Arizona republican., 1913-11-24

and righteousness will finally prevail over cvry form of sin Jesus knew l tEe power to Satan and the forces in league with him, but He also knew the truth spoken of by the Apostle l John years afterwards ''Ye are of God, little children, and have over come them: because greater is He i that is in you, than he that is in the World.-1. John A.
 i THE JOY SET BEFORE HIM. l What was this joy set before 1 Jesus? Every person does better work if he has d noble incentive to ! urge him forward. or a worthy goal i to reach. No man can do his best | if his life is aimless or defeat stares l Em in the face. The thought of home and loved ones, or the prospect of success in their undertakings inspires
 men to heroic effort. Even the Son i CT God must have an object set be- ] fCre Him-some goal to be reached. l some work to be accomplished. It ! was not the prospect of personal rc- 1 ward or honor that inspired Him, for 1 He was already heir of all things and needed not the promise of anything more. The joy set before our Lord was His hope for the redemption of ! men and for the restitution of all l things which God hath spoken by i the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began" And the
 the ground of this hope and joy is | the love of God for the salvation of sinful men
 The Bible holds out rewards to us 1or faithful service. Christ teaches | i and of the pounds in which the ser wants were rewarded, according to /; their zeal and fidelity. Those who 1 teach that the thought of reward is an unworthy motive to hold before people for right living set themselves above what is written" It all de- ponds upon the kind of rewards that are presented to us whether base or roblc whether earthly or heavenly. | The Holy Scriptures always place be- fore men the best things to inspire worthy deeds. It is at the very close cf the Revelation that the Lord Jesus says: And. behold. I come quickly; and my reward is with me- to give i every man according as his work shall be-" So then 1t is right for us 1 to receive inspiration for our work from worthy motives In this we but follow the example of our divine l Teacher.
 ] In heaven there is joy over one sinner that repcntcth." Jesus Christ sees in every man. however degrad-
 ed the possibility of heavenly citizen ship. At the close of the Spanish ! American war. prominent congress-
 man from Missouri. who was opposed i t. our retaining the Philippine Is ! lands said that q thousand years of education would not make good | American citizens out of the Filipinos. | Tut he forgot the power of the gos- 1 pei to make citizens In 1920 the ! IIaWaiians were savagcs, denscly iG-
 norant, superstitious and wicked. ! After period of less than fifty years. a wonderful transformation of ! tEe natives was brought about by ! thc missionaries of the American l Board. Today the descendants of 1 these Hawaiians are largely Chris l t.an fairly well educated, sober, in
 0ustrious and gentle in manners. 1 Jesus sees in every man and woman 1 9 great possibility. To accept the 1 salvation He offers is to become an l her to eternal life. Christ is able
 t. save to the uttermost those that come unto God by Him" Tn every son of Adam. He sees tho picture of ! the ideal drawn Dy the hand of { Shakespeare.
 i What a piece of work is man; how
 noble -n reason.
 ! How infinite in faculties; in form and moving. how express and ad- mirable: in action, how like an angel.
 In apprehension. how like god 1 This each person may become when transformed by the work of the Holy 1 Spirit.
 l It is a joy to the Savior of sinners tu change them into the likeness of 1 God. When one came to Jesus dur | ing His earthly ministry, He did not i Inquire into his family history or SO | ciaI standing. The same invitation was extended to every person dcsir- 1 ing to be freed from bodily or spirit uaI iII For the Son of Man is come to seek and to save that which | is lost" Mary Magdalene. possessed | bv demons. and Zacchacus. the dis honest tax gatherer. both became 1 hcnored disciples It was the thought oI rcdccming such as these that l filled Christ with joy. Just as in 1 every block of marble, thought ly- l ing liscoIorcd among heaps of rub | bish. the sculptor sees a statue, so 1 in every human soul however 1 stained and blackened with sin and i strife, Jessus sees a possible image of God. And He longs to restore
 this life to the divine likeness.