Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-03-13

| should have been known and loved of
God, and called and chosen of Him
from before the foundation OF the
world. In the eighth of Proverbs
Christ is personified as wisdom, and
tells us he was set up from everlast-
ing or ever the earth was, and adds.
My delights we're with the sons of
men,
(2D 1t is marvellous in its nature.
expressed not merely or primarily, in
giving to man life, and the means to
enjoy it, but when man had turned
his back upon his Creator and rebelled
against hin, in freely and undeserv-
ingly forgiving him. and this at the
sacrifice Of His only begotten son
| that whatsoever believeth on him
should not perish but have everlast-
ing life"
| go It is marvellous in its un-
changeableness. Wonderful is it that
God should have loved us while we
were sinners, and continue to love US
even while We continue to be sinners.
| The new man within us who have be-
lieVed on Christ does not sin, but the
old man is still a sinner. But God
loves us notwithstanding all. 1t
seems impossible to wear out his love-
| Can a woman forget her sucking
| child" he asks, Yea. she may forget,
but | will not forget thee
| a. II IL marvellous in its work.
Passing from the thought OF what
Gods loving kindness has accom-
plished and will yet accomplish in
Christ on our behalf consider what
IN accomplshes within ourselves
through Christ. our sanctiEcation and
spiritual up-building. Listen to David,
as with the SHOWS of seventy win
ters on his head he exclaims to God
They gentleness hath made me
great Or, transfer the thought TO
Paul, as I'm the stress OF his apostle
ship he declares, IF we be beside our
selves it is to God, il we be sober 1t
is for your sake. For the love OF
Christ constraineth us'-the love
which Christ hath manifested toward
Us.
The Need Of This Prayer.
Cd We need to see Gods loving
Ii is a dreadful thing to be ignorant
Of the God who made and who re-
deemed us (2) We need to see IL to |
awaken gratitude and enable US TO |
love him who first loved us CD We |
need il TO strengthen faith and to de- |
liver us from fear. This was the rea- |
son David prayed this prayer: SHOW |
thy marvellous loving kindness, o
thou that savest by thy right hand |
all them that put their trust in thee
from them that rises up against |
them" II is such a motive also that
moves Paul to say, He that spared |
not his son, but freely delivered him
up for us all, shall he not with him
also freely give us all things? Who
shall lay anything to the charge OF
Gods elect? 1t is God that justifieth,
Who II he that oondemneth? II is
Christ that died"
In other words, the greater includes
the less, and n God hath loved us
enough To do this on our behalf he
oves us well enough to do anything
We need. Dry your tears; deepen
~our trust, give room TO hope; be of
good courage and he shall streng then
ihins heart. Ask him to show you his
owing kindness.
An Illustration.
Some years ago visited the White
Mountain Notch. and facing Mt. Viii
ards It called.-I overheard my
companions asking one another n
hey had seen the old witch OF the
The old witch OF the
mountain" designates the oHtline OF
woman apparently robed In white.
which natures chisel has cut in the
ace OF the bald, bare rock. Some had
ecu her and some had not. was
lmong the latter, and my friends did
verifying they could 20 assist my
'ision. adjusting powerful magnify (
ng glass. etc, but IL was all in vain.
II length one In a few well-chosen |
words, described the figure so accu-
stely In fits relation to It's surround
ngs. that saw il In a moment. and
vas able 10 Join in the laugh at my
Ielghbors who had not yet been so
ortunats.
II Is much the same In the region 4
u spiritual truth. The loving kind
less OF God staads out before men 10 !
In his word. In the trans {
ormed lives OF his people. aud men {
AVE eyes bat they do net see. II
hey but saw. how they would rejoice :
Nd praise his Dans.