The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-05-22

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tan before Him for
them that thought upon His
name. And they shall be Mine. saith
the Lord Of Hosts, In that Day when I
make UP My Jewels"
Humility, the speaker said. is a very
important trait OF character, especially
in the Christian. Meekness, gentle
ness and patience are also essential In
those who would be used In the Lords
service. All mankind have imperfec-
lions; and therefore the follower Of
Christ should fight o good hght with
the weaknesses Of his flesh. But as he
puts himself in line with the Divine
will. the Lord by His providences will
help His struggling child.
For instance, It may be that the
Christian lacks neekneas or gentleness
or patience. he may have too high an
estimate OF himself; he may be rude,
may speak and act unkindly, may be
impatient with others. The Lord
would therefore give him trying expe-
riences along these lines 70 show him
his need of these essential qualities
and to give him an opportunity 10 de-
veiop them. He might have tests Of
love for the brethren, for his own
family, for his neighbors, The Lord
might even hide His face from such a
one for a season, to test his love for
His Heavenly Father. But all such
experiences "work together for good
TO them that love God, to the called
according to His purpose" This class
are those who are desirous above
everything else of becoming copies Of
Gods dear Son. With these the Lord
is now dealing.
This testing and developing Of char
acter begins when the Christian is spir-
it-begotten, and ends when he dies. But
since one cannot be sure that he is an
overcomer until the end Of his sojourn
In the flesh, he must walk by faith"
He may have full assurance Of faith"
confidence In God. He has entered
into a covenant with God. psalm S0:S.t
He has given his time, his strength,
his talents-everything that he pos.
sesses-to the Heavenly Father, who
has given him in exchange the beget-
ting of the Holy Spirit, His providen-
tai care, and His exceeding great and
precious promises respecting the fu-
ture-ail through Christ Jesus. .a.
Gods Dealings With His Saints.
Whoever would be an oVercon1er
must stndy his own character and see
to it that he develops the character Of
Christ. He must watch himself con-
tinually-what he does, what he says,
what he thinks, how he spends his
time, etc. II he has q proper love for
the Heavenly Bridegroom, a proper ap-
probation of what Christ has done for
him, he will not find this work with
himself hardship; for It keeps before
bis mind thoughts Of God, Of Christ
and of the glorious things in reserva-
tion for those who love Him supremeIy.
Those who are thus exercised are the
class mentioned in our text as those
that reverenced the Lord and spoke
often to one another. They speak to
one another in Bible studies, in prayer
meetings, at the Sunday services, In
their homes. Hebrews 10:25) The
text declares that "the Lord hearkened
and heard, and book Of remembrance
was written before Him of them that
thought upon His name" The thought
thus expressed is that God does not
forget this class who earnestly en-
deavor to please Him, but that He
loves them. While He loves the world
with a broad, sympathetic love, yet He
has a special love for those who have
consecrated themselves to Him during
this present time. To these the Mas
ter said, THE Father Himself loveth
you."-John 1927.
This book Of remembrance was kept
for those that thought upon Gods
name. In olden times the name stood
for the character. Now we give names
too often at random. Frequently no
bic name is borne by an ignoble char
acter. But In oiden times the name
fitted the one who bore It. For in
stance, our Lords name was Jesus
because He was to save His peopl
from their sins. Gods name stand
for His glorious character. To man.
His name stands for One who is to b
feared because of His mighty powei
for One who will consign the nog
elect to the Devil. But with the cM
dren Of God this is not so. They hav
seen something Of the lengths, breadth
heights and depths Of the Divine cha
acter, and they long to know NOR
They are His precious jewels, whic
He is cutting and polishing now, to
mounted in the First Resurrectio
Then they shall be Royal Diadem
the hand Of their God.