The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1913-03-28


phenomena lead ones mind up to
that more profound event the
day on which we will sing our al
lelulias, for our Christ is risen from
the dead. blessed be the God and
Father Of our Lord Jesus Christ,
which according to his abundant
mercy hath begotten us again unto a
lively hope by the resurrection of
Jesus Christ from the dead" And as
l sit and think Of the glorious heritage
to which the church has attained by
the resurrection of the Christ, four
great facts impress themselves upon
me. Let us mediate on them.
l. He is risen. Vain the stone, the
watch, the SEAL" What jubilant
shout was that as the once terrified
disciples now greeted each other, HE
is risen.'' Put to fight is every fear.
rekindled is their hope for the gospel.
and henceforth they 60 forth in the
animation of this fact preaching the
power of his resurrection. That Christ
is risen is a monumental fact, it is
the foundation of all Christianity. No,
let me rather say that it is the key
stone of Christianity; for without it.
the beautiful arch would go to pieces
and the entire fabric would be in ir-
retrievable ruin. What an awful con-
dition we are in, If Christ be- not ris-
en-; Il Cor. 15:14-19). Life is fruit
edness, sin is without atonement,
night without promise of day, death
without assurance of resurrection,
earth without promise Of heaven, hu-
manity without redemption, no Sa-
vior. no Lord, no King, no life eternal;
nothing but waste and woe and wretch
edness. What dismal picture! But,
blessed be God, Christ is risen from
the dead, and that fact changes every
thing, drives away the darkness and
gives promise and guarantee of eter-
nal day and eternal joy.
II. He lives. Lives again our glor-
ious King" The angels said to those
early seekers at the tomb: why
seek ye the living among the dead;
he is not here" No dead Christ for
us; no speculative basis for our creed
and no dead principle for our life, but
a risen and living Christ, Christ
alive forevermore, a living, God who
has promised to be with us venunte
the end. Oh, what . Joy to have the
Easter life pulsing in us! What in
spiration to know his promise is true,
Because i live We shall live also"
Ill He reigns. Once he was hold
en- of death (and the powers Of dark
ness were jubilant over destruction
of Jesus), but it was only that his
triumph might be more glorious and
complete, and that he might make US
heirs Of his glory. And now he is vic
tor and conqueror and king. He has
led captivity captive. Jesus reigns.
He is now king-oh, may he soon be
king of kings. He is in our hearts
the only Potentate Is this Easter
Christ your lord and king? Give him
the throne of your heart, the service
Of your life, that you may have the
victory over yourself and may know
the fullness of Joy Of the life ruled
by Jesus. Bring forth the royal d.
adem, and crown him Lord of all"
w. He intercedes. What climax
in all the precious truths of this Eas-
ter time! Our risen, living. reigning
Lord lever liveth to make interces-
sion for u.s." We were without
strength, we were ungodly, aliens
from God and enemies of his
kingdom; and until Jesus went to the
right hand of the father as our advo-
cate we had closed to ourselves the
way of approach to forgiveness and
blessing and peace. But Jesus Christ
is "able to save for evermore them
that come unto God by him, seeing
he ever liveth to make intercession
for them" Therefore, we can rejoic-
ingly shout that nothing shall be able
to separate US from the love of God
as it is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Note the rest Of that microscopy
prayer, Father l will that they also
whom thou hast given me may be
with me where l am" Could infinite
love do more than this? and can l do
less than accept this. wonderful gift
of Gods grace to be with him.
With God eternally shut in"
And this makes Easter in the soul and
crowns the life with Easter flowers
and fills the world with Easter per-
fumes. Tremendous thought-Jesus
ever liveth to make intercession for
us. Hence, for me the seal is brok-
en-, am risen from the dreadful and
rayless sepulcher of my old self, I
live the life Of Jesus Christ
My friend, let this Easter day pour
into your soul all the wealth and
power of these four great facts Jesus
is risen, Jesus lives, Jesus reigns,
Jesus intercedes. What defense here
against the prince of this world;
what basis for unwavering faith;
what vista of unclouded hope; what
mighty incentive for constantly
growing love; yea, wha' protection
against the very gates Of he'll and
what precious promise for glory and
honor and Immortality These are
the facts Who can be weak, or wa
vering, or Respondent, or selfish? My
brother. your Christ Is not here he
is riaen Turn the glance of your faith
toward him who this day rose from
the dead and brought life and immor,
tality to light through the gospel.
Hseek We EIrstv