s if
they understood it; but we don't know much about it yet. The press
gives us the daily news of what has taken place. This Bible, however,
tells us what is about to take place. This _is_ new; we have the news
here in this Book; this tells us of the things that will surely come
to pass; and that is a great deal newer than anything in the
newspapers. It tells us that the Spirit shall teach us all things; not
only guide us into all truth, but teach us all things; He teaches us
how to pray, and I don't think there has ever been a prayer upon this
sin-cursed earth that has been indicted by the Holy Spirit but was
answered. There is much praying that is not indicted by the Holy
Spirit. In former years I was very ambitious to get rich; I used to
pray for one hundred thousand dollars; that was my aim, and I used to
say, "God does not answer my prayer; He does not make me rich." But I
had no warrant for such a prayer; yet a good many people pray in that
way; they think that they pray, but they do not pray according to the
Scriptures. The Spirit of God has nothing to do with their prayers,
and such prayers are not the product of His teaching.

It is the Spirit who teaches us how to answer our enemies. If a man
strikes me, I should not pull out a revolver and shoot him. The Spirit
of the Lord don't teach me revenge; He don't teach me that it is
necessary to draw the sword and cut a man down in order to defend my
rights. Some people say, You are a coward if you don't strike back.
Christ says, turn the other cheek to him who smites. I would rather
take Christ's teaching than any other. I don't think a man gains much
by loading himself down with weapons to defend himself. There has been
life enough sacrificed in this country to teach men a lesson in this
regard. The Word of God is a much better protection than the revolver.
We had better take the Word of God to protect us, by accepting its
teaching, and living out its precepts.

AN AID TO MEMORY.

It is a great comfort to us to remember that another office of the
Spirit is to bring the teaching of Jesus to our remembrance. This was
our Lord's promise, "He shall teach you all things, and bring all
things to your remembrance." Jno. xiv, 26.

How striking that is. I think there are many Christians who have had
that experience. They have been testifying, and found that while
talking for Christ the Spirit has just brought into mind some of the
sayings of the Lord Jesus Christ,