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  THE TEST OF FULNESS
  by John Henry Jowett
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Summary: The test of fulness is a more searching test than want, and
requires continuous prayer to maintain a strong spiritual life.

Topics: "Faith And Prayer", "Spiritual Complacency"
Scripture References: Deuteronomy 8:10, Psalm 121:7, Luke 21:34, 1 Thessalonians 5:17

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John Henry Jowett emphasizes the importance of remaining faithful and
prayerful even in times of prosperity and fullness, as these can be more
dangerous than times of want. He warns that our direst peril often lies
in our complacency and abundance, as seen in the downfall of Sodom.
Jowett urges believers to pray without ceasing, seeking God's strength
and guidance even in times of ease and comfort, to avoid being caught
off guard by unseen dangers that may arise in the midst of prosperity.

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DEUTERONOMY viii. 1-10.

"And thou shalt eat and be full, and thou shalt bless the Lord thy God."

Fulness is surely a more searching test than want. Fulness induces sleep

and forgetfulness. Many a man fights a good fight with Apollyon in the

narrow way, who lapses into sleepy indifference on the Enchanted Ground.

Men often sit down to a full table without "grace." Pain cries out to
God,

while boisterous health strides along in heedlessness. Yes, it is our

fulness that constitutes our direst peril. "This was the iniquity of

Sodom, _fulness_ of bread and abundance of idleness."

And so our tests may come on the sunny day. A nation's supreme tests may

come in its prosperity. The sunshine may do more damage than the

lightning. The soul may falter even in Beulah land, where "the sun
shines

night and day."

Prayer must not, therefore, tarry until sickness and adversity come. We

must "pray without ceasing" in the cloudless noon, lest we are stricken

with "the arrow that flieth by day." We must seek the eternal strength

when no apparent enemy crouches at our gate, and when our easy road is

lined with luxuriant flowers and fruit.

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