Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-02-14
Subject: Clothed With Christ.

itual life wnerewith we are to be re-
clothed or clothed upon, as the case
may be, is essentially Christly. The
apostle advises us to be Christlike
when he points us to Jesus. Neces-
sarlly and logically, therefore, we will
be men who act and live like Jesus
Christ. The hymn which runs, Jesus
Christ is my all and in all" states the
situation perfectly. Self is glorified
through the losing of self in the
Saviour.
To put on Jesus Christ and to be
clothed upon, by Him is to be saved,
to grow from grace unto grace, to be
one of that strong, full-blooded, sane
titled host who, under God, live and
preach the Christ life. You will no.
tice I say live and preach, for the
only preaching that is of value or
that, in the long run, will count for
anything very much, Is the preaching
that flows rich and full and free out
of life that is consistent, that rings
true; out of heart rich with expert
ence of the glorious joys and POSSIBLE
| tiles of the life within Jesus. And
as with the preaching, so also with
all the means by which Gods Gospel
| is ,mediated to men. The only testi-
mOny which secures results is that
which springs from trusted source.
! The only word which will strike home
J is that which has behind it a convic-
| ton and an assurance that is born Of
experimental knowledge. To preach
| Christ with power we must be ac-
counted sincere and sure.
The Christ man will be strong
man. That is to say, he will be full
Of force. He may be warped and
drawn physically, as one mighty mes
senger of God whom I know, but his
heart is pure, and his mind is clean.
and his soul looks out toward Heaven
! through windows that are not dimmcd
by sin.
The man who is clothed by and
with Jesus is a full-blooded man.
| His heart beats powerfully, his eve
Is clear. his head works quick,
| his hand is ready and his step
| is firm when sin is to be met
| and battled to the death. Without
| culver, q quaver, or even the slight
| est fear will he fight against the
wrong. TO be sure, he may not be
blue-blooded, as the social standards
of our day set the term. He may
| quail to force the unjust combat. He
may refuse to pick a quarrel merely
in order to despoil people. But
| there, there where the fight is hottest
! and sin is strongest entrenched; there
where the odds are against him and
| it seems his God must fail; there, on
| the Lords own side, will YOU find
the man who is clothed upon with
| Christ.
But, above all, the man who puts
| on Christ continually is sanctified.
He is being perfected in holiness.
| He is in process of attainment in
| growth in goodness. Specification is
| not only perfectness, but the process
| and way to holiness entire. The aim
| Of the man who is serving is for the
/ goal. His hand is ever in the hand
| of God. He never lets policy give the
| sidetrack to principle. With him
| truth has the right of way and the
| clear road always. His motives are
! above suspicion. If he falls in the
| race he Is still undaunted. For him,
10 be well up at the end, is ambitions
hope. To keep the faith is his en-
dcayor. For Christ and the world"
| is his motto.
Put yc on the Lord Jesus Christ
and be We clothed progressively with
Him. Thus shall ye learn the high
est service, thus shall We enter into
! knowledge of the finest life.