Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-06-04

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who would kill he
giant. not one in all Israel was found
intrepid enough to attempt it.
Until up from Bethlehem came Da-
vid. To the camp of his brethren he
came, bearing his fathers message OF
love; and his brethren despised him.
But from their camp he heard the
proud challenge of Goliath as he came
forth from the Philistine army, and he
saw the fear depicted on every face
as that challenge was echoed among
the soldiers of Saul. He was not
afraid! He had, single-handed, saved
a lamb of his fathers flock out of the
mouth of a lion. What cared he for
this uncircumcised Philistine defy1ng
the armies of the living God.
The story of the encounter is so
familiar that there is no need of re-
peating it. Having no weapon in his
hand, he drew the giants sword from
it's sheath and cut off his head with
his W sword! And when, at the 9TH
er side of the valley, Israel saw their
triumphant savior with the giants
head in his hand. they shouted and
ran to the spoils. Alone in the con-
,fict, but not alone in the fruits: the
people share these with him.
For forty centuries, mankind was
confronted with the awful problem of
sin and death. For forty centuries
the challenge of the great enemy, Sa-
tan, in whose hands was the power of
death, remained unaccepted. Until,
from this same Bethlehem, God
brought forth David's son. To his own
brethren, Israel, he came, land his
own received him not" And thus re.
jected by his brethren he went to the
cross; down into the valley of death,
single-handed, alone, needing no help
from man, and man having none to
give. whittier l CO." he said to the
disciples, as he went to the cross, "ye
cannot follow me now" Like David
with the giants sword, it was
through death" that "he made power
less him that had the power of death"
But though alone in death, and In the
awful conflict, not alone at the other
side of it. We now behold him a tri-
umphant Savior, crowned with glory
and honor but we share with him
all he has earned by his death.
Now Jonathan, in common with the
hosts of Israel, had watched the scene
enacted in the valley, had seen the
deliverer triumphant at the other side.
And, his soul knit to the soul of David
in love, che stripped himself of the
robe that was upon him, and gave 1t
to David, and his garments, even to
his sword, and to his bow, and to his
girdle." No small thing was that: the
son of the king, a prince of the blood,
giving up all his robes of honor and
the insignia of his royalty, in order to
pace them Upon the n he loved!
And the spirit of God has written it
down that it ma preach to us of an
other and of our devotion to him. That
which answers to it in the life of the
Christian is recorded in the third
, chapter of Philippians. The apostle
: in the opening verses of that chapter
: describes his robes of honor,-tells us
1, WAdI uS udQ I DOdSI dUOuL do d lldl
! in the flesh, before his conversion
! saying. "If n other Ia thinketf
: that he hath whereof he might trust
: in the flesh, l more" And that was nc
{ vain boast: Paul was writing, as al
{ ways, by the inspiration of God. Ant
q more than any man of his day coul(
; he be proud of what he was. But one
l. 5nr, he hal = xy;cs1r re &h1 frf,r,-bop
{ Savior at the other side of death,
: vision that blinded him and made /
necessary for him to be led by tn,
\ hand. Hear him, on the temple stairs
recounting it, and saying, when
y could not see for the glory of tina
light" This is the effect of tina
blessed vision ever! The man VIII
has seen the face of the exalted Chris
has been blinded forever to all othe
objects and to all the glory of tn
world, and has found that the onl
4 safe way for him is to be led by tn
hand. Now hear that great heart gust
It ing out in the contemplation of thi
o true David: But what things wer
e gain to me those l. counted loss TO
5. Christ. Yea, doubtless, and l count al
but loss for the excellency of tn
knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord
= for whom / have suffered the loss G
/. all things and do count them but dun
e that l may win Christ" (Phil. 1913.
Now, can we not understand that n
iterated consider him" of the epistl
that tells us of his triumph and e.
&c altation? Like Jonathan in his sci
u abasing love for David, the soul tha
d has seen the blessed face of the on
made sim for us and now in heave
without our sins, will love him s,
premeIy and count it his highest jo
& to have him magniied in his life. "W
see Jesus. crowned with glory an
D honor" and because we do we ca
say, that Christ may be magnified i
my body whether it be by life or b
DEATH
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