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shall not be like Judah if we do. We must all be concerned. We

must all carry the saints on our hearts and pray. So here the

angel stands at the golden altar and gives efficacy to the

prayers of the saints.

Then Revelation 10. There is no mistaking that the Lord is

referred to here. He is clothed with a cloud and a rainbow is

upon His head. He is claiming the whole earth for God. He has

one foot on the sea—the seething masses of nations, the

other on the earth—on the settled and ordered habitable

world, and he claims both for God. This principle applies

generally.

When dealing with any matter, the question is, How does it

relate to God? We must take things up and claim things for

God. In the day to come we may

rule cities for God. How many could I influence .today? Can I

rule myself? What influence have I in my local gathering?

Christ takes up the whole universe for God! The solution of

everything is found in the Lord taking up things.

The Lord create exercise in our hearts that these features

which are seen in Christ may be reproduced in us, so that we

may rightly handle matters. Divine things are very holy, and we

not only need discernment but skill in the way we do things. A

great deal depends upon the way things are done.

Address in Glasgow

9 October 1928