The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-10-28

RW stood revealed TO
kGNW tN himself In bis
"A true condition.
Never before had he seen himself
In such light, nor measured himself
by such standard. The light that
makes all things manifest has searched
MIN through and through, and forced
from his lips the cry. "WOe Is me. for
! am undone; because ! am man Of
unclean lips"-a proper ltterance for
any man whose heart and conscience
have been penetrated by the light that
streams fromSthe throne of God.
How highly do men think Of them
selves until they are brought face to
face with God! Then they see them
selves as they are, for the hidden
chambers of the heart are flung open
and the secret springs Of action laid
bare
In the light Of Gods holiness, Isaiah
saw himself guilty. ruined, helpless
sinner at an Unreasonable distance
from Him, and with no ability TO meet
the claims Of that holiness. He heard
the cry of the seraphim, Holy" and
the only response was his eontrite
one, "Undone."
But this is the first step to saliva
tion--the first essential thing fer
blessing: to accept Gods estimate of
myself, to give up all pretenslon be-
fore Him and to receive His sentence
Of utter condemnation upon oil the
world And to this. the light Of Gods
throne brings every soul.
The Remedy.
But behold The very Instant the
contrite heart gives utterance 10 the
conviction of It's ruin. that instant the
mercy OF God provides remedy. And
the very light that shows the sinners
ruin reveals the perfect remedy. Then
few one of the seraphIm unto me, hav-
Ing live coal 10 his hand. which he
had taken with the tongs from OF the
altar; and he laid II upon my mouth
and said. Lo, this hath touched thy
lips. and thine iniquity 10 taken away
and thy sin is purged."
Simple, immediate and forever eff
fectual Is the provision Of grace. On
the sinners part Is but the confessions
of the ruin wrought by sin; on Gofs'
part, all the rest. No long. laborious.
process Of cure: no conditions I'm,
posed; no works Of self.help enjoined.
Mark the manner Of Itl Them
FLEW one Of the seraphim." How IL:
discloses the eager heart Of God 10
meet the need that He has revealed
There can be no delay on His part,
and nothing can hinder the outflow OF
His grace to the self-confessed sim
ner.
God Himself can fnd nothing
against the sinner with whom His
grace has dealt.
But how strange the means that are
usedl "a live coal" red-hot with the
fire Of sacrifice. Gods own symbol Of
his wrath and indignation against sin.
-Our God is Consuming fire." whose
"wrath is revealed from heaven" and
though He love the sinner. love cannot
change Ellis holiness. All, then. how
can that infinite holiness justify me
when | stand In His presence, ruined
and undone through sin? II seems as
impossible as that live coal should
purge instead of blasting. But seei
II is a coal from the altar" and "a
live coal" still, but being from the a.
tar of sacrifice, II does not blast, but
purges.
And when turn to the eplstle TO
the Romans. ] find the proclamation
Of the truth that is pictured here:
Ged's righteousness does not condemn
the believing sinner, but justices him.
For the cross on Calvary. where d.
vine wrath was poured out to the ut
most upon Another. who was there In
my stead. Is the altar where the work
Of righteousness was done. There
Gods righteousness has been declared
md though stiH antagonissic to sin.
L Is not against the believing sinner.
but on his side; because Its elaIms
have been met by the One who twas
made sin for us that we might be
made the righteousness of God IN
him."
The Result.
And here. as everywhere I'm tbese
Gospel stories. we are permitted 10
zee the practical results In the whole
1earted conservation Of the cleansed
Ind forgiven sinner to the service Of
iod. Nothing had Isaiah to do for
Aviation. but plenty TO do fov the
Savior. and In the Joy Of conscious ac-
'eptance. upon hearing Of the need OF
messenger. he cries. Here am n.
end me-" The order. a. ell else. n
'erfect. No service for God until the
hrone and the altar have done thesr
york. The light Of the throne mus.
how you what you are. and the pro-
'lsion Of the altar must show ycu
What Christ Is before you can serve.
Then there can be no withhold
ne Of ones self. Let me bur
nov what grace has wrought on M
ehalf. aud the cry Of my hear IA
Send me. send me-