The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-05-02

M tor or these
events and ne
has written down Just what he de-
signed should become a part of Holy
Scripture-nothing more and nothing
less-so that, wherever this story
should be told, these things that trans
pired at the cross should be told In
connection with it.
And the first thing written here is
the epitome of all that follows: A
crown of thorns upon that holy head
Last King Of David's line to be crown
ed in Jerusalem, yet no royal diadem
adorns his brow; the time for the dia'
dems has not yet come and the thorns
are the price he must pay for these.
In holy symbolism we are to listen
to the. story our God so joys to tell
and which he takes every occasion I'd
tell, though men are so slow to hear
We turn back to the opening chapters
Of the Bible and there, In Genesis 3
we learn what the symbolism Is, There
we hear God pronouncing curse up
on creation because of sin, and this i,
what he says: Cursed is the ground
for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou ca!
of 1t all the days of thy life; thorns
also and thistles shall 1t bring forth
unto thee in the sweat of thy
face shalt thou eat bread, till thou re
turn unto the ground s. for dust
thou art and unto dust shalt thou re-
turn" This curse abides upon all ere
alton still and 1t is written that "tht
whole creation groaneth and travail
eth in pain together until now"
A famous musician has declared
that all the sounds of nature are in
the minor key and that all the animals
so express themselves. We speak Of
the "sighing" of the wind and the
moaning" Of the sea. All, it is MAJ
lures sad cry because of what sin has
wrought in Gods fair creation.
But seel that which symbollzes the
curse Is woven into crown for oui
lovely Lord to tell us what he has be-
come on our behalf, "for it is written,
cursed is everyone that hangeth on a
tree" and thus on that cross of awful
shame he answered to all the curse OF
sin for us.
Draining to It's bitter dregs the cup
of Divine wrath against sin, he has
turned 1t into a cup of eternal bless.
ing and his loving hand presses it to
our lips. Drink, oh soul, and live!
Yea, "Christ hath redeemed us from
the curse of the law, being made a
curse for us" While upon creation the
curse still abides, and the physical
being of the Christian. being still a
Iart Of this groaning creation, bears
''he tokens of the curse, his soul is
forever delivered. And this deliver.
snce guarantees the deliverance OF the
very body itself. so that "tne suffer.
ings Of this present time" occasioned
by the curse, ARE not worthy to be
compared with the glory that shall be
revealed In us" because the creature
shall be delivered frern the bondage
of corruption" and this body Of our
humiliation" shall be changed into the
likeness Of Christ's body OF glory.
But observe how fully he has, In his
own blessed person. met the curse Of
sin. -In sorrow shalt thou eat" But
he is 'the Man of Sorrows" saying as
he goes to the cross for us, snow is my
soul exceeding sorrowful. even unto
DEATH" Out OF his awful sorrow
comes our Joy. Made curse for us
''that the blessing of Abraham might
come on" Si
But again: an the sweat of thy
face shalt thou cot bread" And Of
him who bore the curse for us 1t Is
written that "His sweat was as It
were great drops of blood falling from
him."
Dust thou art. and unto dust shalt
thou return" And Christ became that
for us, and then. In that body thus
prepared went into the dust Of death,
made sin" In that awful place shat
We might be made the righteousness Of
God In him"
Oh. what Saviori A thousand
shames on the soul that feels no en-
thusissm ever the very mention OF his
namet
The last word n the Ola Testament
II curse" but the last word in the
New Testament Il grace and this
grace Is pronounced upon all who be-
lievs IN the name Of our Lord Jesus
Christ.
Yet little while and he who was
made curse for ~ shall come out Of
those heavens into which he has gone
and then shall the yery creation itself
Be delivered from the curse that Ii
upon It now. 50 that the earth. which
aever has done %. shall yield her In
.rease~ and become q very garden Of
he Lord