The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-02-03

II. The Second Assault.-Vs. 5-7-
The Scene. A pinnacle Of the Temple
In Jerusalem s. "Taketh him." prob
ably in spirit, or vislon-a picture that
would be familiar to Jesus. "setteth
him on a lthe) pinnacle" or rather
wing "of the temple"
The Weapon on Attach 6. III thou
be the Son OF Cod as you claim,
will show you an easy way to prove
your claim, and to accomplish your
mission. Cast thyself down" into the
court crowded with worshipers, and as
they gaze upon you as IL descending
from heaven they will hail you as
King, Messiah, and Redeemer. What
charming vision was present 10 his
mind, Of uniting people breaking from
the Roman yoke. No long delays, no
fierce conflict, no awful rejection BY
his beloved nation, no ages Of slowly
transforming the nations, but immedi-
ate triumph for the truth. Gods king
dom bursting upon the earth in sudden
and unspeakable glory himself the
visible dictator OF invisible powers"
For It is written" in Psa. 91.11,
He shall give his angels charge con
cernidg thee,' so that you will be safe
trusting on your Fathers promise. And
you will prove that you are the Son OF
God by the way God upholds you ac-
cording 10 his promise.
The Sin lay in the misuse Of Gods
promises. a tempting God by presum-
ing that God would interfere to pre-
serve him because he was his child,
while that child was defying Gods
laws. The course Satan proposed
would have destroyed the whole value
and power Of his salvation, gaining
him subjects, not children; outward
homage and not new hearts u would
have rendered impossible the true and
blessed kingdom Of heaven, In a NOR
ally transformed world.
The Weapon of Victory Jesus met
the temptation with the Word OF. God
the sword OF the Spirit, a weapon
that we too may use, like King Ar
thurs sword. which flashed with the
fame of sixty torches. and wita every
stroke Glove a man.
z. 1T is written (Deut. 6:1s) again"
On the other hand, as explaining the
words you quote. Thou shalt not
tempt the Lord thy God" That is.
"distrust God or test his power pre-
sumptuously." A case is described, Elk.
l7:1-7. 1t is to demand that God
should fulfil his promises to those to
whom they are not made, and in cir
cumstances in which they do not ap-
ply. or else appear to have dishonored
his Word.
Whatever had happened to Jesus
had he yielded. the victory would have
been Satan's. Either he would have
been killed. and that would have ended
his work; or If By chance he survived.
his whole mission to man would have
been a failure.
III. The Third Battle-Vs. S-1O. A
conflict between the kingdom Of this
world. and the kingdom OF heaven.
The Battlefield. s. "The devil taketh
him up" probably In vision or imag-
ination, as there is no mountain from
which can be seen with the natural
eye .all the kingdoms of the world.
and the glory OF them"
The Weapon OF Attack. 3. "All these
thilgs viii | give thee I will with
draw my opposition. I viii use all my
influence and power to make You the
greatest worldly king. ike Alexander
or Caesar. Your hopes shall be real
lied. 1T was Satan's masterpiece
Satan offered him at once, without
waiting long centuries for wrongs TO
cease, the very things he had come on
purpose. to gain. 1t was an appeal to
the highest motives and noblest feel.
Ings. Il had greater power and attrac-
lions because 1t was the way the Jews
expected the Messiah to rule, and the
Kind Of kingdom they longed for. sa-
an, as II touched by Ithuriels spear.
his own true nature BY the
condition attached. If thou wilt fan
iowu and worship me- Not a bald
lct OF bowing down before the Devil.
which would repel even a common sin
Ter; rather such an act OF worship as
men give when they worship money.
y loving It better than Cod as they
Worship success. by placing II before
Iuty; real. not formal. worship. Sa-
an is too shrewd to insist on the form
he can gain the heart
The Armor of Defense. V. TO- Je-
rs may not, before this. have realized
hat the tempter was Satan: but now
he robes OF light fell on. and Satan
TODD undisguised before him. In all
is hIdeous nature. To give up dying
Or the sins Of the world, to give up
the world. and let Satan
eally rule-this could come only from
atan, the great adversary cf all good.
For it is written (Deut 6:13) Thou
halt worship the Lord thy God" The
rst and great commandment. There
J none other worthy Of worship. and
here Is no other way Of gaining the
'ue kingdom Of God
~. The Victory.--v. II. No great
: victory has ever been recorded. The
reatest JOY and peace are those that
ome as a benediction after conflict.