Times-promoter., 1903-01-30

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sin. God could not change His judg-
ment of death pronounced against
sin, but His infinite love and mercy
could work out through the ages a
marvellous plan of salvation, so that
the Judgment blow fell not upon man
but upon mans willing substitute for
sin, the perfect man Christ Jesus.
The true lover always plans for his
loved one so that his gifts will not
bring trouble or reproach upon her. l
was reading the other day of a young
man who had been tempted to steal
from his employer that he might be-
stow upon the object of his affections
rare and costly presents. His giving
compromised the young woman and
landed him in Jail. He was not a just
and merciful lover, else he would not
have departed from the path of hon.
esty and thus brought disgrace upon
himself and humiliating notoriety
upon his loved one. And when God
began to plan for the winning back
to Himself of the world lost in tres
passes and sins, His pure love would
not permit Him to violate truth and
righteousness, but He must needs plan
along the line of justice. Sin must
be punished by death, and so love
found its expression along the line of
His perfect righteousness and justice,
and HE gave His only begotten Son"
to become "sin for us, Who knew no
sin; that we might be made the right
eousness of God in Him." And thus
was realized the declaration of the
Psalmist who says: "Mercy and
truth are met together; Righteousness
and peace have kissed each other"
And so God, the worlds Lover, 10
righteous according to the unchange-
ableness of His eternal truth and Holy
Will; He is jealous with a jealousy as
pure and intense as His love; He is
just with a justice which compelled the
complete punishment of sin, and He
Is merciful with mercy which made
Him willing to give His Son as a sacri-
fee for sin. Oh, what wonderful and
complete provision God has made for
sinful man! Yes, God in His wooing
has bridged the chasm which separ-
ated the world from Him. The way
of reconciliation has been made plain,
and now we who rejoice in that recon-
ciliation, we who have walked down
the delightful lovers lane of Gods
Word and way, beseech you in Christ's
stead 'be We reconciled to God!"
Gods wooing of the world.-What
theme! Gods wooing carried on
through human agencies.-What an
exalted privilege! Ambassadors of
Jesus Christ sent on the greatest mis-
siop ever committed to the hands of
men or angels! We have not, time to
dwell upon this thought or to develop
it. 1t is worthy a sermon of itself.
But, Oh, we do want to say word
which will awaken the Christian heart
to realization of it's great privilege
and responsibility. Ambassadors for
Christ! Then we cannot serve self or
the world. Jesus Himself plainly said:
"Ye cannot serve God and mammon."
If we belong to Jesus Christ by faith
in Him and cleansing in His'shed blood,
then we are His ambassadors. What
contempt we have for traitor, for
one who, when in the service of one per-
son, turns about and betrays his trust
into the hands of another! And, oh,
how many Christians have forgotten
their high calling in Christ Jesus, and
are betraying their trust! AS am
bassadors of Jesus Christ we are sent
into the world on one mission-that
of telling the love message of God and
seeking to win lost souls. The am
bassador must know intimately the
one who has sent him on his mission.
Do you, oh ambassador Of Jesus Christ,
know your Lord intimately? The am
bassador must come direct from the
presence of the king, as he goes on his
he must receive his last in
structions as to just how to carry the
to successful issue. AS you
go upon your mission, oh, ambassador
of Jesus Christ, do you come direct
from the presence of your Lord, with
last instructions to guide you in the
task before you? The ambassador
must feel and believe his message. Your
human love or your human faith will
never succeed in winning soul for
God. You must have Gods heart of
love, you must have His faith, if you
would prove a successful ambassador
for Him. If we are going to stand in
Chr1st's stead, we must have His love,
we must have His faith. Human love
can compass this life, but it takes the
Divine love to reach into the eternities.
Human faith may carry one through
life's problem to the edge of the grave,
but it takes the Divine faith of Jesus
Christ to carry one through the black
ness and death of the tomb into the
lipht and ulOrv IF the Celestial (ity