The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1920-10-21

God il the Great Architect
What are you doing up there al
the Methodist church, some one IN
quires. Now that isn't the impor
tant thing. The really important
thing is, what is God doing up Their
al the Methodist church. Paul de
clares the planter" the seed-carrier
and the "water-carrier' are relative
IN unfmportant The really import
ant one is He who provides the seed,
and He who provides the water.
When we ask for the building OF a
structure. wee do not ordinarily ask
for the carpenter. but for the owner
SO our song, We are building every
day a temple the World may not see,
As only partially correct. The great
truth is God Is building every day a
great temple the world may not see.
God is building out OF His boundless
resources and His matchless treas
ures a temple for Himself 20 dwell IN
forever.
God builds out OF living stones
living structure.
An English paper said OF David
Livingstone when his body was brot
home TO London for burial:
He needs no epitaph TO guard
name
Witch men shall prize while wor-
thy work is known;
He lived and died for good--be that
his fame;
Let marble erumble:--this Is LIV-
ING STONE"
But living stones are what God Is
using TO build into His temple thru
the centuries. As Il Pet z,3-5 ~
Moffatt's translation says: You have
had a taste OF the kindness OF the
Lord: come TO Him then--come 20
that living stone which men have re
fectad and God holds choice and pre-
cious. come and. like living stones
yourselves. be built into spiritual
house 70 form a consecrated priest
hood for the offering fthose spirit
....t .a...nces that afe acceptapie 80
God through Jesus Christ" LIVING
stone A the foundation, and living
stones AZ the super structures. ihs
ancient phrygIan mythology tells Of
Baucis and philemon. the Plus peas
.nfs Who entertained the Gods. Jupi-
ter and Mercury and as a reward were
tf..t-f,ri.i..,l INTO i've trees. linden
ana an oak This Is a myth. but thru
the ares God has been quarrying on
OF the world living stones ana hah
been building them into temple az
-. .ne lounuatlul OF Ills own Sol
What untoward material he has uasa
he has taken a 81. Augustine, Mar
ian luther. gerry McCauleJ,
frank Hadiey. and q John Newton
and has polished and fitted them inn
the temple.
ne can take you and me Hnd III "a
into His temple 70 that We shall au
orn Il. Re has q place Tor each one
Hfe temple H. cenented togetbei
with life.
when men build they fas.en the
stones together Nth iaott Tar but wbeE
God builds He ccmc1te all together
with the living life Of the foundation
stone. Are you peculiar God has
a place that is peculiar ust suited
10 YOU. A. Livingstone wrote hi
son Thomas. 4 sometimes remem
Der YOU E4th some anxiety. as 10
knowing Whaf opening may be mad
IN Won In life. Whatever you fee
vourseif best fitted for Commit tn
~sy to the Lord. trust also IN Hin
ana He viii bring IL O. pass. One
ought TO enlcafor 70 devote the pecu
iaritses OF ms nature 70 his RED eem
er-s service. Whatever these may be.
Jesus Christ Is the foundation.
The foundation decides some things
about the super structures. There
can be no stability without a secure
foundafiUn. When some years ago ]
went into the lower part Of the Sol
dser's and Sailors monument al In
dlan1pol.s ! was as-onished 10 sec