The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1909-12-01

PEOPLES PULPIT.
WEEPING ALL
NIGHT
Weeping May Endure For
the Night, but Joy Cometh In
the Morning" psalm xxx, 5).

uiC inSi't bu' JoJ >SiiOh' ~ :
the Morning" psalm xxx, y.
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scribed by our Creator The fact that
these blemishes still continue with the
race proves that their sins are not
vet hlottrd out. and 10 This agree the
Scriptures hich point us tn the on
coming glorious day of blessing a
thousand years long. the Millenniunl,
in which Divine blessing will be he
slowed upon every member Of Adams
race. The merit of ChriSt'S sacrifice.
the ransoH-pfice for sinners which he
laid down. will by that time be made
available for the sins Of the whole
world
The merit of that sacrifice has al
ready been applied TO the Church
THE household OF faitho-sinee Pen.
tecost II has brought TO This class
very special privileges. though very
different ones from those il will bring
to the world during the Millennium.
The willing and obcdient of the world
will then get restitution gradually
(Aets iii. POI. back to human perfection
and Il world wide EdcHic home. The
blessing upon the Church is different.
The promise now made To those who
can and will walk by faith and not by
sight is a heavenly one. They are tn
have n heavenly or spiritual reward
and in their resurrection become par.
takers of the divine nature and have
no slIdre thereafter in human nature.
The conditions OF the present time are
severe. proportionately 10 the great
ness and grandeur Of their heavenly
calling The terms of acceptance to
the divine nature include not only
faith aud love. but II self-sacrifcing
Will. These sacrifice their earthly res
titution rights and privileges for the
privilege of suffering with Christ. that
they may also reign with him IN his
Millennial Kingdom.
Learning by Suffering.
The same thought Is elsewhere ex-
pressed Only those who hear his voice
and obey him as the Teacher sent of
God will be successful in their ell
Royal Priesthood" now being select
ed from the world. Only those who,
during the Millennial Age, will hear
and obey Will there receive this great
blessing of eternal salvation-ctcrnal
life under Divine favor, free from the
curse. The reward 10 the world In the
close of the Millennium and the re
ward TO the Church in the close of this
Gospel Age will each be eternal saliva
ton: but the Church's reward will in
clude eternal glory. heavenly glory and
joint-heirship with The kedeemer him.
Ing Gods blessings 10 the world of
mankind, as Mediator of the New
Covenant between God and men-thc
world
II seemed wise to our Heavenly Fa-
Their that our Lord Jesus sao:.id learn
obedience through sntferings and be
tested in respect to his Willingness To
endure suffering for righteousness
sake. How appropriate il is that the
same Father should make similar ar
rangements fer al of the Church,
whom he will receive from amongst
the race of Adam 10 bc members of
the Royal Priesthood under Jesus, the
High Priest of our order. We see Il
necessity for this. not only as respects
our own testings and thorough proof
of our own heart loyalty 10 the Lord
but additionally we see a wisdom on
Gods part in thus preparing priest
hood of the future The term priest
as recognized amongst the Jews was
not merely one who offered sacrifices.
although every priest was OF necessity
n sacriticer. The special mission of
the priestly tribe amongst the other
tribes WAS that of instrueiing. helping,
healing. teaching. And so God is pre-
pairing Royal Priesthood for the Nil
lcnnial Age to bless. to heal. to teach,
To uplift all the willing and ohcdient of
humanity.
The royalty of the priesthood Signi-
fics that il will no longer be n sacri-
fcing class. for all sacrificing will be
nj an end. II will be Il glorious class.
royal, of the divine nature. and repre-
Scntatives with our Lord Jesus of the
Divine power. As priests who Will
have To do with Judging and chasten-
ing, healing and helping humanity. how
much sympathy do we SUPPOSE THAI
these Royal Priests should have: Are
they not TO be ON the Divine plane OF
glory members of the Body" Of Mes
siah, the great kingly priest after the
order OF MelchiZedek? And of him has
not the Apostle written that he must
be Il faithful and mercitul High Priest.
able also to sympathize with the peo-
pie in their inirmties? Does he not
declare that II WAS for this reason that
our Lord WAS touched with a feeling
for humanity's intrmities: And is ii
not In perfect keeping with this that
all those accepted as members OF his
Body" should have such experiences In
this sacrificing time as would demon
strate their loyalty To the Lord and
guarantee their deep sympathetic in
tcrest In the world. then committed to
their care? To such will bc committed
the Work of human restitution. uplift
out of sin and death conditions-m
tnl. moral aud physical?
The Morning of Joy.
How glad we should be that our
Heavenly Fathers sympathy for MS
will provide n morning ef joy" to be
ushcrcd in. IN his due time" Addl.
tionally he Sympathlzes with us to the
extent that he has given us in advance
message and Revelation and expa-
nation 10 comfort us. To sustain us In
the way. We have already seen that
this Revelation is only for those who
have the eyes of faith and the ears of
faith nj the present time. "Blcssed are
your eyes. fer they see; and Your ears.
for they hear He that hath an ear
let him hpur"