The man God uses by Oswald Smith

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THE MAN GOD
USES

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INTRODUCTION

, SMITH yt as be prsaches, He be
BY Pian Wie tctone Sec tan ore
A rambling brook. Ji stztes great, spiritual
sats, nikon mowing” hone Te Aine
Tibiig sure omensen peg alter joan ts
pobieg bart cele of in, obra ae
on eines tcl oa

con tile Dook fmonceiably tenable. thors

of contents!

ks the bmi
cs that be fice teak
Erths Chusrk covey dun ac cand Seip
al ples fx sepatation, Syir-allag™and servis
“Fre Chr aw sang Leow Sr Fe nner
ttnd al towed Tar ot

Senctifcation is the wil af God, There is na
fis the Christin te live in gubjgution ig ellie she

tice Hest, or the covii, Chiist wil lusd the
g and thi Sielded same ily Use leaia of Bs

Tho Uesead tests of the Spiel

‘0 ail tho seyed,

‘The Treiy Spevit

Jn answer to the nee
‘Tae Spirit camw to weide for Uxenge. He indwelis

filled Wife axe oper.
INTRODUCTION

God's “parecieie,” sent ro
Zits

"Tr ly Spl the “smn” iano bik ts

1 Dentevast swore bagtized; all vue saved

e bee baptid in Phat One

Spin is the arene of Chnshan
“Med with Cue Spit" b Goals
to sciets, aut to siawers. “The ley Ly the
Nig is viii

ner and grucious 1 em of the chiedoeal of
divine graces fo che daily wall

Separction an Scriprncel Santtification bath
preedee and fallow the filing ‘af the Spitic. They
precede ia the secse thal ihe Seleit will Bl only the
We ther is, in its ourpere an sted Frum

sinning end.
dedicczed unta God. fling of the
Spirit in ue verge fine the aftiuude af Separation
sid Scalptral Swcctiteation fa potentially possible
n'y iter Uke Spltil as taken conten!

Separation is ial io every ssemat
Guints were taken “aut of the
Fuot of tie world’ ond if they Th
be “hated by ‘Te world.” he cely plate foe & true
voll 2 outside the easap with fis des
ised and rejected Lord.

‘Tue task of the Charch-- What is it? Acording
thy Tiasaam specndarion it is ame Lituy; acconding to
Givi sevetation #18 quits ansther. Tas Chatren
‘hia a. pxcuse for entering inza aehemes fur sci!
and civic hetrenment. earch is set tor the

Saco the

aces

Keaitestiecbwey

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INTRONIICTION vil

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Grectied, Been aad eorbag zal
Var Sih ha chee wall fod Ns Baar ae
pen in paventiny tee 2nd other aril tle a
Gales Caustiaity, Lie ches nol oonoele. of
Ghnestintty ar u coed Lo be anemarinst wr caro
for Suey ‘eoabip. He convetves
atl hy 2nd canted
sl Joos Sut anal rot Lo tee
sa fn 0 VOL steep? in si bul sovalt
by. Que auigaty to seve,
‘We commend. ke bovis sad ils message. Tt
tnd afterward frarsierad Jain

‘RIGEBOUR,

Chieage, I
CONTENTS

"A Breve

TL Tae Max Gon Uns
TIL, Tee Sorensen Toe

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IV, Taz Seam tear

Viermozs Loe

VI. Wear Devs Goo Tare om tte?

IX, TRE Loxnsmne o jusos
X. Jose on Toe

BL. Pengetene: Cemist

XT, Wats Is Yous G42

XY. Go amv Vex Omens .
XVI. Guess Trusso Comaesos

XVI Ova Tweris Tae
&
THE MAN GOD

CHATTER 1

4 DiMEEDAY PRAYEE

CA SS wee ah Le

sine heart oul et u elvad betweea:
4 AblicL lke Thige. a Rearé dlvive, ¢ Beare as while aa

‘One, Gear Yovd, & heart We this hoster,”

fsa es L had aver seen before, thas

ig thing
wea not the work T ves doing, #

books 'T was
NAN GOB U:

rit sf was presiding, Ue exoieds
that gathered. nor the suczes: achieved; Iext rathe

fhe: Os J was living, “he thoughéa 1 es tbinbing,
Peurs “eliness, pratt in a word
my teustemaation, ty the

there came to me sith raw aud Ceeper

han over before cre words: “Oh fo"

elaers lle eit God Anu mg haart sweet nk in

“Thal Dseaght

ithe great Aponile, "Christ

ora then,“ Clris! Nest Ss
ee, oe

to Ged taen ary work, my postearin’ Ged wae
uc, no! mEIEY my Serviee,

ee myer aul T wall
tly, ALT. dnp Tien”

ie prayer, a prayer that
a mass gitar ss owes heart, ame
ihe partitions: “Tard, here ave ray Annes;
them ti Thee. May they never each
anyliiiag Gel The woulst not eve Hem touch,
ur do seyihing that woulé dishanaur Tees. And
hore are nip fuel; T dedivale “hem th Thue. May
Frey never gowhere Thon wotlesl aut leseea, Here,
Land, ate my eyes. May Gey never lose per
Sing ther would geeve Thy
gars never list
anne. May vay mgue never
seoze tae { weal rok waal The

A BIRTUDAY PRAYER 3

thot sould dina clu seuse cf Tay presence, May any
sere know mip Jove, andl cherish no feeling that fs
Ent at Thee, Amn

© cod T ghve'iny all toi,
Priuade ant sine and eartldy store,
Soul and body, Taine sc ba,
‘Wlisly Tale foreven oa,

Anil ce I pragad thers cam to me these words
“L besorch gow therstore, bretbrce, by the merece
of God, that ye present your bodies a Lvng sactilice,
nicl, aooeptable unto Coa, slic. ig vout seasevazle
service. Ane pe not acafrrmed *¢ this world; but
be ye transformed, Ly Ube zewewiay uf yor mia,
that ye mey [rove what is “at gos?, Sxl accent=
ake, nnd psveet. will of Goa" "Rom. xi, 1-2),
‘Then thik: “Tet. noe sda disssfuee reign In yuur
wnctel body, chat ge shouid. obey it in. ths teats
thereof, Neilhor yield ye your meudsers <5 insisa-
of aexigh: santo sin: batt yiel6 you~
selves unto Ged, Per aix shall not Tave devel nion
‘ory, wi, Laci4)
God, ¥ saw, Cemunded my sendivided attention
Evarytiing ee must take a forend place, Friends
utd loved: ones, home, taney, wore =i,“ even
‘hough bur thosta—Ti rouse giv: way wo Ch
‘gedieaded mtivation vacse be
Sack. rausl bu ey allilsie toward,
wraatd He Le able to bless wud
T satiety His heart of love. Far
in may relationship to Ged T sew that tons eller wma
aaeght cise anusi over come belvean. ‘Tlat just as
a dusbang comes fire ‘n the affections of his wife,
4 THE MAX COD USES

veer, 9 Cel nist wore drat én wy Tsert,
fest a3 a4 runmthage can ever be « hanpy mar-
riage wacwe other Eughond or wife wiefirud their
wedivided «t‘ention tora ex. alex, «0 my fellow.
ship with Gou -coule: culy te complete when He hed
lag smudiaided altoatimn. Hl: world have me Wait ou,
Him coztinval

for Jess, ell for Jorm

Allie bets zatsucied powers;

Allray thenghes, ans wrens, and Chicas,
‘All uy Gays ake all my boars,

ind what Te asked of me dial day He
aM agake, Caa it be tat we ould

He chaitas? Wiiy;shea. dy we wichholdwiat.
He aiks? Te crue juy to be found outside of Ged?
Gan we be hagpy with “Whirg.?” Do “things”

isty? A anan's He cuativieth nt £7 the abr
dance of the fisags which he posed” iLulse xh

fp end communion.
Tay matecnt, fight bate in the niidet of a
a swenld that

they were hese, ta Ev

ip a world hei sunited aur Lord

asign omd.Hlis purpor far ua. How then cau wo

Year to Gienpoint Him, art thus taf! to win iis
amrsbeciont

Goll want

ws to Be one huudred per cent for

© the world, feom our feral

a

A BIRTHDAY PRAYER

Tike, And so the question crivee; Are we sud and
nig for Jessie Christ? Ana we wholly Cade? Mot
rinecy par cent, mark you, but one hundred per can.
Couplerely given aver ra Gad. Tuer as tk Bite
hen, Yo devéch ae doom “ things"; to deteck ws fzora
and homes, drom ali
that i rank by Bie" Fesi") to en wer ue Cat
wwe cx give Him our wnidivides alteniion, Taare is
gruch ig the Aes that js leptin
fureclyes even thet which ie
Kingtom of Heaven's sike if our winisery akoud
necmilate seperetion “rim: our loved anes even for
lorg periods at 2 tito, in order thet we
be wloly Gof’? And can we by Bis
20 five thove tae wud ani fie Heel ie our
Aeiachment thet ve all ind Jeass Himectt, Brrongh
His mudwelling Spirt, sullicunt to coable us to
Jive ‘ut aed “ist for HEnit, exclaiming Jeo
kewl led with praise; "Jesus gauss?” ‘That
ig wot He canghtt me, amd that je" what 7 mest
wticn L talk of being wholly Gai's, at ond sue
for Jeoes Christ, one kangred per cent Zor Tin,
thus “becoming # san. after God's mes

to pit Gu flevt; fo male wits Tira every mcm
te to notsing. that wand dipnse Hen and
‘low nockng thet would. grieve Him} to Inc
lite of eactieal sigteourate and holies Y
iin co give Hin our umivided attention, acd fo
love Hive supremely.

David, yuu cemember, wes @ mer aor Goss
own heart, If David, efor his falluse, could be 20
Amman, caoro® Terence gra? "Daniel propre
his beast taal he would nut deste sisal <Dan
A BiTHOSY PRAY

ra ,

6 THE-WAN SOD US!
14m), Leb ix “purport,” and God wil give the ‘Dl the jay of fut earrender?
ao enabling pore, . How Cle me Grou ace threght
: Fer it js iy tas way that we become Cardackke Roery tool for lay Mas

ambition for us, viz., tha
eeemerte rc)
same iuisge, To by & Chosen for tou yours end to
bo co more Uke Jecus the than ct
conversion, is a Wagedy. ‘There ave sort whe haye
ely been Soved six mnoktls who cre more lise Christ
fea others yo Rave Doon oh the way for soe
years. Oniy those who spead tineh time in Tes
pewnce wik ‘ever become lis Him. Onl
who give Hien their edivided eétention will
come to knovs iim,
et His bost we must give Him aur test. Ta
Iyeeorne wich ind was pAtee To hse we sO ob
Him heve our undivided attention, To wia we must
Surender, To live we svast dio, Te reodive we nat
sive.

‘And, ok! lhe suelness of gach & life, du jay’ af

feliogshig! “There is noting like it on earth,

[All the eaccass in the toed will not campentate f
it, Ta is "she Lily of che Valley," “the Bright an:
Morning Scat," “the Rose of Skaroe,” “ibs Chistes:
among. Ten” Thawed,” “tho Gne _Attogcher
Lovely.” Friards coe uerer mena sontszch, “ven *
vee ones Gleapposst. Beeney beings its Yarden:
‘and farae its hirteruess, But He, He satinfies, God
iy nova 4 dis ppointwenl, To walle vith [di is
the eweotest thing ot earth. Te Intow that al! is
wel, that taste i nothiag bersieea,
clock afvain hides Fis Bise—oh! that is Seaver
indeed,

Tn Jet us exay it, macan iL stl live iL “Zand,
mais ie a hia afer Tikes owe Bear.”
CHAPTER 1

aE aay Gop USFS

HAVE doen drying to thinle daring thece ps
Gage of the qualities that will enable God to
se mua in Christian eervice; and so fav as

T can discover these are nt lest eight thal are

essential, Mowiover, J ear absoltely conviaeed thet

fang man sip je wiling to yay the pulee aay’ be
unt of Ged regurdles of tlenls anc gills, cet
pethaps to thn exient of some, bat certally to the
full Finch of bis capecity, end € not the fan fe his
New, & mey eaet a good deal. ae dows

aps reveal Bu, waobe price at o2ce,. But when,

acl the place, Waere we ro 20 despoo:tely in
asuast abo #8 fin. we aco willing to maake aay
‘sacrifice, then it i2 thet God eun Yogi to use Us

Well do T ranutnber haw T waled up and down
my roma bi prayer exclaiming: “On, God, ute me,
Use ine, ni nur what the call Gladty will Peay
any price if only I may be usté of Thee." Are
‘yon veiling to pay de price?

3, The mui God ses #8 the wea hs Tors bad ose
gress faergse Sede,
-£ divided Abatt can’ never bring complete cetis-
(oatics, “Ee ina of singled inwetests will seldom
#

racke a enon y
bbustiess “wy ayust give vie: “vajor portion
and the begt ac his thanert to Bés business, Ir fy the
man who divides Lis Lin: beiwcon ¢Fe ollie and te
gambling -tehis whe fails, Tf his affortona cm
Sivided heron: 0:3 wil: andl anvtaes sworaan,
ied Life is Lostad ca endl in disetar, Ser could
young Tan be satisted unless be Leld the sre
live it Te Leart al dhe wornan qwhom he avoald
tnake his wile.

The very came ic ve of the man wha woult be
uel of Ged, only to a Jet greater dear,
work alone must clei tis whale a itenlion. i
a9 oom for other things. Paul wes a.man of “one
thing.” “This taag one Td,” he euclaimed, That
war iL2 soared ef dis susouss, Me hall a great surge
lag passion to rvs know the Gospel, and 3e

end meghe-ta his work, Andl-in writing

to Tunolhy %e comand

iings; give alysel? whelly-te-dhem, ~~

thing to-day to be uied af God. I hae:
aloe students vaose sntowsts ware so divided
ferweas their studies aad pic. tewds 2at tk
Fives tad a impression vhlver. All fot
Alnt no young vhsa seh, he mighsy we! af God
sho fe conbielly spauding’ his aventngs, his ce
uel Caught in the society of weernen
know of ministers wha are in busiest on the
ein whale ditae is pot given. to thelr emo
Before 1 esteved the awnieisory L par
to fo apwcrlesive purposes, Bal
after ay ordingtion T sald it as culsay es possiNe
Shut Pasgke bs perfertly sree fo give rig whale
hough: 12 wy work,
TAR WAN GOD USES
ging that ou have co’ ellie interects
shich yen are bound to

What I 60 lisist ugen is that

et as possible, mil vive all. cleat
s sectmay, thee patting Coll
on at ae Fue OMe

Son cow Sern

The man Gof 2 2 the hy
ary Minatrence jrem. kas He,

bar then, you dou’e nowd tw weit re shal it is
erst hinders Ged from using you. God kasws aud
"you tans’ got right with Fig, Tem:
yo weg on demay be wcefiatte sce, easel
yo esesting sa, Portage

ily tt is pride, jeatzus
2s, unter sejin 8 toma

spit Bing,

‘pelore God rym mse you. Saree

Tete! to fail, is crore ar:
‘behind the dor, a aie that
Teopts vhiak yon wre what
eu eppruz to be; but A they realy know vou as
yeu ars? Dare yt

in your Beart, a helt

3. The mas God sts $s dhe man whe has placed

‘Some of us act asthenga we war atria of

any sean willed ca chy His with” Whale:

potter €0 if the clay zahused to yiald? Wher could

as THE MAN GOD USES Ba
‘the doctor do if the patient refed to brnsti OF
sehgt yale 9° inschordinate soldiers?

well, ten, are yon yicldsé? Haye you asid
etesrel "Yes! uo Gaul and zm eteone “Ho” re self?
‘Are you dedicated? Meve you sultecdered :IV? Has
yout Yel Lea seb asice, art agwe ym accepted
Fis far you We? Wal you oe
youl 10 26, and be what He vacily yum ts

every verse of

‘great’ comgeecalion yuan,
fio?" Do you msan #? And can you say wih all
your Dears

"Lead, I is easel to Thee,

“Privodie ane tne wil vary vlore
Souland basy Tans ta

‘Waly Thin> for ever"x

fs the wre asin fas fea

Tho raga who have bean geeaby: used off Gal
been mighty ia prayse. 88 yrs read thet
Ihiogrephies you Cisover thes the gshdt of preyer
ominsics, Facoh exclaims: "Twill wa iui
Eas go except Toy Wess me,” art heirs God say,
*Thoa beet striven wil God a
ast nrevai
saclivily tind ope
‘the muita asd seeks 2 suiilery-placs i. which-ta
prey, somctinies epercing whol wisl:to chane wkA
His Tathe:, prayag with euch a
-2t His weak sare La blooe, And
2 every man ho has been used nf God,
‘wikivg to pay the rice?

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