The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1881-04-07

-CHRIsT OUR LIFE This is the
pith Of the gospel st. John tells
as, He that hath the Son hath life
bit he that hath not The Son hath not
life"
Christ Himself told us that He
came to give life to the world. An
moral and spiritual life is conditioned
upon the possession OF Christ. H.
sho does not receive Christ hy faith
has not the germ Of that unfolding
lie which tarobs 10 the heart Of Lim
who has apprehended the divine
mercy
There is abundance Of grace 10
Christ to meet the wants of every
human being, and from the throne
T of mercy, erected BY His death
there comes radiance 10 The light
OF which tue believing spirit can be-
hold the eountenaaoe of o fcconciled
Father His death avefted tue ruin
OF our race, and formed the Attributes
OF the eternal Godhead into a canopy
Of glory which beams upon tn,
firusting soul with infinite benignity
The provisions are sufficient for the
exigeneies Of any case; and the re
sources Of Love are inexbadshble
All tie divine projections are beautl
fully harmonized in The redeeming
economy and delightfully."- blended 10
the moral government. Christ re-
paired the violated horror Of the d.
vine law, and brought the power Of
God into play TO give life to a dead
worl6
I When the terminating power OF
Cod touches q soul dead Ia trespass
e and sins II starts tho bounding
pulse Of spiritual life and sends
thrill Of Joy along every fbre Of is
being.
When the blood OF Jesus Christ
"cleanses us from all sin" death is
substituted by life, and our revivided
spirits inhale the rich odors from the
flowers Of heaven We are made
partakers or the divine nature, ana
The image Of Jesus is photographed
upon our moral being
lie is made Of God unto US,
wisdom, righteousness. sauctiaeaiion
and redemption. To thus have
/ Christ is 30 have life Such a union
hetween lie soul AID Christ Is very
intimate, and His love Is poured
upon "a in streams that food the
sensibililies with eestaey. Happy
Is be who has a title 70 lifel
Every desire Of his pure spirit is
abundanily satisfied by the "Giver
81 every good and perfect gift" He
looks ap0n Christ as the God Of ell
grace. aud Awards 70 him q pre- emf
Benee Of moral dignity beyond limit
and without ooupaflaon
How dim appears the blazing sun
before Tie superior brightness Of ths
.Sun Of Rghteousness whose rays
lall upon the heart llom winch the
cloud 81 sin has been driVenl
HoW truly Is lde the source Of all
that Is great and good
His essence Is every where; aud
set present Of any given point in all
The fullaess OF lis grace, and the
/ OmaipoEence 81 His energy The
I glory Of heaven and tue virtue OF
earih-lhe grandeur of eternity and
tho worth Of time-ail unite IN His
/ person Goodness and benedeienec
mark His lie, aud The path trod bY
/ His humanity Is everywhere sire VI
with Tie evidences of bis Godhead I
I lie Is indeed TIE OILY restorer OF the
/ hopes ana delivefef 81 the souls Of
men. # your hope Is in Him. you
may feel secure amld the roar 81
helrs artillery and the shosers d
missiles that lal around you.
Ifasoal wili hold on % CHRIST. It
will ike, though tie foe try 10 drive
the plouehshafa 81 death . The cen
ire Of It's c9nsciousness