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J,
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ZION'S
WATCH
TOWER
people.
Taking
advantage
of
the
common
things,
the
Lord
referred
to
the
shepherd's
staff
which
Moses
carried
and
bade
him
throw
it
to
the
ground;
it
at
once
became
a
serpent.
Moses'
faith
was
again
tested,
and
the
Lord
bade
him
take
it
up
again,
and
it
became
a
staff
in
his
hand
as
at
first.
The
assurance
that
he
would
be
able
to
give
the
people
this
demonstration
and
other
demonstrations
that
God
had
sent
him
to
them
strengthened
Moses'
confidence
in
God
and
made
up
for
his
lack
of
confidence
in
himself.
And
this
should
be
the
case
with
all
of
us;
we
are
not
to
have
confidence
in
our
selves,
but
if
we
go
forth
strong
in
the
Lord
and
in
the
power
of
his
might,
confident
and
rejoicing
because
he
is
with
us,
we
are
not
only
safe
as
respects
ourselves
but
in
the
proper
condition
for
the
Lord
to
more
and
more
use
us
in
his
service
-"
He
that
humbleth
himself
shall
be
exalted;
he
that
exalteth
himself
shall
be
abased,"
is
the
divine
method
of
procedure.
Moses
urged
further
that
he
could
find
some
one
much
more
capable
of
telling
the
good
tidings
than
himself.
He
said,
"I
am
slow
of
speech,"
I
never
was
an
orator
that
could
answer,
reason
out,
this
matter
with
Pharaoh.
I
should
feel
so
abashed
upon
coming
into
his
presence,
and
so
feel
my
insignificance,
that
even
though
I
were
your
representa·
tive
I
fear
that
I
would
not
be
able
to
present
your
message
in
a
proper
manner.
Meeting
this
objection,
the
Lord
told
Moses
that
he
would
give
him
his
brother
Aaron
as
a
mouth·
piece.
Thus
strengthened
and
encouraged,
the
meekest
man
in
all
the
earth
set
out
upon
his
mission
to
meet
the
greatest
king
of
earth
at
that
time,
Pharaoh
Menephtah.
Let
each
of
us
then,
dear
readers,
impress
upon
our
hearts
the
essence
of
this
lesson,
that
if
God
be
with
us
and
for
us,
however
humble
and
weak
of
ourselves,
we
may
be
mighty
through
him
to
the
pulling
down
of
the
strongholds
of
error
and
for
the
building
up
of
his
people
in
the
most
holy
faith,
and
for
their
deliverance
from
the
bondage
of
error.
Let
us
in
the
name
of
the
Lord
do
with
our
might
what
our
hands
find
to
do,
but
always
with
the
thought
that
we
serve
the
Lord.
Let
his
words,
"Certainly
I
will
be
with
thee,"
be
the
strength
in
our
every
endeavor
in
his
name
and
cause.
SOME
INTERESTING
LETTERS
Dear
Brother
Russell:-
The
last
three
months
of
1906
were
quite
trying
to
me.
My
occupation
brought
me
too
much
in
contact
with
the
world,
so
much
so
that
I
am
not
at
all
satisfied
with
myself;
but
I
am
starting
in
the
new
year
with
much
experience
and
a
full
resolve
to
profit
thereby.
I
am
going
to
seek
the
Lord
more
diligently
through
his
Word,
and
through
association
with
his
people.
I
intend
giving
up
my
present
employment
to
seek
a
position
elsewhere,
where
I
can
have
more
time
to
give
to
active
service
for
him
who
bought
me
with
the
great
price.
Here
I
am
completely
penned
up.
I
do
not
have
even
nights
or
Sundays
in
which
to
meet
with
the
Lord'8
people,
so
I
must
get
out
where
I
can
keep
the
rust
from
collecting
on
my
armor.
I
shall
put
at
lealilt
one·half
of
my
time
in
spreading
the
glad
news
of
the
great
rest
day
just
at
hand
for
all
who
are
weary
and
heavy
laden.
Remember
me
at
the
heavenly
court,
that
I
may
have
that
grace
that
is
all-sufficient.
Trusting
in
him,
I
am
Your
brother
and
fellow-servant,
J.
W.
B.,-Wash.
Following
is
a
letter
written
by
a
business
customer
to
one
of
our
friends:-
"I
want
to
thank
you
for
the
little
pamphlet
you
sent
me
last
year
when
you
answered
my
letter
saying
you
could
not
fill
my
order.
It
was
one
of
those
'Old
Theology'
tracts
you
sent.
I
do
not
know
you
or
your
faith,
but
that
little
paper
has
done
more
for
me
than
money
could
buy.
Who·
ever
you
are
I
hope
it
has
done
even
more
for
you.
So
I
heartily
thank
you
for
sending
it.
It
was
bread
cast
upon
the
water
and
a
hungry
soul
found
it.
I
have
now,
from
that
pamphlet,
the
MILLENNIAL
DAWN
series
and
am
reading
the
fourth
volume,
having
read
the
first,
second
and
third
and
liked
them
very
much.
I
feel
lowe
it
all
to
you,
for
I
never
knew
of
that
kind
of
literature.
I
said
all
to
you,
but
I
will
take
that
back;
lowe
it
all
to
God,
but
believe
that
you
or
whoever
sent
it
to
be
the
instrument
he
used
in
answer
to
my
prayers.
I
hope
many
other
hungry
souls
may
be
fed
by
the
same
means.
Our
efforts
in
scattering
the
precious
truths
will
be
a
blessing
to
us
as
well
as
to
those
they
reach.
I
thought
I
was
a
Christian
for
a
good
many
years,
but
I
have
only
found
out
what
a
true
Christian
is,
and
know
the
mass
of
people
will
not
accept
that
doctrine.
But
I
hope
there
are
still
more
truth-hungry
souls
who
may
find
it,
and
that
it
will
prove
a
blessing
to
them
as
it
has
to
me.
I
might
say
more,
but
as
I
do
not
know
the
sender
will
only
say
in
conclusion,
may
the
Lord
bless
you
and
keep
you
faithful
for
that
high
calling
he
has
in
store
for
the
faithful.
Yours
in
the
blessed
hope,
J.
H.
S.,-Neb.
VOL.
XXVIII
ALLEGHENY,
PA.,
MAY
15,1907
No.
10
LAYING
UP
HEAVENLY
TREASURE
The
present
is
the
time
for
laying
up
heavenly
treasures
charge
concerning
thee
rthe
Christ],
and
in
their
hands
they
which
cannot
be
stolen
from
us
and
which
cannot
corrupt.
shall
bear
thee
up
[the
feet
members]
lest
ye
stumble
against
We
fully
agree
that
our
Lord
and
the
gracious
things
which
stones
and
difficulties
in
this
evil
day.-Psa.
91:
11,
12.
he
h9.s
in
reservation
for
them
that
love
him-the
elect-are
SEALED
IN
HEART
AND
FOREHEAD
our
treasures
and
that
the
store
of
them
becomes
larger
and
The
Scriptures
refer
to
the
sealing
of
the
holy
Spirit
as
larger
as
we
seek
to
set
our
affections
on
things
above
and
necessarily
essential
to
membership
in
the
Lord's
family
at
not
on
the
things
of
earth.
But
just
now
we
wish
to
think
all.
Whoever
does
not
receive
the
seal,
the
impress
of
the
of
these
heavenly
things
in
respect
to
our
earthly
life,
and
holy
Spirit,
will
not
be
a
copy
of
God's
dear
Son
in
heart,
to
note
the
importance
of
laying
up
some
heavenly
treasure
in
character,
and
cannot
be
associated
with
him
in
the
king·
on
earth.
dom.
The
sealing
process
is
a
gradual
one,
the
impression
According
to
our
understanding
of
the
Scriptures
the
Lord
becoming
more
permanent
daily.
We
are
not
to
understand
is
now
permitting
a
very
tranquil
period,
which
probably
will
sealing
in
the
forehead
to
be
identical
with
this
sealing
in
the
not
last
long.
In
this
time
the
winds
are
being
held,
the
heart,
although
the
two
are
closely
related.
Many
of
the
storm
is
not
allowed
to
break
'Until
the
servants
of
God
are
Lord's
dear
people
throughout
the
past
have
had
the
seal
sealed
in
their
foreheads.
The
thought
is
that
just
as
soon
of
the
Lord
upon
their
hearts
and
characters
but
not
upon
as
the
sealing
process
has
been
accomplished
the
restraints
their
foreheads-they
did
not
have
that
intellectual
knowl
will
be
released
and
the
storm
will
sweep
down
upon
us-
edge
of
God
and
his
glorious
plan
which
he
has
provided
for
upon
the
whole
world
to
some
extent,
but
especially
upon
the
all
of
his
faithful
of
the
present
time,
and
which
now
becomes
sealed
ones,
to
try
them,
to
prove
them,
and
to
test
them.
a
test,
a
proof,
an
evidence
to
us
that
we
are
in
the
Lord's
Not
a
pleasant
prospect,
some
may
say;
but
we
answer
that
favor
and
that
he
is
showing
us
his
deep
things.
all
of
our
heavenly
Father's
provisions
for
us
are
agreeable
The
question
with
each
one
of
us
should
be,
How
am
when
we
are
rightly
in
harmony
with
him
and
his
precious
I
prospering'
How
am
I
profiting
by
these
provisions
which
Word.
We
are
symbolically
represented
as
being
enabled
the
Lord
has
made
for
my
preparation
for
the
coming
trials
during
that
time
of
trouble
to
stand
upon
the
sea
of
glass
and
tests'
Am
I
living
carelessly,
thoughtlessly'
Am
I
and
to
sing
the
song
of
Moses
and
the
Lamb,
the
meanwhile
improving
or
am
I
wasting
the
precious
moments,
the
blessed
harping
upon
our
harps--'lIlaking
melody
from
the
Word
of
hours,
the
golden
opportunities
presented
to
me
by
God's
God
and
greatly
rejoicing
therein.
This
time
of
trouble,
when
favor'
Surely
the
Lord
has
been
faithful
in
all
of
his
en
the
winds
of
persecution
shall
be
loosed,
will
be
the
time
gagements;
surely
he
is
doing
for
us
exceedingly
more
abund
of
fiery
trial
which
shall
try
us;
and
since
the
Lord's
people
antI,..
than
we
could
ask
or
think;
surely
if
we
fail
to
make
are
not
to
think
strange
of
it,
it
is
proper
that
it
should
be
our
calling
and
election
sure
the
fault
will
not
be
his,
for
called
to
their
attention
repeatedly,
and
that
they
be
helped
he
is
faithful
who
has
called
us,
he
also
will
do
it.
If,
there
in
their
preparation
for
it.
He
shall
give
his
messengers
fore,
he
has
done
all
that
he
has
promised
and
all
that
is
[3991]
May 1, 1907 people. Taking advantage of the common things, the Lord referred to the shepherd’s staff which Moses carried and bade him throw it to the ground; it at once became a serpent. Moses’ faith was again tested, and the Lord bade him take it up again, and it became a staff in his hand as at first. The assurance that he would be able to give the people this demonstration and other demonstrations that God had sent him to them strengthened Moses’ confidence in God and made up for his lack of confidence in himself. And this should be the case with all of us; we are not to have confidence in ourselves, but if we go forth strong in the Lord and in the power of his might, confident and rejoicing because he is with us, we are not only safe as respects ourselves but in the proper condition for the Lord to more and more use us in his service —‘‘ He that humbleth himself shall be exalted; he that exalteth himself shall be abased,’’ is the divine method of procedure. Moses urged further that he could find some one much more capable of telling the good tidings than himself. He said, ‘‘I am slow of speech,’? I never was an orator that ZION’S WATCH TOWER (343-147) could answer, reason out, this matter with Pharaoh. I should feel so abashed upon coming into his presence, and so feel my insignificance, that even though I were your representative I fear that I would not be able to present your message in a proper manner. Meeting this objection, the Lord told Moses that he would give him his brother Aaron as a mouthpiece. Thus strengthened and encouraged, the meekest man in all the earth set out upon his mission to meet the greatest king of earth at that time, Pharaoh Menephtah. Let each of us then, dear readers, impress upon our hearts the essence of this lesson, that if God be with us and for us, however humble and weak of ourselves, we may be mighty through him to the pulling down of the strongholds of error and for the building up of his people in the most holy faith, and for their deliverance from the bondage of error. Let us in the name of the Lord do with our might what our hands find to do, but always with the thought that we serve the Lord. Let his words, ‘‘Certainly I will be with thee,’’ be the strength in our every endeavor in his name and cause, SOME INTERESTING LETTERS Dear Brother Russell :— The last three months of 1906 were quite trying to me. My occupation brought me too much in contact with the world, so much so that I am not at all satisfied with myself; but I am starting in the new year with much experience and a full resolve to profit thereby. I am going to seek the Lord more diligently through his Word, and through association with his people. I intend giving up my present employment to seek a position elsewhere, where I can have more time to give to active service for him who bought me with the great price. Here I am completely penned up. I do not have even nights or Sundays in which to meet with the Lord’s people, so I must get out where I can keep the rust from collecting on my armor. I shall put at least one-half of my time in spreading the glad news of the great rest day just at hand for all who are weary and heavy laden. Remember me at the heavenly court, that I may have that grace that is all-sufficient. Trusting in him, I am Your brother and fellow-servant, J. W. B.,—Wash. Following is a letter written by a business eustomer to one of our friends:— “*T want to thank you for the little pamphlet you sent me last year when you answered my letter saying you could Vou. XXVIII ALLEGHENY, PA., MAY 15, 1907 not fill my order. It was one of those ‘Old Theology’ tracts you sent. I do not know you or your faith, but that little paper has done more for me than money could buy. Whoever you are I hope it has done even more for you. So I heartily thank you for sending it. It was bread cast upon the water and a hungry soul found it. I have now, from that pamphlet, the MILLENNIAL DAWN series and am reading the fourth volume, having read the first, second and third and liked them very much. I feel I owe it all to you, for I never knew of that kind of literature. I said all to you, but I will take that back; I owe it all to God, but believe that you or whoever sent it to be the instrument he used in answer to my prayers. I hope many other hungry souls may be fed by the same means. Our efforts in scattering the precious truths will be a blessing to us as well as to those they reach. I thought I was a Christian for a good many years, but I have only found out what a true Christian is, and know the mass of people will not accept that doctrine. But I hope there are still more truth-hungry souls who may find it, and that it will prove a blessing to them as it has to me. I might say more, but as I do not know the sender will only say in conelusion, may the Lord bless you and keep you faithful for that high calling he has in store for the faithful. Yours in the blessed hope, J. H. 8.,— Neb. No. 10 LAYING UP HEAVENLY TREASURE The present is the time for laying up heavenly treasures which cannot be stolen from us and which cannot corrupt. We fully agree that our Lord and the gracious things which he hes in reservation for them that love him—the elect—are our treasures and that the store of them becomes larger and larger as we seek to set our affections on things above and not on the things of earth. But just now we wish to think of these heavenly things in respect to our earthly life, and to note the importance of laying up some heavenly treasure on earth. According to our understanding of the Scriptures the Lord is now permitting a very tranquil period, which probably will not last long. In this time the winds are being held, the storm is not allowed to break until the servants of God are sealed in their foreheads. The thought is that just as soon as the sealing process has been accomplished the restraints will be released and the storm will sweep down upon us— upon the whole world to some extent, but especially upon the sealed ones, to try them, to prove them, and to test them. Not a pleasant prospect, some may say; but we answer that all of our heavenly Father’s provisions for us are agreeable when we are rightly in harmony with him and his precious Word. We are symbolically represented as being enabled during that time of trouble to stand upon the sea of glass and to sing the song of Moses and the Lamb, the meanwhile harping upon our harps—making melody from the Word of God and greatly rejoicing therein. This time of trouble, when the winds of persecution shall be loosed, will be the time of fiery trial which shall try us; and since the Lord’s people are not to think strange of it, it is proper that it should be called to their attention repeatedly, and that they be helped in their preparation for it. He shall give his messengers charge concerning thee [the Christ], and in their hands they shall bear thee up [the feet members] lest ye stumble against stones and difficulties in this evil day.—Psa. 91:11, 12. SEALED IN HEART AND FOREHEAD The Seriptures refer to the sealing of the holy Spirit as necessarily essential to membership in the Lord’s family at all. Whoever does not receive the seal, the impress of the holy Spirit, will not be a copy of God’s dear Son in heart, in character, and cannot be associated with him in the kingdom. The sealing process is a gradual one, the impression becoming more permanent daily. We are not to understand sealing in the forehead to be identical with this sealing in the heart, although the two are closely related. Many of the Lord’s dear people throughout the past have had the seal of the Lord upon their hearts and characters but not upon their foreheads—they did not have that intellectual knowledge of God and his glorious plan which he has provided for all of his faithful of the present time, and which now becomes a test, a proof, an evidence to us that we are in the Lord’s favor and that he is showing us his deep things. The question with each one of us should be, How am I prospering? How am I profiting by these provisions which the Lord has made for my preparation for the coming trials and tests? Am I living carelessly, thoughtlessly? Am I improving or am I wasting the precious moments, the blessed hours, the golden opportunities presented to me by God’s favor? Surely the Lord has been faithful in all of his engagements; surely he is doing for us exceedingly more abundantly than we could ask or think; surely if we fail to make our ealling and election sure the fault will not be his, for he is faithful who has called us, he also will do it. If, therefore, he has done all that he has promised and all that is [3991]
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