The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-10-30

For six thousand years our loving
Creator has permitted Adams disobe-
dience to bring upon his family a terri
BILE reign Of sin and death. God sym
pathizes with the ~"groaning creation"
and has promised assistance-dellver-
ance. But his Wisdom determines that
the lesson of the sinfulness Of sin and
the bitterness OF its fruit must FIRST be
thoroughly learned. Then the deliver
ance to righteousness aud life may be
the better appreciated and all danger
OF a rAversion TO sin be avoided. and
an eternity Of Righteousness and bless
ing result.
Preparation for this great program
has not been swift. nor is haste neces-
sary. The lesson Of sin and its bitter
fruitage has come to the world during
six thousand years. though no single
member of the race needed or received
so prolonged a lesson. The first step
Of recovery was accomplished BY our
Redeemer's sacrifice Of himself. The
second step has been In process since
Pentecost Cthe calling and accepting
Of the antitypical LevitesI specially
amongst these N the antityplcal priest
hood. who nov rejolcingly suffer with
the great High Priest. They lay down
their lives in his service. under the
promise that IN the First Resurrection
they shall be with their Redeemer and
share his glory and, as a royal priest.
hood" under him, rule. instruct. and
every way assist in uplifting the
grooming creation" during the Millen-
NAL Kingdom Of the great Mediator,
whose members they will be. This step
In the Divine Plan is spoken of in the
Scriptures as The Mystery Of Cod"
that the Church now being selected ere
members of The Christ. As soon as
this mystery hidden from ages shall
be completed aud the Church be glori-
fed. with her Lord. then our prayer
and the prayer of our Redeemer will
begin to have fulfllment-"Thy King
dom come: thy win be done on earth
as 1t is done In heaven"
Not all who have named the name Of
Christ; not all who have turned away
from sin; not all who have made full
conservation of themselves even will
attain to the glorious things which
God hath in reservation for them that
love him" Only such Of the conse-
Grated as learn In the School OF Christ
the great lesson Of supreme love Ia
God aud heart obedience to his will
outward obedience also to the exten.
Of ability only these will be accounted
worthy to share In the Kingdom. II
Is these that are mentioned In our text
as sealed by the holy Spirit Of prom
Use and waiting for the resurrection
morning, the dellverance day, the day
Of attainment to the glorious things
which God has in reservation for the
faithful. AS a loving parent watches
the progress of his child in school. 81
the Heavenly Father Is interested ii
our progress. aud DESTROYS that w
shall make our calling and our election
sure to the heavenly glories. Henc,
he pictures himself as pleased with GU
progress and as Orieped when we fail t
learn the necessary lessons. He haI
promised US a place with our Lord Il
his Millennial Kingdom Throne. bu
the promise Is a conditional one. Gu
Redeemer expresses 1t thus: ITO hin
that overcometh will | grant to 81
with me In my Throne" Thus we sc
a glimpse Of Gods special interest /
each Of his co~nsecrated, spirit-begottel
children. They have his love and fave
and smile in proportion as they folloJ
the Redeemer's footsteps. A .failur
to walk in this way grieves the Lord
spirit or 1guratively brings his frow
instead OF his smile and tends to ser
arate us from his love.
The child Of God should seek to eve
live in the sunshine Of the Heavenl
Fathers favor. Whatever clouds arts
between such and their very bes
earthly friends will be light afliction
indeed. II they still abide in FELLOWSHIP
with the Heavenly Father and the Sol
through the holy Spirit-the spirit {
love. the spirit Of Truth, the spirit {
obedience. the spirit Of self sacrifc,
Indeed. II earthly friendships an
earthly loves be entirely severe
through falthfulness to the Lord, II
loyal one may reach the place wheI
be can rejoice in tribulatlon also"
Sealed by the Holy Spirit.
A seal is an authoritative mar
With a signature a seal implies thi
the contract Of the document is I
longer open. no longer a mere pr
posal, but an accomplished. 6nishe
agreement or bargain. In olden time
seals were usually impressed In wa
while It was yet soft; the seal itse
represented a coat Of arms or SOM
thing representing the personality
the one who used II. The pressu
upon the soft wax was gradually 4
creased and then held firmly until Il
wal had cooled. hardened. and permi
ted the removal Of the seal. withol
injury to the impress which then WI
clearly revealed. This is the ment
picture which our text brings befo
our minds. God our Creator. our F
ther. impresses upon our willing hear
by his holy Spirit his own cbaractl