South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-09-26

Every word is this story is like a
hot blood drop upon the cold pave
ment," and in il there is heard an
other story-a story that comes
from heaven and one that God de-
lights 10 tell.
Take now thy son, thine only
son Isaac, whom thou lowest. and
get thee into the land of MoCiah;
and offer him there for a burnt Of
fering." In Isaac shall thy seed be
called God had said, and now. this
strange command that would make
that promise of none effect But in
these carefully measured words.
Take now thy son, thine only one,
we are listening TO the heartbeat of
God who gave his Only-begotten
Son" to die for others.
A three days journey-the dis
lance OF death and resurrection
brings Abraham and Isaac TO the
appointed mountain, the place
where, centuries later, another Well
beloved Son laid down his life for
men. They went both OF them to-
geJher.' we are told for the Father
and Son are one IN the sreat work
OF redemption.
And now the beloved son is upon
the altar and the glittering knife
held aloft for the fatal thrust, when
a restraining hand Is laid upon the
appraised arm, and a ram caught
in a thicket by his horns" is offer
cd UP IN Isaac's stead.
If IN Isaac, Christ is seen as the
devoted servant OF has Fathers Will,
in the ram ne is seen as actually
suffering the death in the place Of
his people. The horns are the
symbol OF power and the thicket
tells of the curse upon creation be-
cause Of sin. Christ, held by the
power Of his love TO the cross for
your sins and mine.
And Abraham called the name Of
the place, JehOvah-jired." Jehovah
Will provide. And what will he pro-
vide A sacrifice! A substitute for
the poor sinner! A holy sin offering!
some one 10 die in my place! One
who, in his own breast viii receive
the awful stroke that l deserve, One
who will drain its terrible dregs for
me-the bitter cup Of divine wrath
against sin, that he might turn it
into a cup of bliss for me to drink,
All the hidden meaning Of the one
Great Sacrifice is seen. The Fathers
heart disclosed in the command,
Thine only one whom thou lowest"
The beloved Son, the Lamb, en-
tangled at the altar of sins, the very
power OF his love holding him.
there
Abraham is spared the pangs OF
Staying his son, but God spared not
himself that pang. No voice from
heaven, no plying angel Of the Lord
at Calvary! The stroke falls upon
the Beloved. and by the Fathers
hand The Lord hath laid on him
the iniquity Of Us all" 1t pleased
Jehovah 10 bruise him"
Jehovah lifted up the rod,
o Christ il fell on thee!"
As Abraham stood at the smoking
altar he saw Christ's day and was
glad, saw, on a spur of that same
Moriah, a cross appraised against the
blackened sky. BY that cross we
take our stand and there our hearts,
once desolate because of sin. have
learned q song:
Not all the blood of beasts on Jew
ish affairs slain,
Could give the guilty conscience
peace or wash away the
stain.
But Christ the heavenly Lamb.
takes all our gilt away;
A sacrifice of nobler name, and
richer blood than they"
Jehovah Tired But will he pro
vide only d sacrifice? Nay MY
God shall supply all your needs &C
cording 10 his riches in glory by
Christ Jesus" And the very sacri-
nee that he has provided is the
guarantee of this. for thus 1t IS
written: He that spared not his
own Son, but delivered him I'D Tor
us all. how shall he not WITH him
also freely give US all things2" O
soul. believe It, That unspeakable
gift Of Gods Son upon the cross for
thee pledges 70 thee all things be
sidel Alas, that Gods people do
not prove this with every passing
day.
Jehovah-jireh, But where will
he PROVIDE Mark well the place.
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