The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-09-11


the spirit can understand this at the
present
At Penticost, however, the follow
ers of the Lord were also anointed
with the Holy Spirit, thus also begot-
ten as new creatures, and from
henceforth the church, composed of
the true followers of the Lamb wher-
ever they might be, can and do ap-
preciate the Lords words. Also, they
themselves are of the same mind, and
their food as new creatures is to do
the will of the Father in heaven.
But, was not our Lord always doing
the Fathers will, even before He
came to earth? He tells US He came
to do Gods will. (Hebrew 1O:7)
The distinction is that now for the
first time he was doing Gods will
when it meant the suffering of per-
secution, ignominy and shame. Yet,
He was able to say: Not my will.
but thine be done, that is,'Although
would this cup pass from me, that
is if it be possible, Ibe not cruel
fled as a blasphemer, against God
nevertheless, Notwithstanding, ire
spective of my own will, choice, or
preference, not my will, but thine be
done"
Think what this meant! The one
in all the universe most faithful to
the Father would have to die an
lgnominious death, as a malefactor.
And not only at the end of his min
istry, but from beginning to end of
His three and one half years of trial
time the Lord Jesus showed the
same spirit manifested that His meat
was indeed to do the will of Him that
had sent Him.
He had left the courts of heavenly
glory, had come into rebellious and
sinful world to die as the ransom
price for mankind, willing sacrifice.
After two years of the proclamation
of His coming kingdom, and the per-
forming of many miracles, we read
IN the sixth chapter of John how he
fed five thousand in the wilderness,
and how the multitude would have
taken him by force and made him
king. John 6:15) We can see why
they did this. The Jews had a
scheme of their own for the carry
ing out of Gods plans. They wished
to rebel against Rome, set up their
own kingdom and thus bring about
the blessing of all the peoples of the
earth. Doubtless they chose Jesus
as being the most popular leader,
who would be able to lead them
against Rome, and although they
thought him little too modest, they
hoped that if they used force. he
might capitulate to their wishes.
The psychological moment was at
hand, if he wished to take another
course than that of self-sacrifce.
but he wavered not at all, for in the
same verse he read: "He departed
again into mountain himself alone"
POPULARITY ON WANE.
From that time on, it seems that his
popularity with the people was more or
less on the wane. When, at the Feast
of Tabernacles, which was one of the
three great feasts of the Jews, he
stood in the temple and cried: IF any
man thirst let him come unto me, and
drink" John Xxx 1919 He was offer
ing them the very thing they needed.
yet none came to Him to ask Him how
he proposed to give them the living
water of life, although fully 10000
people must have been within the
range of His voice, for this feast was
attended by Jews from all parts of the
earth.
At the close of His ministry, even
Peter, the oldest of the disciples, old
er than our Lord in the flesh. gave way
under the pressure of the time, and
turned against the Master The Lord
might have said: Here he has been
with me for three and half years, and
should certainly have imbibed some
thing of the Truth; yet he, the Oldest
of my disciples, has had the most ad-
vantages among the II apostles, who
haye had the most advantages among
the nation of Israel, which has had the
most advantage of all the races of the
earth-if Peter would turn against me
and deny me thus, what would not the
rest of them do?" But no, the Lord
knew the will of God was for him to die
as a sacrifice and He remained faithful
to the very end.
A. H. Macmillan, of NOVA Scotia,
said
ITO this end was | born; for this pur-
pose came | into the world, to bear
witness to the truth" These words of
our Lord Jesus to Plate at the time of
his trial were used by Mr.. Macmillan as
the basis of an enthusiastic talk of one
of the main objects of Christ's life. Mr..
Macmillan SAID in part: