History repeats itself, The deted tails may differ but in essence the experiences of to-day are dupli: tions of experiences of yesterda; 'We too are obliged to curry crosses. We too are often drafted into service, and many times unwillingly, ire obliged' to carry crosnes. inevitable. not take Jetus said that eross bearing was
worthy of me." "If any man cross terme is id come after me, let him deny take up his eross and We often interpret the cross, The cross does not refer to all of the sorrows, misfortunes, perseeutions and tricls of life, The cross refers only to those trials and burdens and sorrows which come to ux because we are Christians. The lors of a loved one is not necessarily a cross to be home, for even nonbelievers are called upon to go through such experiences. When we take 2 stand for Christ's sake then tke scorn, or ridicule, or perfection which come are crosses. And they always come. No Christian can escape them.
Sometimes they come unexpected-and are so heavy and the pressure continuous that we become discouraged, We see the dark side of the cross. One individual poured out his troubles and said: "The Christian religion promises me joy and peace but ever since T became Christian I have had up things. Certain old frien have been serificed. Certain former pleasures have been given up. Because of my new Christian rupee T have had to suffer loss the business world." That man was seeing the dark side of the Tf we are perfectly frank with ourselves we will admit that we too grumble at times when the cross is Taid on our shoulders. There are some experiences which we would favcid if we could. But necess Tike the Roman soldiers of old, drafts us into service. - How unwilling we sometimes follow after Jesus! How easy it i to see the ark side of the eros!
The White Side clouds have a silk saw it. Gthers have seen can we. 'The transformation for 'Simon came when he realized that the cross which he had to carry' was the cross of Christ. Before there can be any transformation in
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