The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1905-08-25

lcopyright, 1908, by American Press Assocaron.l
This lesson might Wal propricty be
entitled the hatred Of the rulers, or
the weakness of the king or the com
passion of Ebed.mclech or, better still,
the Lords care Of His servant When
the Lord sent jeremiah forth rs His
servant He said TO him, They shall
fight against thee, but they shall not
prevail against thee, for | am with
thee, saith the Lord, TO deliver thee
der. /, 19l, and both OF these jeremiah
proved fully as the Lords messenger.
Two very prominent truths concerning
man in the Scriptures are, 1.-THE carnal
mind is enmity against God" and The
whole world lieth In the wicked one"
Rom. viii, I; John V, 10, Rev.
HerJ. These are true Of all people
and gil times since sin entered upon
our planet - 49,.
bop the Other hand, 1t is plainly re-
vealed that God is love" that lie Is
Tong suffering and not willing that
Buy should perish" Il John iv, S, IL;
II Pet iii, 81. But there always have
been, are now and will rbe TIL the king
dom comes those who while profess
ing to be ON the borfs side pevert
His truth and deceive LIS people and
lead them into trouble. In Jer. V, 30,
Ri, It Is written, "A wonderful and hop
rible thing is committed in the land
the prophets prophesy falsely and the
priests 'bssz rule by ieelE means, and
my people soys Y bays u 50, and what
W, 5-G. we read that tho people
,-9egla not hs9r the lay Q! the LORD,
bat said, Speak unto Us smooth
things prophecy decelts; cause the
Holy One Of Israel to cease from be-
fore US" 49,. -: = go
~. the opening verses Of our lesson
We find just such as these among the
princes OF Judah saying to the king
that jeremiah oughtto beput TO death
because Of his words and that he was
not seeking the welfare Of the people.
Jeremiah was a messenger Of right.
eousness from the Lord, but the PEG
pie wanted neither God nor His
righteous chapter Il, 49,.
The weak and worthless king Zede-
kiah said 10 the rulers that be would
not resist them. that Jeremiah was in
their hands and they might do what
they would with him, yet be was on
the throne OF the Lord as the represent
alive OF righteousness qI Cfron. tx. 50
The last days Of this evil age in which
we are now living are very SIMILAR L
the last days Of Judah efe she wa'
carried into captivity; the word OF Cos
Is dlshonored by many preachers an,
teachers, and the Lord Jesus Himsel
n respected as the Son Of God. but IL
shall overcome and shall reign, for 1
is the eternal purpose OF God (Epl
III, IL; Rev. ii. i5).
We are either with Christ or agains
Him, aud II we receive not the wor
Of God as lie did We are certainly no
with Him. II We stand with Hin
believing all that is written la the Ia,
and the prophets. We must expect Il
better treatment than lie aud "a
prophets received John Nv. 1890. Act
xiv. Ia. Jeremiah In the filthy dun
geOn was more prosperous man tina
Zedekiah and his counsclors. See Gel
xxx. .. Il, %; Acts xvi, 22.25. A
who viii live gUdiy lives must cxpe,
persecution and tribulaticn. for u
devil Is still the god OF this world. n
prince OF the world John xiv, -. \,
II; II Cor ", a.
Ebed.mclech, whose name slgnln
servant u king" was evidently
servant 81 the True King whom Zc,l
kiah ~ mlsrcprcscutcd, for he bcyau
Jeremiahs delycrvr. and the In
specially remembered him In the tir
Of trouble (chapter xxx. i5-iSl. Z
He counts all kindness done 10 II
people as II done to Himself Ma
XIV, 20, 40 Not only did FL,
mclcch take Jeremiah out of the du
geou, but be did Il kindly aud tender
In providing old cast clouts and rott
rags Tor him to put under the ro,
INT the ropes might not hurt him
only does God see every act. hut
uptss hon thu action Is done aud
motive, and In giving Him any se
icc Il would be- well 10 remember Il
our Lord sull "beholds how" M.
Nd. a..
Jvrcmiahs alhy dungeon suggc
TIN horrible pit aud miry clay Ia VIII
every sinner is an rescued. but h
fcw seem to know u the Rock aud
New Song and the privilege OF be-
dclivcrcrs u the pcrishing is. Al. =.
The sinner is as helpless 10 deli
himself rs jeremiah was Rom. iii.
%; v. %. but God. who Is not will
that any should perish. has provide
rausom ard IS plcltius Tor mc,s,ug
10 tell the gooi news "a Pet M
Job xXXil. -, -. Ia. vi. s..
Ehvlmelcch was sp sorry Tor \
miah in hi. trouble that De- dill
srvm 10 consider that De- was uuI
srryaut and that the prlucvs aud
king wvrv the CAUSE " the proil.
suffering The woman n Samar..
the Joy " her now lie and in her
sir that her t0vusmcn SHOULD d
thu same JOY srcmcd % forget
about herself MS she carried 10 ii
the glad udings
When we have really found Saw