The Dolores star., 1911-12-08
The Light
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The World

TExT-And the Lord went before them
by day In q pillar Of cloud 70 lea4 tnsm
the way; and By night In . pillar OF nrs
10 give them hght.-Exodus 0:i4
First ! want you to 80 the connection
between these two viAsly separated
tsxts. The one 10 fron the account
Of the Journey or ISRAEL through
tho tracklsss wilderness; the SEQ
oud, Jesus spoke centuries later. -
he was present at the feast Of tabsr.
naclss In Jerusalem. The Arst verse
describes the customary way In ol4sn
times, of leading large bodies Of men
on the march, whether CARAVANS or
armies. A tall pole was erected II
the head Of the marching column, ON
which was hung basket Of IRE. The
glare Of the IRE was visible from every
part Of the camp at night, and In the
daytime the column or pillar Of smoke
guided the movements Of the host.
The only difference i'm the case OF The
lsraelites was that the Lord was
in the IRE. and that he controlled and
guided the movements Of the people.
In the time Of Jesus the Jews were
wont to commemorate at the feast OF
the tabernacles, the time when they
were wanderers in the desert, and
God made provision for their susten-
ancs and safety. They lit large lamps
or torches around the temple to sym
bolize the pillar of FIRE. and then gave
themselves up to dancing and revelry.
Al Jesus stood in the temple area
and looked over the people. he saw
that they needed guidance even more
than they did in the desert, and that
they needed light now Just - much
- they needed the pillar Of IRE Of
old. These lights about the temple
were merely reminders Of past mercy.
and possibly many Of the people had
even forgotten their Significance: but
here was he. the Guide Of all lives.
Here was he. the Light Of all ages. So
hs speaks. Il am the Light Of the
world" These words come down to
us out Of the old Hebrew temple, and
they pierce the center Of our Aodern
life.
Il am the Light Of the world"
When the sun rose this morn
ing. 1t found the world here in dark
mesa. It was torpid. heavy with sleep.
its powers were all wrapped up In
sluggishness. The sun found the great
world sleeping and woke II. II called
to the dull birds and they sang their
maths; 1t sent its light over the fields
and painted them In colors beyond the
power Of any artist to initiate; It
touched the flowers. and they opened
their petals to the glory Of . new
morning: its rays entered the houses.
and men awoks and began 10 move
about their daily duties. II vas an
awakening. an energixing, . reDswal Of
life. this mornings sunrise.
Even % n was when the Light Of
the world rose upon mankind. n meast
N Awakening. new energy. . rsnsvek
Of life. No ose can tell IN that n
meant whom Jesus came int the
world. for his coming had . thousand
meanings. II had ten thousand inllu.
snces which ve are too duh 10 apprs-
eiate and too short-sishted to observe.
But We know that when the Light of
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