Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-24
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Athaliah and placed on the throne. com
menced his reformation by the repairing
of the temple the foundation for the
prosperity of Tziahs reign was made
possible. The people were s,, aroused 10
So it was in Israel After Jehus
reformation came the peace and pros
perity of Jeroboam II. Then, as now. tine
one who seeks first the kingdom of God
and His righteousness has all these
things added unto him. The reforma-
ton under Hezekiah prolonged the Hfe
of Judah. for it brought the nation back
to the way of Jehovah. who saved them
from their sins.
tons was filled with seeds of iniquity.
They came to worship gold. not God
They followed heather customs, so as to
| increase their commerce and wealth.
! Mans real need was forgotten Yet IN
| this hour of wealth God was leading
| them to see how they ought to consecrate
their gifts to His service, and calling Is
rae1 to fulfill its mission to the nations
of the earth. In this prosperous yet peril
Gus period We find inaugurated a foreign
mission movement when God sends Jo-
nah to Nineveh with a gospel. The ma
| tor church or Christian that lives for
| itself or himself shall perish. Had Israel
utilized its position. prestige and power
to spread the worship of Jehovah she
would have escaped the perils of wealth
The only hope for us today is the con-
secration and use of the wealth God has
poured out upon America for the evangel-
iZation of the world.
If we attemrt 10 adi lust religion ac-
cording to our will and not follow the
will of God the Lord. who reads our
| hearts, Will punish US as He did LZziah,
The attitude In which we enter into His
worship determines whether we hear Ills
voice or not Tzziah looked at the tenn
| pie as a means of advancing self, and
| God punished him. Isaiah entered 1t in
his sorrow, sadness and suffering, desir-
| ing 10 worship God, and received a Wis
| ion of God s glory and mans need. The
perils of men gave Gods opportunity to
reveal His love and desire to save The
| abuse of opportunity, the neglect of His
service. the debauchery Of life. in the
| sins caused by the love of money would
| be forgiven If people would return to
| Gods path. sorry for their past, and
Worship Him. This, too, was the MESA &c
| Of Hosea. that God was ready to forgive,
restore and pardon If they would return
| in the spirit of penitence.
In the rapid decline of Israel we have a
vision of a day when God shall finally
succeed In the latter days, when the
message of God will dominate the will
| of men, when the spirit of conflict, COM
merce and carnage will be supplanted by
/ the Prince of Peace, ruling in purity.
prosperity and power for all will obey
| Gods way What doth the Lord re-
quire of thee but to do justly and TO love
mercy, and walk humbly with thy God.
/ This has been called the greatest SAYING
| of the Old Testamant. Yet the words Of
Jesus are greater and they point to us
the way of escape in our fight between
| sin and goodness, Satan and God
! Come unto me, all we that labor and
| are heavy laden and l will give you rest.
| Take my yoke upon you and learn of
me- for ! am meek and lowly in heart,
and We shall find rest unto your souls.
| For my yoke is easy and my burden is
light" Let us all accept his offer OF life
and learn how to labor and live for God s
| glory.