Produced by Charles Aladrondo, Tiffany Vergon, Charles Bidwell, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team THE ONE GREAT REALITY By LOUISA CLAYTON Author of "Heart Lessons", "Loving Messages", "Winning and Warning", "Wilderness Lessons", etc. "I AM GOD, AND THERE IS NONE ELSE"-- Isa. xiv. 22. THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED to all my friends in Rusthall, in loving remembrance of our happy fellowship in the gospel during the past thirty years, with the earnest prayer that the messages may be stored up in their hearts and bring forth fruit in their lives when the voice which delivered them is still. 3, Somerville Gardens, Tunbridge Wells. FOREWORD In response to the request of an old and esteemed friend I gladly add a Foreword to the collection of Addresses embodied in this volume. I do so in recognition of the supreme importance of the great topics that have been chosen, and also in appreciation of the clear and attractive way in which the truth is set forth. May the messages find attentive and receptive readers, and be followed by deep and abiding spiritual blessing. EVAN H. HOPKINS. Woburn Chase, Addlestone, Surrey. CONTENTS I GOD, THE GREAT REALITY II GOD, OUR FATHER III THE SON OF GOD IV THE SPIRIT OF GOD V THE VOICE OF GOD VI THE HANDS OF GOD VII THE WORD OF GOD VIII HAVE FAITH IN GOD IX THE CHURCH OF GOD X THE KINGDOM OF GOD INDEX OF CONTENTS ADDRESS I GOD, THE GREAT REALITY Personal knowledge of God, the secret of happiness--Realising His Presence in prayer--Illustrations from the telephone and family life--God is our Father, Saviour, Comforter--The Living God-knowing all, and controlling everything--Illustrations from current events. ADDRESS II GOD, OUR FATHER A Chinese convert--Christ's confidence in the Father--Christ reveals the Father--Philip's prayer, "Show us the Father"--What God is to us as Father--How the minister sang the Doxology in an empty flour barrel--The glorious calling of the children of God. ADDRESS III THE SON OF GOD Christ is the Son of God from Eternity--He is sent to be the Saviour of the world--Three questions answered: Where did He come from? When did He come? Why did He come?--A working-man's experience--The story of the pearl necklace--Christ's work of redemption--Sir James Simpson's dying testimony--Hymn, "He came and took me by the hand." ADDRESS IV THE SPIRIT OF GOD God is a Spirit--True spiritual worship--The Spirit of God in Creation and Salvation--The New Birth--The work of the Holy Spirit convincing of sin, and revealing Christ--Searchlights--The loveliness of Christ--The Holy Ghost like a Mother--The Comforter. ADDRESS V THE VOICE OF GOD Jacob's ladder, a type of Christ--Jacob brought face to face with God--What it is to hear the Voice of God--God's first call to man in the Garden of Eden--A perfect link of communication between God and man--The Voice of God speaking in His Word. ADDRESS VI