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walk by sight The Sun Of Righteou;
ness will shine forth, we are assured
and scatter all the darkness of ignc
rance. superstition and prejudice, an,
food the world with the Eight of tn
knowledge Of the glory of God" Their
will be no more walking by the ligh
Of the lamp, the Bible, so precious t.
us now, so necessary to US now as {
lamp to our feet and as a light to oul
footsteps to assist us in walking il
the marrow way by faith and not by
sight
The Jewish church Of the preceding
age was privileged to walk consider
ably by sight not so clear and distinct
a light as that which viii illuminate
the world in the Millennium, but new
+ ertheless, they walked by sight be-
cause the Divine terms were that if
they obeyed Gods Word and walked
in his statutes he would bless them in
basket and store and flock and herd
and in their families and in their
hearts And the assurance was that
if there was any calamity it would be
because Of their departure from the
Lord and would mark his disfavor.
But during this Gospel Age how DIFF
ferent! Whoever would be Gods child,
a follower Of Jesus, in the present
time must walk by faith and not by
qfn To fn H,
not see He must learn that the cost
Of discipleship in this age. the cost of
sonship in the Divine family in this
present time means self-sacrifice,
narrow way, opposition and persecu-
ton. Yea, whoever viii live godly in
this present world viii suffer persecu- I
ton" Instead of being blessed above
other men in their temporal affairs the
cOnsecrated, the sancti6ed, have the
Scriptural assurance that they must
expect the reverse. Instead Of being
kept in perfect health many of the
Lords followers have had sad expert
ences on beds Of sickness and pain.
Instead Of being wealthy it was fore
told that there would be not many rich
amongst them, not many great, not
many wise according to the course Of
This world but that the riches they
must esteem are the riches of Gods
grace associated with the exceeding
great and precious promises Of Gods
Word. Instead of being surrounded by
Of atIluence, wealth and ease
heir circumstances are generally the
everse of these. And why is this so?
Because the Lord is now choosing or
electing from amongst mankind q lit
lie flock Of peculiar people" who he {
esigns shall eventually be joint-heirs {
With his Son in the Heavenly King &
ON. {
"A Peculiar People,"
The Lords people are peculiar in .
heir dress not as respects their out 4,
ard clothing, but as respects their ;,
obe Of Cbrist's NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. :,
y imputation. because of faith in the =,
lood Of Christ, faith in his sacrifice !
Dr sins. They are peculiar also in that :
icy have wedding garment which &,
icy wear continually and which they /.
EEK TO keep 'uusp0tted from the :.
orld' and which they trust by and Il
= viii admit their entrance with their y
ord to the great Marriage Supper +
hen they. is members of tile Bride =
lect, shall become the Queen of Clio
, JOmtUeirs with the Bridegroom.
These are peculiar also in that they -
We Righteousness and hate iuiquity.
hereas the majority Of people love =
Equity and are ready to indulge in it y,
the extent that they would not be -
ught or seriously injured These, on a.
e contrary love Righteousness be-
use they have come TO esteem it as ~
e character Of their Heavenly Fa- -
er and his win respecting them. and =,
ey have come to hate iuiquity be- ~
use they have learned of its injuri- "a
sness and that the Heavenly Father a.
not pleased with iueQuity. injustice. =,
-ong in any form. These peculiar ~
ople are so DESTROYS of pleasing the -
aavenly Father that they are quite -,
ling to be thought peculiar or
age to the world in general that W
p may hear by and by the words, H.
zen done. good and faithful servant; ~
3u hast been faithful over a few ~
ngs, win make thee ruler over 81
my things" AIatthew XIV 81. w
20 Ys Of Little Faith" Mt
Nd the circumstances and affairs of ha
:. its storms and It's Gains. its joys Ito
, its sorrows, its ups and its downs. so,
pleasures and its pains, are so or wi
ed Of the Fathers providence as to rel
e these peculiar people" the les COZ
IS they most need, primarily to de tin
op in them this quality Of faith. and sin
the various graces Of the shi
IDS spirit which can be built only Cd
~ this faith, this trust. this conf arc
ce And as the members Of this fai
IS learn TO take the proper view of COZ
Lords dealings, learn to have faith Hi
him, learn to note his providences say
to trust his promises. proportion VII
y it is their privilege to have peace gre
rest in every time of storm and wa
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