God will not force the door of the human heart. The faculty of volition
is a divinely-given prerogative, and our free will is not violated by
any forcible means.
While the painting by William Holman-Hunt, known as “The Light
of the World,” was yet in the studio of the painter a visitor
stood admiring it. Suddenly he asked the artist, “Where is the
key? I do not see one in the door.” Said Mr. Holman-Hunt, “Ah,
no; the key is inside, and the door is locked not from without
but from within. It can only be opened to admit the Savior who
stands there and knocks if the tenant within chooses to turn the
key.” The visitor understood the parable. (Text.)
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See MASTERY.
=Winds as Benefactors=--See NATURE’S RECUPERATIVE POWERS.