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ems and the earth and all that in them
is no said: "Let us make now our mas
terpiecc. Let 10 make man after our
own image" $50 God created man in
his own image" He crowned him with
honor and glory and made him to have
dominion over the works Of his hands,
Of which the moon and the stars were |
only the works Of Gods fingers. Thus |
we find that all the worlds were IN one |
sense created for the great climax Of |
all earthly creations, tho advent of |
man. Is It incredible that, in order to |
work out his purposes for the human
race, God should use these lower crea-
tons at his will?
Mans Importance In Universe.
II man is not more important than
the stars, how con you account for the
fact that Jesus Christ came to this
world to die for man? There are bill
lions upon billions Of worlds. There
are worlds above worlds. There are
consultations upon consultations.
These worlds are born; these worlds
die. Every night the telescope eye Of
the astronomer can see their funeral
pyres burning. Yet It was not to re-
animate perishlng worlds that Jesus
died. It was to redeem immortal man
that Jesus left heaven and suffered
upon the cross. Our earth is but
spcck in the universe. one Of the small
est of the millions Of worlds that are
| visible in the winters sky, yet 1t was
for the redemption of its inhabitants
that Jesus gave himself to suffer and
die. Does not this prove the 1mpor-
tancc Of man? If man is not more
| important than the stars. how can you
account for the fact that weeks. per-
haps months, before Jesus was born in
the Manager Mt bethlehem God sent
stellar messenger to guide the wise
men from the cast? Would star step
out Of its course and with finger Of
| light become guide to man? Does
| not the fact that IA star was messen-
ger TO man Mt the first Christmas morn
prove TO you that God has enrolled
among tho astronomical hosts mighty
forces which. if necessary. are ready
to serve US and our interests? How
this "star Of the east was able to slip
its chains and run down the boule-
wards Of the heavens we know not.
Some OF the astronomers declare the
"star Of the cast" was not n single
star ut all, but in order to lead those
wise men God wheeled into line two.
three. perhaps fifty. thousand. stars
and focused all their lights upon the
stony crib. But, whether the star in
the east was a single star or twenty or
hundred stars, one fact we know
"God made the heavens, with their con-
stellations, and they are ut his COM
mand; they are his servants. and they
do his will"
But we are not compelled to put our
world in harmony with worlds millions
and billions of miles away to find some
of the mighty forces God is able and
willing 10 command for mans life and
service, for mans safety temporal and
safety spiritual. We can hear God
speaking to man in the voice of the
storm. We can see him smiling in
laughing eyed sunbeams. Furthermore,
we may learn that this voice and this
smile in answer TO believing prayer
will come for mans blessing If we only
ask him for an atmospheric blessing
When one of the Princeton students
once asked DIR. Alexander, Professor.
do you ever lose your faith in God?
he replied, "Never. except when the
wind is from the east" Yet we should
know that Gods greatest blessings can
come to rescue man sometimes when
the "wind is from the east" There.
fore you and I as believing Christians
have right to pray for clear weather
during freshet as in times Of drough,
we have right to pray for rain. Thus
If it is best for us God will answer our
:. prayers atmospheric.
, That Strong East Wind.
Gods power extends to all meteoro
{ logical phenomena. Not yet have the
I wonders Of the storm been reduced t.
3 Il system. The weather bureaus prog
! nostications frequently fail. AS with
p Washington. as with Joshua. as Will,
t Moses, Gods hand is outstretched fol-
$ the rescu, Of his people. What Incl
$ dent in history Is so astonishing rs thai
4 Of the passage Of the Red sea? The
9 children Of Israel. fleeing from Egyp
= tinn enslavement. were caught in q
t trap. In front of them was the sea
= Behind the earth was shaken with the
!. revolving chariot wheels and the thun
r dering cavalry hoofs of the pursuing
!. soldiers of Pharaoh. What happened
: Moses said: "Fear not, my children
Z fear not. God will rescue us" Nose!
/. then stretched out his hand over thu
e? sea. and the Lord caused the sea to q
{ back by "a strong east wind" In othe
= words. in answer to Moses prayer Goo
J.. sent n strong east wind, which blew
0 back the waters so that the Israelite
might ice away from their masters
@ And to show what the power Of thi
% east wind was Major General Tulloci
II Of the British army a few years ago be
d fore the London Geographical societ!
d read paper In which he declared tina
IS he stood few years before In exact.
t, the same place where those Israelite
l. were supposed to have crossed. On
n night be felt q strong east wind blSw
d 1t blew 80 hard that in one night
n blew back the waters and left the ship
q which were once riding Mt ancho
Is stranded on dry land. God answers
T. Moses prayer. He answered 1t throug
the agency Of the east wind
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