The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-16

could not fail to arrest the profound at
tention of every thoughtful mind. The
great apostle having already prayed in
their behalf for 1.-THE spirit of wisdom
and revelation in the knowledge Of
Him." the God Of our Lord Jesus
! Christ continues to pray tha they
might by this uncommon, most won
derfuI spiritual illumination, have also
the eyes OF their understanding
fully enlightened" so that by this
wondrous help of God. that they
should know perfectly what is the
hope OF His calling"-the hope Of which
the great God has lovingly called them,
and more still, what the riches of the
glory of His inheritance in the saints"
which He in great consideration and
love for them has prepared for the
saints, the sincere. earnest, adoring be-
levers in the Son of God. We repeat,
we have here most remarkable langu-
& and a wondous manifestation of
Gods favor and mercy. Remember
what the Ephesians We're; how dark and
heathenish their lives; how idolatrous
and wicked they had been. The apos-
tie sets forth the marvellous changes
that awaited hem-that they who were
in should see light: tina the
who worshipped idols should be so IL
Illuminated in understanding that
henceforth they would worship but the
true n only God, the Father of our
Lord Jesus Christ; that they might
clearly understand what is the hope
of His calling"-to what glorious and
blessed things it Ieads-the hope of
their own calling unto the kingdom Of
glory and ri0hfan,,Cnace What mn
the condition of the Ephesians out of
Christ, away from God, living in dola-
try and heathenish practices, is true of
all sinners who know not God in the
pardon of their sins. But God does not
stop with the hope of His calling"
but He so illumines by the power of the
Holy Ghost that they are made to know
what is the riches of the glory of His
inheritants in the saint" True Chris
tians are indeed Gods inheritance"
AS we believe this refers to the saints,
everlasting rest, the blessed home in
Heaven. There is no uncertainty what
ever as to this inheritance. 1t is GER
tain, it is assured by every guarantee
necessary, such as God only can give.
Nc sane, sensible man can doubt it.
1t is indeed an astounding inheritance
"iil1I ildS DctH EIOIIllS6u 10 ana secured
for the true disciples by the death of
the Son of God upon the cross. 1t is
described by the apostle as "the riches
of the glory of His inheritance" 1t is
4 kingdom, a mansion, a glorious In
heritance. 1t would exhaust language
> describe it, and when lone not one
lalf would be told. Burkitt says:
will appear to be a glorious
if we consider the glory of
the place, the glory of the mpa
the glory of the employment, and the
glory that will be there and the upon
our souls n bodies. Lord make us
meet for this glorious inheritance of
Thy saints in light" If you would see
this rich, glorious, perfect, blessed in
discussed in amplitude of de-
scription and reflection read the volume
of the late Rev. DR.. Thomas Guthrie
upon Christ and the marvellous inner
itance. 1t is full of beauty, and
power and delightful truth. 1t
is indeed very charming and touching.
CT -hrie was one of the greatest Of
preachers of this century and
wed in Edinburgh.