The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-02-21


God, was one replete with startling
events and one ffaught with wonder
full displays OF Gods goodness. long
suffering and f0rbearanee with thes
people, and one in which we see mar
vicious wisdom, goodness and power
shining out from Gods hand In deal
ling with them. lis omnipotence Il
Exercised tor their deliverance, and t,
lestablish His word, and to make goot
His promise to their fathers. mad,
long years before, and to impress til,
children of men with this one gran,
Thought, that Ho cared for them ant
wns able to deliver them and tina
they should know that He was tn
Lord"
Grand thought, Hottest thought thu
lean occupy the human mind, TO know
that God cares Tor lis and loves us an,
all His might ness Is in insta mt readI
ness to deliver us from all tn
bondage OF Inherent depravlty, an,
from all and everything that wpult
destroy ue. IL we would believe Hin
land learn to know that He is tn
Lord"
Six million Hebrews whose afflictiol
and bondage In Egypt had been SO Sc
we're, 30 bitter, So trying. and thei
condition SO low and degraded. an,
their hopes of deliverance so far as the
lcould see, so totally obscured ant
lblasted by the continual and oonstan
narilships and affections they eS
Iprrienced under the chains aud fet
tiers of IL heather government ans
goddess tyrants. and whose criel
were Knocked and answered only b.
h wing merciless taskmasters put owe
hem to make thor Affections stl
more severe.
But their cries had been heard b,
thu God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob,
land His almighty arm was reaching
Town already to break their fetters
and work their delivclaEce. They hat
lust Witnessed onD OF those scene
which exhibited Gods wrath and ub
horennce of iniquity and HIS severe
punishment upon those who woul(
not obey Him. The Destroying An
gel had smltten with death the frs
born In every family of the Egyptian
but God in His infinite mercy had ia
rored the Hebrews, whose cries hao
larlsen.lrom the plains OF Egypt, ant
been heard In heaven, and lie CAV
hem refuge behind their blood sprinll
led door posts, and they were safe
These Hebrews had Just witnea SOC
the most wonderful display of God
goodness the world had ever seen be
| orc.
They saw the hand of God as it la,
down the first mathematical lesson il
/ the science of atonenent. They saw
the typical lamb slain, they saw IL,
iblood sprinkled upon their door posts
and while they cav one dead in ever,
family OF the Egyptians, not one oil
their number was harmed. They were
saved by the power OF God. The de
lstroying angel dare not lay his death
ealing hand upon a Hebrew In his
mouse or tent upon whose doorposts
was tho sprinkled blood. This was
Gods way. They believed it and were
saved. And. reader. you and l should
thank God that He has, in His divine
goodness, given us not lambs blood
but the blood of Jesus Christ His Son
to cleanse us from all sin. Let us have
faith In God. and by the power OF His
Holy Spirit, through faith in his name
have the doorposts of our hearts
lsprlakled with the blood of the Lamb
which was slain from the foundation
lof the world, and no destroying ange
can ever harm US.
The combined forces of Satan anC
all the multiplied iniquities of the
world can rever destroy us, II We TAX,
shelter behind the blood OF Jesu,
Christ. eternal refuge for every man. 1
lie will take 1t. 1t is my refuge. 'Othel
refugo have L none" Thank God
These people. these hebrews were IL
bondage they could not liberate then
selves from. Mey were powerless Il
free themselves. Goddess tyrant
were holding them by letters that |
took q God to break. And men b,
nature are everywhere in like bond
igc. Fearful taskmake rs are set owe
them too. oh. how many taskmaster
We see every day, oxactiDg o
people who are In natures bondage
ali their hard earned wages, thei
ihcalth. their peace of mind, thei
home comforts, their reputation, thei
all, that should be most dear to them
Every saloon, every brothel. ever,
gambling den Is taskmaster, Oh
GOD. speak TO the people by thy spirit
that they may get out of Egypt, ant
20 forward by his direction, that they
may see and know that thou art God
land abundantly able anu willing t
break every chain and fetter tina
binds them, and to deliver them will
a high hand out OF the Egypt OF dc
lpravity.
| Oh merciful God impress the mind
OF the people that while the world. tt.
flesh, and the devil, like a destroying
angel. ia lowering over aud swoopini
down to destroy the young men ant
women, and the old men and women
TOO. right hero in Wilmington. thu
| there is God in heaven that can de
liver them. Let US have faith in God
and believe Hin, and observe to dt
That which He commands. and l be
llieve He will work out for us a might,
,ieliyerance. And at this point | Toe
impressed to say have faith in God
MY Sins arc covered by tine blood o
Jesus Christ. nm hiding In Him ant
no storm can shake my utmost cain
while to this refuge clinging' Glur!
to His name. And TO every reader O
the REPUBLICAN who may as yet lee
that they are in their natural Egypt 0
bondage. ! don't care who you are no.
what you have done. God can deliver
blood of Jesus Christ His Son, cal
cleanse you from all sin, and His
grace is all sufficient to keep ECU with
out sin. He Ia strong TO deliver
Egypt did not hold the Hebrews When
God told them to got out, when they
IMPLY obeyed Him. The taskmasters
could not hold them an instant when
they obeyed God Neither can Satan
the Pharaoh OF this world, nor all his
host of taslimasters hold you IL you
will obey God.
God calls you out of Egypt and He
Ican deliver you. God says so and IA.
word cannot I o broken, though heavei
land earth pass away Gods woci shall
stand. God help tho people to have
faith in Him and Ind refuge behind
tho blood which permits no destroying
angel to linger near but Is The signal
ifur him to pass over, IA refuge from al
tho destroying evils OF this sin-curscd
ealth, Il refuge that will keep them
and give them eternal life In the King
dom of God We will now rccur to
the plain lines OF thought which the
text seems to saggest and which seems
to us most appropriate at this time. In
OF line great events which
have occurred here in Wilmington,
III which we have seen the Lords mar.
veluus doings. God had laid His
hand upon this heather. goddess gov
OF Egypt and Its walls of
oppression We're falling. Oh, that
men ami nations would DO wise and
know that lie is the Lord. and realize
That He, with the touch of His finger.
can wipe out nations aud overturn
kingdoms that trille with His com
mands.
Let our own nation he wise and dare
not 10 triiie with His positive com.
mand, "Remember the Sabbath day to
keep ii holy" Let 1t obey and honor
God by barring its Exposition
doors on Gods holy day. God
had ehaken this tyrant nation from
centre to circumference, and tho He
brews were marching from under theii
long, Litter oppression with n high
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