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<p> In the ancient times, a box on the car given by a master to a slave meant liberty, little would the freedman care how hard was the blow. By a stroke from the sword the warrior was knighted by his monarch, small matter was it to the new-made knight if the royal hand was heavy. When the Lord intends to lift his servants into a higher stage of spiritual life, he frequently sends them a severe trial. He makes his [[Jacobs]] to be prevailing princes, but he confers the honor after a night of wrestling, and accompanies it with a shrunken sinew. Be it so, who among us would wish to be deprived of the trials if they are the necessary attendants of spiritual advancement? </p> | <p> In the ancient times, a box on the car given by a master to a slave meant liberty, little would the freedman care how hard was the blow. By a stroke from the sword the warrior was knighted by his monarch, small matter was it to the new-made knight if the royal hand was heavy. When the Lord intends to lift his servants into a higher stage of spiritual life, he frequently sends them a severe trial. He makes his [[Jacobs]] to be prevailing princes, but he confers the honor after a night of wrestling, and accompanies it with a shrunken sinew. Be it so, who among us would wish to be deprived of the trials if they are the necessary attendants of spiritual advancement? </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_75651"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/charles-spurgeon-s-illustration-collection/affliction:+attendant+upon+honor Affliction: Attendant Upon Honor from Charles Spurgeon's Illustration Collection]</ref> | <ref name="term_75651"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/charles-spurgeon-s-illustration-collection/affliction:+attendant+upon+honor Affliction: Attendant Upon Honor from Charles Spurgeon's Illustration Collection]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 01:08, 13 October 2021
Affliction: Attendant Upon Honor [1]
In the ancient times, a box on the car given by a master to a slave meant liberty, little would the freedman care how hard was the blow. By a stroke from the sword the warrior was knighted by his monarch, small matter was it to the new-made knight if the royal hand was heavy. When the Lord intends to lift his servants into a higher stage of spiritual life, he frequently sends them a severe trial. He makes his Jacobs to be prevailing princes, but he confers the honor after a night of wrestling, and accompanies it with a shrunken sinew. Be it so, who among us would wish to be deprived of the trials if they are the necessary attendants of spiritual advancement?
