Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-02-15

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take all alike. save where they are
surrounded by the providence of God.
God not only spares the righteous but
gives the wicked fair warning. while
satan destroys everything possible
He has no regard for his most efficient
servants among men. and he gives no
warning.
We will consider one more thought
before we close. 1t is written "He
that dwelleth in the secret place of the
most high shall abide under the shadow
of the Almighty" Psa. oI;r. This is
the dwelling place of every true chris
tian. "For God has made US live to !.
gether with Christ and made US sit to-
gether in heavenly places" Eph a:6.
From this elevated position the
Christian has broad outlook. First
of all he sees the king in His beauty, 5
Zone thing have I desired of the
Lord, that will seek after, that /
may dwell in the house of the Lord
all the days of my life, to behold the
beauty of the Lord. and to inquire in
His temple. For in the time Of
trouble be shall hide me in his pavil.
ion in the secret of his tabernacle
shall he hide me-" Psa. 27:4, 5. God
is the one great object in the true
Christian's horizon, and it is this con-
tinual view that insures his safety.
II have set the Lord always before
me, because he is at my right hand /
shall not be moved" Psa. 1858 With
the Lord always before him, he cam
not fail to obey the injunction,
''Behold your God" Isaiah 4O:9
None of this language is fgeratlve. it
is literal and real. ''Blessed are the
pure in heart for they shall see God.
Matt 5:8 Not only in the future
but now, for nothing but impurity
can shut out God from the sigh.
Where ever there is purity Of heart
and life there is the vision of God.
His glory is to be seen in the heavens
while every flower reveals some of
His beauty. 70 him that has eyes
and cannot see these things, it would
be we'll for him to pray: "Lord open
thou mine eyes. that I may behold
wonderous things out of toy law"
Psa. 1913 He that embraces this
promise by faith can we'll say The
Lord openeth the eyes of the blind,
Acts 16; ;18; wherein was blind now
I see." From his safe retreat in the
Lord, the Christian looks out upon
earth and having been made new
creature he sees everything with new
eyes. He that sits upon the throne
says Behold 1 make all things new"
Rev 2l:5. And he begins with the
man that abides with him. "There
fore if any many be in Christ he is a
new creature, old things are passed
away. behold all things are become
new," Cor, SIT Looking beyond
that which to the mere physical eye
seems to be all there is he sees all
things transformed, and even here
the power and the joy of the world to
come.
In every stream of pure water. in
every shower of rain, in every spark
ling dew drop, he sees the ''pure
river of life clear as crystal Rev. ~:
1. Some may object to the statement
that the christian can see the river of
life saying it is spiritual. Very we'll,
have wo not the assurance that the
things of the spirit of God are spirit
ually discernd. 2 Cor. 2:14. And
further, ye arc not in the flesh but in
the spirit if go be the spirit of God
dwell in you, Rom. 8:9- As to see
ing the water of Life, we have in it
daily illustration of how people can
have eyes and can look directly at q
thing and cannot zee it. Read the
following from Psa. 65:911 "Thnn
visitist the e,rth and waterest 1t
Thou greatly enrichest it with the
river of God which is full of water.
Thou preparest them corn when thou
hast 90 provided fnr it Thou water
est the ridges thereof abunbantiy,
thou settlest the furrows thereof thou
makest it soft with showers, thou
b'es.est the sprinRinR thereof, thou
crownest the year with thy goodness
and thy paths drop fatness. Every
perfect gift is from above and cometh
down from the father OF lights with
whom CD0fo 10 no VATiAOieDese,
James 1:17 The rain that falls from
heaven enriching the earth and max
ing it fruitful ia the overd,wing wafer
of life from throne of God. and it
came down laden With Gods own
righteousness. Isaiah 45:8. ALI may
see il a. euch it they are dwelling in
the secret place of God. the place
whence the water of life springs.
The christian having Cad continually
before him sees the power that saves