The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-08-02

"N "'S p''ulluT treasure, Inc
man OF this world may rejoice in the
gift Of gold and silver but our Lord
rcJoices In the gift from the Father of
those he is pleased to call his breth-
ren.
In The second place they are his own
by purchase. He has paid TO the ut.
termost farthing and now can say 10
them "Ye are not your own, We are
bought with n price" That price was
nothing less than his own precious
blood poured out on the cross of Cal
vary. He gave his life for his sheep.
He laid down his life us n ransom for
them. lie was the merchantmen
seeking goodly pearls who, when he
hhd round one pearl Of great price,
went and sold all that he had md
bought IT," The title to ownership of
every Christian is his. They are his
own peculiar property.
In the third place they are his by
their surrender. AS believers 20 on
In their Christian life learning more
and more of him, more and more do
they surrender themselves TO him.
Some there are that try to withhold a
part OF themselves from him, but they
are never Apply, cOntentcd Christians.
The fullnes' of blessing and of power
never comes until in fullness OF sur
render the CHI s'ian yields himself un-
TO the Lord, ! ognizing that he is
indeed the prope. ) of him who loved
him and gave him III for him. The
measure of the Christians daily peace
and power is the measure of that
Christians surrender to the owner
the Lord Jesus.
His Own Care.
Peter eXhorts the Christians TO be
"casting all your care upon him for he
careth for you" This last sentence
might be worded, ut is his business
to care for you" and he will care for
each one Of his own. As they are his
property, purchased by such n price,
he Will guard them from all harm,
protect them from all evil and set a
hedge round about them against all
that might injure them. Sometimes
hard things come into the Christians
experience, but these may be the only
way he can guard them from danger
He had TO guard David from coming
to the throne unprepared by allowing
many n hard experience to come 10
him. If this should meet the eye Of
some child of God passing through
deep waters, it may be that the deep
waters are just the needed guard.
In the second place they IRE his own
peculiar care to guide. How often
would they, like sheep, 90 astray but
for his care in guiding them. Some
times, It's true, he leads them In paths
that look from the outside most unin-
viting, but once In those paths the
Christian discovers they lead beside
the still waters into pastures green
and fresh.
In the third place they are his own
peculiar care to provide for His pro-
vision is new every morning and fresh
ut eventide. II is never old nor stale.
His own miss much that he provides
by being out of his place. He told
the ravens where TO place Elijah's food
and he told Elijah where to go. Eli
jah might have delayed, but the ravens
would have fulfilled their part. The
provision OF course would become
stale and useless If Elijah was not
there to use 1t. He provides plentiful
ly for all his own, and If any of them
grow faint maybe they are missing his
provision which is plling up in his ap-
pointed place. If your place is at
home, do not be surprised If you miss
his provision by going to China. And
If his place for you Is upon some for
eign field do not be surprised if you
find yourself with little spiritual vigor
In America.
His Own Loved.
Having loved his own, he loves them
to the end. Christians sometimes are
tempted to think his love varies with
their own changing affections. But
he loves them always with the same
unwearied love. Loves them in spite
of failure, as the history of Peter so
fully shows. Peter thought he would
be ready to lay down his life rather
than forsake him. But how quickly
he was put to shame by the question
Of n stranger maid. How pitiful the
failure as the oaths slipped from his
lips But did the Lords love weaken?
Nay, rather 1t burned, If possible, bit
brighter in his great heart and famed
out from his eyes, bringing Peter back
to the place of bitter tears through
which he saw the path of return. In
the second place, he loves his own In
spite of all backwardness. Think Of
him walking and talking with Philip
for three years, instructing by example,
and by word all those days while he
was about his Fathers business, only
at the end to find that Philip had not
learned the first lesson, but must needs
say, lord show us the Father" not
knowing "He that hath seen me hath
seen the Father" How trying such
backwardness is, but to the Great
Teacher ii did not lessen In any de-
gree his love. The tender passion by
which he held Philip was just us deep
that moment when his backwardness
was revealed as ever 1t was. DO not
allow any hint that his love for you
grows cold when you discover how lit
tle progress you have made.