The Alaska citizen., 1915-08-16
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Yea, He loved the people. all lis saints are in thy hand. They sal down at thy feet. every one shall receive of thy words. Deut 3$.3
 In passing quickly 10 the subject under discussion in the text. it is well to remember that these are the words of Moses. as he met the con gregation of Israel at the foot of Mt Nebo on the very day that he ascended to it's summit to be taken into heaven. They constitute d part of the last song and message delivered to the people before he closed his long and interesting ca reer.
 Your attention is called to the three places Israel occupied in the plan and purpose of God:
 First-They were in the Fathers heart, for Moses declares: He loved the people" This is the place of Affection,
 Second d-They Were in the Fathers hand, for Moses declares: All the saints are in His hand" This is the place of Service and Safety.
 Third They were at the Fathers feet. for Moses declares: They sat down al His feet This is the place of Instruction.
 As one begins to study the Bible he soon realizes that this is the program of Divine Headings with the people. not only the Jewish people of the day of Moses and subsequently, but also the Church of this present age.
 All the phases of Gods care of His people are interesting and profitable for study, but let us now look only to the one inspiring fact: All Gods saints are in his hand" held and kept and protected there for definite and specific purposes. It is well here to remember that man is not so much to be troubled in who are the saints, as much as Am l one of the saints?" God judges with righteous judgment, and he takes into consideration the thoughts and intens of the heart. We are in His protecting and preserving care. Long years ago the prophet Isaiah said: Fear thou not, for l am with thee: be not dismayed for l am thy God; 1 will strengthen thee yea, l will help thee; yea l will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness,'
 The enemies of God may put the three young men in the furnace, heating it seven times hotter than it was wont to be heated, thinking they had done good job ridding the nation of such fellows. But think you that God will forsakc those men who loved their lives not unto death He would call the armies of heaven. if need be, to eXtinguish the flames, that they might have protection, in fact he sent his be loved Messenger 10 walk with them We are accustomed to think of this as a miracle, but ii would have been more of a miracle if they had not been delivered. We forget that they Were walking under divine protec- ton. So it is today with Gods S church. World circumstances and personal belief would teach some to think that soon the church will be destroyed, speaking great swelling words of wisdom that die with them But the church rises on gloriously and since it is in Gods hand no weapons on earth or in hell will be devised to destroy it. It is Gods great plan that the church shall triumph, that Jesus Christ shall reign and all the kingdoms of the earth shall bow down to Him, Let the timid ones take heart in the study of his promises
 We are daily in His molding, fashioning hand. It was a strange WOEu ll!dl tdIiIt lo lHt DlopIct Jtlc miah when the Lord said to him: Arise and go down to the potter's house and there l will cause thee to hear my word' Nothing doubt ing, he went to the house of the potter and there he learned one Of the most inspiring lessons in all Gods word: namely, that God works His sovereign will in the lives of all those who entrust themselves in His care and keeping.
 The prophet watched the potter s work Not a thing escaped his eye or ear, for he was there to learn, He saw the potter take a handful of c'ay from the lump that lay on the floor With strong and skillful hand he worked the clay through his fin gers until it became pliable to his touch. Then when the clay reached the right consistency, the potter placed it on the wheel and shaped it into a design that was in the potter's mind.
 Suddenly the wheel stopped. The potter lifted his hand from the clay Something had happened, for the