River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-12-10
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including the heather millions; that
He longs to have the Gospel taken to
them, but cannot do so except through
human agency; and that He is baff1ed
and disappointed because those who
profess to be His people fail to raise
sufficient funds.
To rational minds these theories are
no longer satisfactory; hence many are
turned to fnfidelity But leaving these
errors of the Dark Ages and going
back to the Scriptures, we find their
teachings consistent; namely. that as
soon as the Mystery of God, the
Church. is finished, the Divine blessing
will proceed through The Christ eSus
the Head, and the Church the Body
to the world As it is written, "In
thy Seed shall all the families Of the
earth be blessed" The Mystery of
God is that the spiritual Seed of Abra-
ham is not the Lord Jesus only, but
also His mbers-the Church.-Gala-
tians 3:8, Is, %.
During Messiah's Reign of Right
eOusness, all nations will be instructed,
enlightened, blessed The merit of
Christ will then be applied on behalf
of the billions who have gone down
into the prison-house of death-Sheol,
Hades. the grave. The Church will
constitute the First Resurrection. All
sharing in it will attain life on the
spirit plane. Later, during the Mil
lennium the world will return from
the tomb, every man in his own or
der" The process of resurrection will
continue with them, in order that the
willing and obedient may rise gradual
~ towards perfection on the human
plane and finally attain it. Meantime
the earth will sbe rejuvenated and be-
come the promised Paradise restored.
"Give Thanks, For He Is Good"
Looking down into the future, the
Psalmist exclaims, in view Of the
Kingdom blessings promised the world,
20 give thanks unto the Lord; for He
is good! for His mercy endureth for
ever!' 1t is the mercy of God toward
us-toward all who need His mercy
and who desire it-that constitutes the
ground for thanks Giving. It is true
that praise must come from thankful
hearts; and that, to be properly thank
full, one must see more than is now
visible to those who have not the eye
of faith and the Divine revelation of
things to come. But these very OPP
portunities the Lords consecrated ones
possess. AS it is written, BLESSED are
your eyes, for they see; and your ears,
for they hear"
Not only so, but to the extent that
any sees and hears Of the grace Of God
he has responsibility. To possess the
knowledge Of God and to disdain it is
to receive the grace Of God in vain.
Gods people not only give thanks for
future blessings received now by faith,
but additionally they appreciate bless
ings granted them in the present life,
and give thanks for these. The first
of these is the knowledge of the good
ness of God in releasing US by faith
from sin and it's penalty, SO that with
out waiting for actualities we can now
rejoice in the mercy which has iuSti-
fed us freely through the blood Of
Christ. The realization both of the
rolling away of our sins and of our
forgiveness by the Father calls for
gratitude All other blessings rest
upon this one, and all thanksgiving
should properly include thanks for our
justification by faith.
After our justification we were In
Quoted into a still further grace. or
privilege-that of becoming members
of the Body of Christ Through ac-
ceptation of this privilege we gain the
opportunity of change of nature
from human to Divine e Peter 1:4.)
Our human nature justified, cleansed,
through the merit of Christ, will be re-
placed by spirit nature and glory,
honor and immortality, joint-heirship
with our Lord and Head, if we faith
fully make our sacrifice. Romans
12:1.) What cause we have for thanks
giving! What shall we render unto
Him for His benefits toward us?
The heart that has come into faith
union and communion with the Lord
learns something more every day re
specting the Heavenly Fathers loving
care for His children; and each fresh
item of knowledge is a new we'll
spring of pleasure. HE satisfieth the
longing soul" BLESSED are they that
hunger and thirst after righteousness;
for they shall be filed" Surely good
ness and mercy follow me all the days
OF my life" These are the experiences
of those ripe Christians called upon by
the Apostle to give thanks unto God
in every matter and to know that this
Is the will of God in respect to all who
are members of the Body of Christ.
Thanks Through Tears.
Let US not overlook the fact that our
text indicates that we are to give
thanks for our sorrows, our trials, our
disappointments, as well as for our
joys and our pleasures; for the word
everything includes all things. Nor is
this the only Scripture to this effect.
The Apostle elsewhere urges the mem