The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-04-21

tells US that If we desire to be of the
glorious Class of more than conquer
ors, who will be honored by the Re-
deemer, we must humble ourselves to
the doing of the Divine will to the
best of u ability. as our Redeemer
humbled Himself to do the Fathers
will perfectly. Not that the Father
will accept anything less than perfec-
ton, but that our Redeemer will make
up to us by the imputation of His
righteousness for all that which we
lack through share in Adams fall
and its consequence. In other words.
II we have the same loyalty of heart
that the Master had, we will do what
we can, and so doing shall be accepta-
BILE to the Father, through the Son.
satan's Course In Contrast.
Notice, now, the contrast between
Satan's course and that of the Lord
Jesus. Satan took the opposite course
from that which the Redeemer took.
Instead of humbling himself, willing
to do everything that would he pleas
ing to the Father, he was proud.
naughty, and sought to exalt himself.
Lucifer was rich before his rebellion.
before be became Satan, the adversary
Of God. Yet he was not so rich, had
not so high a station, as the Logos.
who vas the very chief of all of Gods
crea ton, through whom the Divine
energy operated in the creation Of all
things that were made.
Mark well the course Of pride, that
led to Satan's sin, and will ultimately
lead to his degradation and destruc-
ton. Mark we'll also the course of
Jesus, as it led Him through obedience
to humiliation. and then to the highest
glory. Which example shall we fol-
low? Which fate will be ours? Shall
we in humility walk in the footsteps
of Dur Redeemer, and become HIS
jotnt-heirs in His glory, honor and i'm
mortality? or shall we take the other
course of pride, and thus become disci-
pies OF the Adversary, and learn Of
him, and reach his doom-destruction
In the Second Death?
The Apostle intimates that God tests
us upon certain general lines, general
principles operating His Government.
HE that humbleth himself shall be
exalted. and he that exalteth himself
shall be abased.", Beloved hearers. it
seems to me that, with these illustra-
tons before US. it would be folly for
US to permit the seeds Of pride or per-
sonal ambition to take root in our
hearts. Let us be diligently on the
outlook to eradicate everything of the
kind, and be close students of our Mas
ter, copying His course.
There is a reason behind every Di-
vine command and regulation. Men
may make arbitrary rules and condi-
tons without justifabIe cause, but we
may be sure that the great Creator has
a good reason for his every act and re-
quirement. In the present case, we
can readily discern the necessity for
the Divine requirement of humility.
The Lord Jesus and His Church are in
vited by the great Jehovah to the yery
highest position In the universe, next
to Himself. Such an e~xaltation would
be dangerous to any n possessed of
spirit Of pride or selfish ambition. who
can tell at what time the ~smoldering
fire might break into a blaze and cause
confusion and disorder?
Consider Satan's case. What might
have been the result had he been en-
trusted with SO high a position as that
now occupied by the glorifed Jesus?
There would have been genuine re,
bellion In Heaven Of the kind Milton
so foolishly imagined. How we can
see the wisdom Of the Almighty In
testing those whom He would exalt to
His own Divine nature! Even His
well-beloyed Son was required to dem