The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-01-28
40, I Am with You Away. &"

That galway" includes past, pres.
ent and future. When Christ came
into the world to be visibly with men
nineteen hundred years ago, 1t was
not His first coming; He was in the
world before His birth in Bethlehem.
He was In the world even IL the
world knew Him not. Through Him
the world had been made. Before
Abraham was Christ is. The light
has always been shining in the dark
ness.
When we think of the unnumbered
generations of men that have been
born, have lived and died the nations
that have sat in darkness and then
passed away before the dawn of what
we call history; the multitudes to-day
that do not exist so far as Christian
nations are concerned, of possible in
habitants of other worlds that science
has revealed to us, faith is apt to
waver and the thought will come that,
after all, historic and worldwide
Christianity is very small matter.
Then 1t is good to appreciate once
more that all things were made by
Him and that everywhere and always
is the Christ, the fulness of Him
that filleth all in all.
This Christ did not leave the world
when He assembled from Olivet. He
went only from the sight of those few
disciples in order that His might be
to millions of believers a wider COM
ing in the Spirit. "He is exalted at
Gods right hand" you say. Yes, as
suredly q blessed truth. but Gods
right hand is wherever His power is
made manifest, and that is every
where. Christ is here to-day. Il am
with you alway."
But He added. ~Unto the end of
the world" the consummation of the
age. For the Christ who was before
Abraham, who is here to-day, is to be
here until He has worked out His own
purposes. He shall continue to come
until the glorious end which even now
He sees Is reality-"till every knee
shall bow and every tongue confess
Him"
There is no need that we should
here reaffirm our faith in the per-
soral, visible return OF the Lord.
What most we are concerned with
now is that we should keep ourselves
in the consciousness that He is in the
midst of the candlesticks, ruling and
guiding history and the progress of
His churches. Fearful souls should
take fresh courage from the thought
IudJ NHeu men are ABOUT tne hl0g
business and with willing spirits ask
His guidance, He does not fail to lead
them into all the truth.
Yet men must ever also remember
that that presence of His is a condi-
tional presence-that they must be
about His business. The 40" follows
go The promise which we have
quoted is not separated by so much as
a period from the Great Commission
to Christ's disciples TO go and make
disciples of all nations. Only to those
who go is the promise given.
No man need be without divine
wisdom in the ordering OF his affairs,
but we like to think that most of our
Miss 0nary societies have with them
! Is presence In their deliberations.
II was when Moses was seeking lead
ership in bringing a nation out of
bondage that he received the prom
Use, My face shall go with thee" it
is when Christians are considering
the claims of those who know not our
Lord that they may appreciate the
pledge, "Lo, l am with you alway,
even unto the end of the world. -
Pacific Baptist.