Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1903-02-04

cloud of punishment for sin saw the
rainbow of promise set in the heav-
ems OF Gods love, as He declared that
the seed OF the woman shall bruise
the serpent's head" And each prom
Use OF Cod thereafter shone with
ever-increasing light until il burst
In the glory of the star over Bethle-
hens manger and echoed through
the heavens in the songs of the an
gels, as they proclaimed the birth of
a Saviour. which was Christ the Lord.
All of the promises of God fulfilled
and established in Christ, Let us fix
our eyes upon Him, Let us under
stand Him, for in Him alone can the
Divine certainties be realized and
the promises of God claimed and full
| filed.
The sun glass in my hand catches
! the many rays of the sun. binds them
| together by the power of its curved.
| crystal sides and gives them out
/ again on the other side with an in
/ tensity and perfectness that will
| scorch and blister the skin or set
I the finder in blaze. This may serve
in some degree at least to Illustrate
/ Christ's relationship to tine promises
/ of God. The rays of each and every
/ promise found in the Old Testament
are caught up and concentrated in
/ Christ, and then stream forth with
new intensity and new meaning as
/ they burn out and cleanse from all
/ sin, and clothe with the righteous
ness which is OF God. The promises
of tho Old Testament center i'm the
Christ and through Him spread out
into the glad Gospel mes sage of the
New Testament, "For all the prom
Uses of God in Christ are yea. and in
Christ Amen, unto the glory OF God
by us"
The Divine Certainties Enoch
walked with God three hundred and
I siNty-tve years. and then mounting
mp on the certaintics of Gods prom
ises he passed. unscathcd by death or
the grave. on into the eternal pres
encc of God. Abraham. knowing the
promises Of God and hearing His
call. left the land of his fathers and
went into "A land which God showed
him. "Ilc soiourned i'm the land of
promise, as in strange country.
dwelling i'm tabernaclcs with Isaac
and Jacob, the heirs with him Of the
city which hath foundations. whose
builder and maker is God" And
take the long li>t Of other worthless
whose names Paul chiseled in the
wonderful corridor of fame Of the
eleventh Of Hebrews Every one
whose name is there recorded laid
hold of the promises OF God by faith
and obtained that sure reward. which
lies. like the sweet meat in the nut
within the heart Of every promise
Do YOU fear, and Hesitate to stand
upon them? Take your Bible and
search its pages from iii tc lid and
find one single instance where Gods
promises have failed. In the lives
that people the avenues II It's faith.
full human record every promise has
had It's testing. Pick your promise
and then search ont your character
that tested and proved the promise.
II can be done. Gods record is per
feet and the Holy Spirit did not ceas g
writing until every word and sylla-
BILE of God had been tested and
proved faithful.
There are some Old and New Tesla
mcnt promises which have not vet
fallen due. notably those in the Old
Testament, and repeated in some de-
gree in the New. regarding the res
toration Of the Jewish nation and
the glory of God which is vet to
shine out through them. And in the
New Testament the promise Of the
second coming of Christ shines out
rs the brightest and most glorious
gem in all the ma cnifccnt collection.
TO il the church has directed its en-
rapt gaze since the words fell from
the lips Of the angel on Mount Olivet
and in its fulfillment is 10 be realized in
the twinkling Of an eye the changing Of
the mortal bodies into those Of immor-
tally. and the union Of Christ TO His
bride. the church. which He j. 10 meet
in the air as He comes in the clouds OF
glory. And because every promise
which has fallen due has been fully and
blessedly fulfilled, we are confident
that the things which God has declared
shall yet come TO pass are absolutely
sure Of realization.
The little boy stood on the busy
corner Of the city street. His CHEEKY
little face showed no trace If anxiety
or care. And yet there he stood as the
long moments dragged 10y and the hur-
rying throngS passed him on either
hand. No one seemed 10 have any
claim on the youngster. He was all
alone. by and by the unusual sight Of
such a small boy standing on the street
corner all alone attracted The atten.
ton Of the big policeman stationed at
the crossing. Fearing that the little
fellow was lost. and yet perplcxed
that he did not see fearful eyes and
quivering lips. he stopped down and
questioned him. ooh. no. sir" he said.
I'm not lost; I'm waiting for my
papa" But you have been Waiting
q long time. my little mnn: nrn rnn