The Florence daily tribune. (Florence, Colo.) 1898-1903, 1899-08-05

Is '"rhen-" whea the time shah come
Tor God 70 restore Israel TO their own
land ", ~. "Mnl l." God Is speaking.
Sprinkle clean water upon YOU" The
conception OF cleansing by sprinkling
clean water comes from the Mosaic cere-
fnonial system. Clean water Is a natural
symbol OF cleansing. used everywhere and
in all ages, Prom all your hlthlness"
Sin is to the soul what nth Is to tho
Bodybuilding. unhealthfui. uncoIneiy re
pulsivc. And from all your idols" The
oNilo completely cured the Israelitcs OF
idola;ry. They never again fell into that
sin. There would have been little use
IN restoring the Jews to their own land.
II they were to fan again Immediately
into the sins for which they were exnei
26 "A new heart also viii give YOU
Tho heart is the center OF life TO the
BODY; II sends the life-blood to every
pnrt; II 1t Is weak or imperfect, the whole
BODY Is weak and sickly. Such the char
acter the supreme love, the will. are to
the soul and the life. ~ new spirit" A
new motive, now principle of action,
rew love. And | VIII take away the
stony heart" The heart OF sin is called
stony, like rock. because "a IL Is cold to
Gods love and goodness. not warming
with gratitude. and with holy emotions
ana heavenly desires. CD II Is hard. not
easily impressed, or moved by the divln-
est motives. 60 IL Is dead; there Is no
spiritual life In IL. no source OF good
works and beautiful living. IL is dead to
Gods goodness. dead to holy Influences.
dead 10 heaven. Neither the example OF
christ nor his death on the cross nor his
picadings OF love. move It. This is the
completed result OF the stony heart that
toward which wicked men are eyor grow
Ing.
"a. II will put my spirit within YOU.
This is the GIFT OF tho Holy Spirit, prom
ised by Joel e.; 2Sl. II IL the power that
gives life, that inspires and cherishcs
everything good. IL is the power of
spFingtime ovor the earth. Keep my
Judgments" His laws. his decisions. MS
to what was right The effects of the
new heart and the gift OF the Holy Spirit
VIII be manifested in a new outward
life.
Is And We shall dwell in the land
Ihey shall be restored to their own lnnd
ana no outward power can overcome
,hem, or take them again into exile, un-
less they depart from God And I Will
be your God" Every good Is Included
In this promise. They should abide I'M
der the shadow of his wings.
20, II will also save you from all your
uheleannesses The outward blessings
promised could not continue unless they
should first be saved from sin, There
fore God promises them his sustaining
grace II Will call for tho corn GRAIN.
God, as tho owner of the earth and con-
troner of all its forces. will summon
them TO supply the grain needed FOR their
support. So we pray Give US this day
our daily bread because 1t Is the gift OF
God.
80 And will multiply the fruit OF the
tree" There shall be plenty of food. mo
! more repronch OF famine" The heather
i seem 20 have reproached the Israelites
with having God who would allow them
20 sufer munger The heather did not
| nd fh.s
| 81. ''Then shall we remember your own
F, evii ways and shall loathe your
selves. When they see their own sins
In contrast with Gods goodness. then
they will realize how mean and Disgrace
ful their sins Were. They measured their
conduct by the true standard, and were
| convicted OF sin. In your owl: sight"
Bad men sometimes hate sin in Others
| hate some kinds of sin, hate the sins of
| those who injure them: but Gods people
| hate all sin because 1t is sin. and most
OF all their own sin. Not for your sakes
| do this They did not deserve it.
| 80. I'm the day that shall have
that this was the necessary condition OF
! salvation.
IS. This land that was desolate is be-
come like the garden of Eden" In the se
verses the temporal side ESQ to speak,
of these promises stands forth promi-
! nently- They needed to have a temporal
| side for the special encouragement of the
| exiles in Chaldea. and perhaps, / might
add for the veritlcation of the promise ;
! themselves.
Sc. Then the heather shall
know The Jews should not only be
| blessed themselves. but become a mission
| airy people. making known the true God
to the surrounding nations This work is
essential to the highest good. the mobiles
| character of any man or nation