Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1902-06-05
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Is an iuoi. NAV "h'ih man. =" rs, i:r.
ent to fpif'tuhl aayantnsSS anu inu.ne.en'
TO Bethel IS an looI. I1ur s repua'' urn,;
your fortune, that unworthy lrishu upon
whom you lavish your af1ection, these may
be idols, tor no man can serve TWO mas,
tiers, for either he wi, nate tne one anu
love the other, or VIII cieaVe 10 tne one
and depart from the other; - IneieiI ;I.
put away tne s.panse S God hnw easv # viii
and VET as a matter or fact who can put
nwav his idoIs9 I cannot. I am sure, but
there is deliverance. Do you remember
the story of David and Nathan when Da.
vid forpets that he is a king and father
and sins. and Nathan is the messenger of
God who comes to rebuke him with the
touching story Of the eve lamb When
David acknowledges his sin Nathan imme-
diately responds, "The Lord ALSO hath put
awav thy sim" and there is in this expires
sion n reference to the scapegoat Of the
Old Testament an the dav of Atonement,
when the nriest confessed the sins of the
people. and the goat was represented as
staggering away under the load of lsraePs
sins down through the valley, up the
mountain Wonder until he In lost to sight,
and then finally, according to tradition is
musbed over info The ABYSS where no man
IS. tie can nut away our sins on whom
the Lord hath laid our iniquity.
Second. be clean This refers to inner
c1eanness, which is only brought about by
the indwelling Of Christ. God puts away
our sins i Is true, when lie forrives us.
hut il is one thing to be set right concern
ing the guilt of sin aud quite another thing
tn he sol free from the polluton of sin This
second privilege il ours when Christ comes
in TO dwell with us. We are very much
afraid Of the word "bolincss," in preach
inc and teaching, vet we have as much of
holiness rs we have of Christ, no more or
no less Let lis he clean in heart This is
possible bv the word of God which is
cleansing in its very touch. Let us be
clean in what we say, making covenant
with Christ to guard our lips. asking Him
ia keen orr eyes Let us not do the things
that will crieve the spirit. remembering
thot God can only use that which is clean
Third let us change our garments Thia
must rcfcr to the outward practices of our
lilo. in other words, our habits. What is
The garment we arc wearing to day? With
some of us it is a robe of our own weaving,
the robe of selfishnoss and pride, and mark
Won this, where self comes into a life Christ
masses out. There is another robe which
wc NAV wear to-day woven in the loom Of
heaven hearing the red mark of the blood
of Christ
..a,.o,od ,bo otbor day with mission
49,, t sran, Wisconsin who told me how he
mE non' J,,nton man in thr woods
~, "a ,, ,eaons, III h;n, tho story Of Christ
y, ,,,S,, ,;r, ,,J iatar had tho ioy of re-
a,au WI t "'', ,,,o """ ,nl tlc six members Of
tt'toS VI" i,oIl ;,tn tho fcI1owshin of the
l IL, nh'' W., Noah entered the ark his
rhuiIn' Wv. n';,l' lin, lot ms arise and
laniiS WIZ '''''''
80 up W D'''''' II
Results. In the 9TH verse we READ 'nat
the people we've afraid of Jacob and ms
company, for the terror OF the Lord was
upon them. Matthew Henry has sad mat
when sin was in jacobs house he was
afraid of his neghbors, bat when the
idols were put away his ncighhors were
afraid of him. When shall we learn the
lesson that we have power over men by
the way of God The world does not tear
a worldly Christian, nor does the devii,
and VIC need expect no triumph, over men
until we have prevailed with God IrSt,
Second. God appeared and talked witt,
Jacob. This we read in verses ninc and
ten. OF course no man can see God as lie
is and live. Moses asked this OF God and
He said II will put thee in the cIett OF
the rock and cover thee with My hand
while | pass by and he saw the glory OF
the garments OF God and His face did
shine, but we can see Christ. and when we
behold Him in His tenderness with Itt,e
children and His minstcring to the SICK
and suffering everywhere we hear Him
saw, 'ue that hath seen Me hath seen My
Father also" God still speaks to us; u
we did hut have our ears open we should