SURE ENOUGH by George W. Willis

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Dec 24, 1894

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 20, No. 59.

SURE ENOUGH.

By George W. Willis

A GREAT many people get into deep water and mist and fog because they fail to make a distinction between sin and its collateral results, such as pains and aches and bodily infirmities. I recollect, after one of my meetings near Pittsburg, I complained of being very weary; I was much fatigued. One of the brethren reproved me, and said:—

"If you were living as near the Lord as you ought to, and had sufficient faith in Jesus Christ, you would never feel tired in body."

And I said, "The blessed Jesus himself felt fatigued at times, and resorted to the mountain side and the solitary retreat for rest and prayer."

The gentleman replied, "I want to tell you he never did that after his resurrection."

And I said, "After my resurrection I don't expect to feel fatigued either."

At this remonstrance he gave me a strange look, and we said, "Good-by."—Rev. Geo. W. Willis.