Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-06

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them which are sent unto thee, how often
would I have gathered thy children to-
gether even as hen gathers her chickens
under her wings. and ye would not! Be
hold, your house is left unto you desolate!'
The despairing cry of Jesus in behalf of the
very people for whose spiritual benefit he
had come to this world was this: I'VE will
not come unto Me that ye might have life. "
In the remaking of man, man is there
fore master of the situation Were he nm
inanimate lump of clay. God and not man
would be master of the situation. But in
asmuch man is living. sentient crea-
ture. endowed with mind that has urre-
strained power to act, he cannot become a
new creation unless he wills to become
such. And whenever he wills TO become
d new creation in Christ there is no power
from thus becoming a spiritually recreated
being.
Is ii your desire to attain unto such
blessed state as this? If so, surrender
will be your will, and you will be re-
made man. Il new creation in Christ, hav-
Ing new purposes new hopes and new as
pirations, whose tendencies shall be upward
and Godward.
This is no irridescent dream, nor fanciful
theory which I bring you, but fact which
cannot be successfully controverted.
Did not God remake Peter? And did not
Peter become new creation in Christ be-
cause he willed to become a new creation?
1t is the night in which the Saviour Of
the world is betrayed. Jesus and his disci-
pies are in the mount of Olives. He al
dresses them as follows: All ye shall be
offended because of Me this night, for it
is written I will smite the shepherd and
the sheep of the flock shall be scattered
abroad " But Peter confidently replied.
Though all men shall be offended because
of Thee, l will never be offended" BE-
fore the cock crows this night" answered
Jesus, thou shalt deny Me thrice" But
Peter again replied with overweenng con-
fidence, Though l should die with Thee,
yet will | not deny Thee" When the test
ly denied his Lord
But look at Peter, few moments later,
in the darkness of the night. AS he re-
fleets upon his base cowardice and mex
would break. And. like Jacob, after wres-
ting with God, forgiveness is granted him
because of his grievous lapse from grace
All! this was the turning point I'm his career,
for he now becomes a new creation in
Christ. vessel no longer of dishonor, but
a vessel of honor. sanctified. and meet for
the Masters use, loyal, courageous and I'M
firing in advocating the cause of the de-
spised Nazarene.
And then. all along the ages, God. through
the agency of the Holy Spirit. has ever
been engaged in the stupendous work of
remaking men from the fragments of a sin
full life and the secret of this recreative
process is this: Men have been recreated
of Gods power.
What glorious possibilities are open to
those who are a new creation in Christ!
IT qualities them to sit together with
Christ Jesus in the heavenly places. 1t
causes them to become heirs of God and
joint heirs with Christ to an inheritance Of
never fading glory 1t gives them strength
for the various duties of life 1t fills their
souls with peace and joy and inspiration
with the hope of blessed immortality. 1t
opens up before their ravished eyes a vision
as glorious and as sublime as the most en-
trancing vision which the beloved disciple
ever held upon Patmos. 1t reveals to
them a lofty conception of life, enabling
them to perceive that the life which God
has given them is the arena wherein they
should so live and act that humanity shall
be uplifted and God shall be glorifed.