Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-02-19


has ret arss sid forward and Il IS
oniy the Believer on the Lord Jesus
CHRIS, who has taken that forward
step. Alas, that there are 30 May
baeksiicten Christians in the visible
/ church. but thanks Be- TO God that
I there is hope for them IL they win ~
turn gato him
not cast OF bis people. but they have
cast themselves OF He sin says
return unto the Lord thy Cod call
ing himself their God although they
had forsaken him And furthermore.
Tnou hast fallen ey thine iniquity
Were Il not for their iziGuity there
would have been 10 separation Be
tween him and them
But rs grace does ret end here.
since ha tells them ncw to return
Take with you words a-d turn to the
LORD Not works but words
This does not mean that the words
viii not BE- followed BY the works. bat
ouly that the words must cone BE-
fore the works can really Be done
They rus- Be words OF confession
Take away al iniquity-. words o;
faith. receive rs gracIoasiy-.. words
OF promise. so Ein ne render the
calves fprzisesi of our lips. vorts
q repsutance. -Asshur shall rot save
"a IRE viii rot ride upon horses
neither vfn ne say any more 70 the
~ork Of our hands. ye are cur gods.
words OF trust and confidence. for IN
thee the tatherisSs srdsth mercy
That aIlusion to -Asshar.- or As
syria. IS Interesting In her a.
fiction at the hands OF the heather
Israel had turned to Assyria for help.
instead Of Jehovah. and this had beer
one Of the causes as well as one Of
the Effects % her backsiiding- but Je-
hovah row calls Epcu her 20 cease
trusting in that arm OF flesh and 70
trust IN him And so the reference
10 horses Is an zllusion TO her con
.tence in Egypt. a nation that used
horses In its warfare. Israel vas
10 longer to trust IN the horses Of
EEyp. II she would have Gods favor.
Who could bring victory to her arms
without such material assistance
t+o~ God Meets the ssckslicer
And how comforting are the words
superstition that Israel all return rs
be has Indicated. he exciaims. I
viii heal their hzcksliding. I xiu love
them freely. for mine anger Is turned
away from then I viii Be as the dew
unto Israel The backsii1er : Ike
a sheep which has wazeeres tro- the
fold and become torn b. the brie-s
or the Wild beasts. OF suffered injury
By falling over the rocks He IS
wounded n sozl and seeds healing
and binding up q his wounds. and
this God promises him But think OF
! the next pronise-~I viii love them
freely or eagerly as the word
might be rendered I, Is the picture
q the father IN the story Of the prod.
gal who seeing his son afar OF runs
{ cut to meet him In the glatness o.
bis heart Oh. what God and Fathei
ne have Who would not return &c
him And yet God does even nor'
than this for the returning protizzl
for be says. I viii be as the dew INT
Israel The dew vas everything q
the land OF Palestine In the absence O
such rains as ne experience in IN
occt6ent. and IL Is the type Of n
Holy Spirit n the believers hear
and life As God gave the dew Z
Israel. keeping her fresh and gree
and fruitful 50 he gives his Hell
) Spirit 70 those who come 20 him |
Christ for Ike spiritual blessing
Tire Believers Blessings
Carrying cut the type. Gcd says {
The hzekslider who has returned ,
him. that he shall grow as the III
and cast forth his roots As Leland
His branches shall spread. and h
p beauty shah be as the olive tree an
| his smell as Lebanon They n;
dwell under his shadow shall return
they shall revive as the corn. az
grow as the vine The scent TIER
rf shall Be as the vine Of Lebanon
We cannot dweil on all these beau
fni figures. but they speak Of g-ox-
and strength. and extensive inGaere
They speak Of the beauty ard Il
fragrance Of the Christian life, ar
its benefeence to others In the hiz
est ard trrss sense. and all beczui
the favor Of God Is resting upon hir
II you are a backsllder. no matt
how long or how far you have "a
tered from God. be eonfortst tod
70 return TO him in the faith OF Chr
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