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Rev. W. R. Wedderspoon 187
was abiding his time. Jehoiada had impressed upon him from time
to time as the days ran into months and the months ran on through
six years, that it was time for the appearance and crowning of the
rightful heir,7-the rightful king. The consciousness of its stirred
him. The responsibility of it gave him joy; the duty of it was a
dynamic, and the result was that he confided in his dependable
friends. Christ Himself used the method. Christ confided in the
trusty. He taught them, He gathered them about Him. Jehoiada in
these early days is using this plan that our Master so gloriously gave
to us as followers in His name and workers for His kingdom.
Jehoiada drew the men about him who were trusty. He began to
make his plan. He carefully made that plan after showing his
friends their king. And whenever a man sees his rightful king, the
slavish opinions which he has been under subjection to are cast
aside. Now I cannot afford to take time to enlarge upon this thought,
but you knew exactly what I mean here. When the Spirit of the
Living God comes into a man who has been living in sin, when he
sees the King and falls in love with the King, and runs to embrace
the King, there is a complete casting off of the yoke of the ursurper.
Now Jehoiada showed them the rightful king. He was not content
merely to give his own word. He showed the king. The great need
here today in America and in Russia is the showing of the King.
It is the greatest need of the hour,—show the King! Now mark,
—
he showed them the king. It is not necessary for me to go into
details here (it is given so finely in the chapters which were men-
tioned). But every man was put in his place under the leaders.
The Fii-st Essential
The first essential for any concerted movement is worthy leaders.
Jehoiada had these men placed in companies and he carefully gave
them their directions; a great hour arrived when they brought forth
the king from his hiding place; and as the "Word has it, "They
brought forth the king and put the crown upon his head, and the
people shouted, ’God save the King!’" (I find that in. old-fashioned
revival meetings there is always a shout when the King really comes.
And it doesn’t harm a bit if you shout a bit before He is coming.
That is, if you are sure He is coming). Let me make a practical
application. It is this, that righteousness today has its forces to
rally, thank God. We have men who are filled with the Divine Spirit,
and we have the living Word of our Eternal God. That was a good
word somebody said this afternoon,
—"the man and the Word." We
have the Man. Listen to me, now. This is what I really want you
to get. We have the Man in Christ Jesus and the Word of God going
forth to accomplish for the kingdom.
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