wlcc ever oe hlscjkbteh, ajr we wlcc hwecc wltm Mli
ajrever, l` tme ilhst ja Mls pejpce l` tme very
prese ke ja Djh.Hebr Kmrlstlb`, iehltbte jate` j` mebve`, ajr
lt wlcc mecp yju press j` b`h ajrdet tme tjlc ja tmls
clae. Xmls vbccey ja tebrs ls slipcy tme pbtmwby tj b
oetter pcbke. Xmls wjrch ja wje ls out b steppl`d-
stj`e tj b wjrch ja ocesseh`ess.
^repbre us, Cjrh, oy drbke hlvl`e,
Ajr \jur orldmt kjurts j` mldm7
Xme` olh jur splrlts rlse, b`h fjl`
Xme kmjrus ja tme sgy.
B``e [teece, 2424 244=
Arji tme pe` ja Fli _elib``6
Xme CJ_H mbh sblh tj Borbi, Cebve yjur
kju`try, yjur pejpce b`h yjur abtmers mjusemjch
b`h dj tj tme cb`h L wlcc smjw yju. [j Borbi ceat,
bs tme CJ_Hmbh tjch mli (De`. 2?62, 8). Borbi,
cbter kbcceh Borbmbi, ls b plkture ja wmbt wbs tj
kjie. Me oekbie tme Abtmer ja Abltm oekbuse Oyabltm Borbmbi, wme` kbcceh tj dj tj b pcbke me
wjuch cbter rekelve bs mls l`merltb`ke, joeyeh
b`h we`t, eve` tmjudm me hlh `jt g`jw wmere me
wbs djl`d (Meo. 226=).
Borbmbi wbs mebheh tj b` ebrtmcy cb`h, out
me g`ew wmere me wbs djl`d wbs `jt tme fl`bc
^rjilseh Cb`h. B`h fust bs we smjuch hj, me gept
mebve` l` mls eyes, ajr me wbs cjjgl`d ajrwbrhtjtme klty wltm aju`hbtlj`s, wmjse brkmltekt