The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-08-08

utterable loneliness of the home with
out the loved one.
During the sickness. death and trial
they had longed for their friend Jesus.
They felt that if He were but there
He could heal their brother. But Jesus
was away in PesFa and as thew SIM
posed was unaware of their sorrow.
Four days after the burial they were
surprised and pleased to hear of His
unexpected return. The first cry of
Mary is Lord If thou hadst been here
my brother had not died" Martha and
Mary and friends go with him to weep
at the grave. But here to their sur
prise Jesus calls back from death and
the grave their brother, and restores
him to them This loving act of
Jesus, arouses in high degree the
love of these sisters. Mary.s love
brought her in true devotion to Jesus.
and let her perform this loving deed
to show her affection for him
This deed of love syrnboIized the
deeds OF Jesus. Theologians speculate
much about the necessity of the hunfli
alton of Jesus. Yet it seems true from
their deductions and the word of God
that, the true reason of Jesus humili-
alton OF himself for mans REDEMPTION
may be expressed in the words: Jesus
loved sinners" This was the real mo-
tive which led to his great service for
u.s. He loved u.s." God cornmendeth
his love towards us. in that while we
We're yet sinners Christ died for us
Love led Christ from heaven. from its
glorles, It's honor, and its authority. to
the earth Love led him through his
trlal, MS life in world uncongeniaI
to MS mind and nature. Love led him
by way OF the garden up to the mock
trial, through the uneven streets of
Jerusalem fainting beneath his cross
on, On to Calvary, where in love He
died for us. mo man. said He. 'staketh
my life from me. I lazy it down of my
self" And so we sing,
ooh, twas love, twas wondrous love
The love oS God to me
1t brought my Savior from above
To die on Calvary"
True love to Jesus brings. a loyal and
hearty obedience to Him, to his cause
to humanity. 1t saves us from sell
fishness and all self-seeking.
Love is the great need of the day.
We must come nearer to Jesus-be
more like him in our loving devotion to
humanity. Men filled with the love of
God are of service to Him.
The times and conditions about us
loudly call for unself1sh and abundant
deVot1ons to the highest interests of
humanity.
Do We love? Is there a strong pas
sion for Jesus? For spiritual things?
For the good of humanity?
We nave encouragement with thought
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for the power of their love at the time
OF this incident they came to love
Jesus more dearly than life itself. This
love led them to abundant and con-
tlnued service until life's end
I'VE love Him because He first loved
u.s.
You open tonight your alabaster box.
your pricely gift to Jesus. 1t repre-
sents your sacrifice devotion, your love,
You have done what you could. no
waste, poor blessed, your best Offering
for Jesus.
Your prayers, hymns and meditations
snail arise from this altar a sweet
smelling sacrifice acceptable unto Him.
Let love abide and God will help you
all to do mighty work here for Him.
Love is permanent.
Honor, power, possessions, prophesies,
tongues, shall pass away
Faith in God will continue.
Hope will abide.
Love continues forever.
He that loveth is born of God and
it doth not yet appear what we shall
be, but we know that when he shall
appear we shall be like Him for we
shall see Him as He isl
Now abideth, Faith. Hope, Love,
But the grandest of these is Love"
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