The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-02-11

(9A2lQk k422llly speech throughor
the Scriptures ar
full Of Significance, said the Pastor
When the Lord llkens His faithfu
people to precious stones. 1t signifie
that there is an intrinsic value or beau
" that He appreciates. and 1t implie
that such characters are rare. in com
parison to the world.
Our text points to the close Of tn,
Age In which we i've and not only
tells that the Lord will not gather
His jewels sooner. but that they are
the only ones to be gathered then-He
comes to make up His jewels We
have here a contradiction OF the ordi
nary thought on this subject: ~ That
BE has been gathering His jewels for
the past six thousand years; aud (2l
That everybody who is respectable Is
TO be gathered to the Lord and share
In His Kingdom. Evidently this
thought is erroneous.
Jewels require to be searched after.
and generally need TO be washed from
the mire before being prepared to re-
tract the light. SO some OF the Lord
jewels are found in the ordinary walks
or life. and some came from deep
down In the mire OF sin. By one class
OF His servants He lifts them out of
the horrible pit and the mlry clay.
washes them, cleanses them from sin
through the merit OF His own precious
blood and through His Word Then
through other servants and proyidences
a xVtth nf,.s,, -t.fI
order that they may reflect and re
Tract the Hight OF the glory OF the Dl
Vine characteristics ti22:3.
Tho Work Of the Great Lapidarst.
The Pastor went on to explain that
ms the diamond in its rough state-un-
cut unpublished has no more value
than common stone, SO those whom |
the Lord is selecting and preparing as
His Jewels are to derive their ultimate
vulue from the cutting shaping. pol
tshing. OF their characters under Di-
vine providence. The hardness OF the
diamond would represent character;
and We are TO remember that charac~
ter belongs to the individual, and that
Ouly In proportion as each has it can
be hope to be accepted finally as a
Jewel; for those without character will
hot endure the tests.
The crysta llization of the diamond
corresponds to willingness toward
Righteousness In the individual; and
unless there be such willingness there
= none Of the Jewel quality which the
Lord u now seeking. Those. there
fore. who are IN the hands Of the great
kapidartst and undergoing His polish.
Ing process. must 6rst have passed
through the previous experience OF
having been found OF Divine Grace
found Of our Lord Jesus-must have
been washed. and must have been ac-
cepted as having Wills DESTROYS Of har.
mony with the Divine mind. These
may therefore take pleasure in all the
trying experiences and difficulties
through which our Lord causes them
to pass as parts OF the polishing process
necessary to their completion as Jeho- |
vah's jewels. to be made up by the
close Of the Gospel Age Then they
will be set In the gold of the Divine
nature, to reflect the beauties OF the
Divine character forever.
The Value Of Trials and Testings.
The speaker next proceeded to show
hat this work Of cutting and polish
ny is entrusted only TO the skilled
lands OF our Lord Jesus Christ because
he Himself has passed through similar
experiences at the Fathers hands. and
therefore, knows thus what is needed !
perfect the jewels. that they may be
leasing and acceptable to the Father.
part Of their lesson Is to have faith
D the great Master Workman whom
be Father has appointed to shape and
oltsh them.
Some may require much more trim
1ing on some sides of their character
han do others: and often the dlsposi.
ION Is to draw back. to be not fully
ubmissive, to fear that the Lord has
handoned them to trial. But Infinite
Wisdom assures us that this Is not So r.
nd that to draw back would leave one
NIT for the Kingdom.
With the Lords jewels, the world ln'
~ seen the wheel of discipline which ~, ny
as been cutting this class for centu- ma
Is, but 1t has not understood the mat bal
r. II may have even caught q rul
impse of the jewels. although not me
} as to be able to know the real mer- lie
Of their characters or the value OF ms
le cutting and polishing process But COZ
% great Lapidarist knows and has ~
Zplained IT TO the jewels: and thus be- col
& assured chat all things are work ba,
6 togetner TOT their good, they can me
jotce even In tribulation. giy
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