The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-01-29

have lfdIcu.ed him, and the servants may
nave looked 1T him cur!ously, as II MS
mind was wandering. bat Aaram waits on.
| have no question but that one OF the
greatest blessings CT his lie came 10 him
while he waited.
We ell Of us have mad oIIr hours of wait.
ing for the fulii;mNN. OF His promises. We
have had nights that have been sleepicSs
We have climbed the hill hundreds OF
times 10 see ii th":'e was Il c.oud the sue "i
a mans hand, giving uS Thc token OF the
Ing OF victory. and the world has said
that all our faith and nope was III vain.
But not at al.
This is when the spiritual liic grows. it
is also the time when the unc'ean birds
come 70 discourage us and disturb US. Just
as they lowered about the Offering ot
Abran,, so they soar above us. seeking to
rob ns OF the best things of our iIie. OF
all that would make tic worth living. But
il is possible thing tor Us 10 drive them
all away. Just ~ we and Abram did in the
text with which we started: And wnen
the fowls came down upon the carcass =.
Ab-am drove them away"
These OFFERINGS are the same as Those
commanded to Moses. and il we put thru
all together we have r:-.ect ilustrat lon
OF the atonemeut of Jesus Christ. and CT
the power of His hood to make clean. |
shall not consider the offerings in their or
der. but give them to you in this chapter
as they have impressed themselves upon
my own mind.
"And he shall take two goats and pre-.
sent them before ihe Lord at the door OF
the tabernacle Of the congregation. But
the goat on which the lot fell to be the
scapegoat shall be presented alive before
the Lord. to make an atonement with hln',
aEG TO let him go for a scaDesoat into the
wilderness Lev. xvi: !. 10
Very few services III the Old TestsmeDt
Scriptures are more interesting in the past.
and more powerful as we study them III
the p:csent. because OF the light shed upon
the atoaement, than the offering OF the
goats. There we're two in number. and IN
this there lies the very deepest thought OF
God as touching sin. What must do 20
be savnd:' mas been the heart-cry of manv
a poo lost soul. who no sooner utters it
than the evil birds begin to fly about bis
head. suggesting all sorts OF answers to the
question.
One whispers Reform" and the poor.
tempted oHe makes an effort. but what 4
struggle he hSs. TO" he finds that when he
has cut off one sin the strength of it
seems to 60 in the channr! in which an
Other has been flowing. aud reformation,
even Il it lie complete (Which It rarely isl.
OILY touches the present, and pos IDLY the
fut"re. ard never for a moment makes pro-
vision for ones awful past.
Another bird suggests that we Simply
lie good One great evangelist saws, "Ciit
vorr 'G"anncss: another. equally great.
DO righ, and you will be Christian
With all due respect for these men. who
have beca counted great. ] submit that
tney are wrong: for one might quit his
rneanarss" to-day, but what about yester-
day? And one NAV possibly do right TO
morrow. but who is TO make provision for
tne deeds o: to-day"
Mans way has miserahly failed. Let H.
row turn to God TO seek The proper an.
swsr 10 the question.
The first goat was s.ain for the Lord.
and this side OF mans sin must never be
forgotten. In the transgrcssions OF man
God has been dishonored, His truth has
been scorned. His authority hes been set
aside, His majesty has been sighted. His
law has been broken. His name has been
despiseG No reformation OF man can
ever make this wrong right. Thus. in the
Old Testament the goat was offered to
meet Gods demands which we're just, and
To satisfy His holy law. And thus in the
New Testament .Icsas Christ came to sui
fer aud to die Nowadays there is much
teaching abroad. winch maenihes the lite
o. Jesus. but the clear teaching OF the
word OF God * that Only by the shedding
OF His blood is there remission OF sins;
the blood of Jess Christ His Son cleansetl,
itom all sins. Much is said to-day about
Jesus heing Il teacher hut lie said Himself
that the Spirit. when He is come, would
teach us all things. Jesus Christ came to
do Just one thing. namely. 10 die. that
through His death an avenue mlent be
opened up for man 10 come back TO his
God. reconciicd forever uato God.
But this is not al. The second goat was
led forth. with Il scarlet cord about his
neck. The hands OF the priest were LAID
upon his head. aud then the sins of the
peop.e were confessed. and by the hand
OF a fit person the srauceoat was led unto
< land that was not inhibited. In this he
becomes a proper Illustration oi the Lord
Jesus Christ. The Lnyd hath laid on Him
the iniquity 0f'uS Ill, - aud lie has carried
our sins away. rs far ''ds The cast is from
the vest" 1t l. an inSUirat;ou for Us 10
know that when Jesus Christ died On Cal
vary Ee not oniv died TO sct W. free from
the penalty OF sin in the sight OF God, but
by His death we arc set free from the row
er oi sin IN our own lives.
When one becomes discouraged and finds
that he of himself cannot keep from sin,
the evil bird comes 10 WHISPER once agdtD:
"You need expect It. You have heen born
with tendency to sin. You have been
cursed with an appetite. Foar Old nature
Is still with YOU
All of which We know and believe. ii we
are faithful students oi our own nature
and OF the word Of God. But this is no H.
ccnsc to sin. for il We copjcsS our sin
Gods word is ont that He will be .'iaith-
ful and just to forgiv" Us our SINS hat
*. He will he faithful 20 Christ. vino Ia.
carried our sin away.
lsi.h's picture in IL, iiity-lnird chapter
OF his prophecy IS a picture o. JeSsis Christ
Is the ScapcsUet. bearing through the vii
dcrncSs The weight of our sins.
For every evil bird ;hat comes to diS.
courage Us o. to Gisrredit Gods word
there is 4 sure WAY by which they may he
driven from us. The word OF God Is our
ieieasc. and You have hut TO hold up 10
Satan. whose agents these evil birds arc.
the expression 1T i written, and he viii
he overcome.
And che Lord spakc unto Moses and
mto Aaron, saying: And he that gather
eth the ashes OF the I;efer shall wash his
clothes and be usclcan until the even; and
it shall be unto the children OF Israel. and
unto the stranger that sojourneth among
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