The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1922-10-05


what is set forth in that line IN II
Ihess. 2:1: "Our gathering together
unto Him." TO be with Him and to see
His face forever The present goal,
then, is just the anticipation OF tnat.
IT Is any gathering Of the saints now,
md their risen Lord. Let us OBJ
rye some Of the outstanding features
I. this scene und see how they por-
:ay the blessings awaiting us. upon
very occasion of "our gathering to.
gether."
l. Resurrection Is the ground upon
which the disciples meet. Mary's tes-
timony to the resurrection of Christ
brings them together upon this first
day Of the week. It is an eighth
day-a number in Scripture that
speaks Of resurrection and Of new
creation. And 1t is thus that we are
to assemble ourselves together upon
the Lords Day. Not as Baptists or
Presbyterians, but as company Of
risen saints for whom death and judg-
ment are forever pnst.
2. And here Is He7 He Is where
He declared He would bc-"in the
midst" "Where two or three are
gathered together (not where "they
gather'D unto My name, there am l
In the midst" The snirit of God ls
the convener Of such assemblies. and
He will gather the saints to one cen.
ter only-that center ls the person
of the risen Christ. Game Jesus and
stood in the midst" and said peace"
3. Peace. then, Is to n:ark til. suth-
ering Of His people. HIS own peace
Locked doors cannot keep Him away
from His own, but disDeace can, dis
harmony can. a marpiot can! If He
is there, there Is peace. Peace has
been made by the death Of the Cross
and He comes to proclaim 1t. "And
when He had SO said. He showed
unto them His hands and His side
the marks Of that death by which
peace has been made.
why this? It ss eloquent Of
t's desire that when Ills
eet together tl;ey shall not
death. The one thing never
in heaven Is the one thing
d have lis remember here.
ed the only thing that He
nr ed us to commemorate: His
.~..... "Fhis do In remembrance Of
Me-" And 1t is rs we are gathered
around Him at His table that we
truly anticipate the day when "He
shall present us to Himself" In In
stituting that memorial feast, He said:
II will not drink hencerorth Of this
fruit of the vine. until that day when
drink 1t new with you In my Fa.
III IL
until He shnl drink 1t with His bride
at the wedding feast! Paul was
caught up to heaven. and came back
with this additional revelation: II
have received Of the Lord, that
as often as We drink this cup We do
show the Lords death till He come I"
Thus. as we sip the outpoured wine.
we are not only recalling His death
and reminded that 1t was our sins
TINT split His precious blood. we are
anticipating the marriage supper
when we shall drink wine with Film
anew. and with overhowlng hearts
we cry: "'rhis morning here in thine
absence. the next occasion mt the mnr-
riage- feast Come. Loru Jesus. come
luickly!"
S. "rhcn were the disciples glad
when they saw the I.ord!" Oh. were
they not II is His presence that
gives gladness, now as He :,hall be
our JOY forever lie comes into the
midst. not with peace only, but with
gladncss and thus we forcsastc our
heaven.
But glad hearts are full of praise.
and by Him. we are exlorlcd. "let
ns offer the sacrifice Of praise to God
continually. c0nfeSSing His name"
And we have henrtl Him say to the
Father: "In the jnitst of the church
will l sing praise unto Thee" He
own heart has Il song! He has come
into the midst to lead us In on
praises to the Father. He Is the Chor.
lister and Himself the Theme f our
praise! This Is the rare perfume, NJ
dear to God. that Of old went up tc
Him before the veil--confessing with
our overfull hearts that precious Incf
fable name before Film. and no exer
else Of our hearts can be dearer tc
Him than this
g. Time now for the benctliction
"Then said Jesus to them ooo,n
Pence he unto ou: as nv Eat,,e,
hath sent Me. even 80 send yo,, ,
When Of old the priests cnmc on,
Of the holy place the people smc,IeI
h tac incense on their garments Th,,,
u 90 S. 20 from the sanct,,orv--tr
u ieN y" sweet savor Of Himself n
& Ege IDce.