River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1922-10-12

help this. Three
things are responsible: a deceitful
heart that is incurabIy wicked: an
elusive world fascinating with it's vain
glory; mighty spiritual potentate,
directing the affairs of this worlds
system. Before this trinity of evil,
man Is helpless as a lamb among
wolves, or child In a den of lions.
He sways like sapling in the tenn
pest, tossed like a ship In the storm,
driven like slave before the lash. In
his vain struggles against these
mighty forces he grows discouraged
and respondent, crying out in the
midst of the uncertain, changing vicis-
STUDIES of life: "Oh, where shall rest
be found?' How comforting then is
the message of the text Jesus Christ
the same yesterday, and today, and
forever" -
The walls of the room in the
Moody Bible Institute, formerly oc-
cupied by It's revered founder, are
covered with photographs of those
who were friends and contemporaries
of the great evangelist. These have
passed from the scenes of their labors,
but over the mantel hangs significant
motto containing these two words:
Thou Remainest,n ever reminding us
that while men come and men go, the
Lord Jesus Christ Is still the unchang-
Ing One, so that the despairing cries
of helpless man can be phrased in the
,ha aha
not abide with me-"
CD His Person ls unehangino.-
This is not true Of any other. All men
grow old with the years. The family
album is the best commentary on the
changes we undergo. The text hangs
portrait of One who changes not.
He is the unchanging and unchange-
able One, the eternal God, before all,
| in all, beyond all, above all; the
Alpha and Omega; the beginning and
| the end.
He wants us TO be linked up with
Himself so that we shall take on this
same unchanging, immOvable char
| acter.
(2) His Purpose Unchanoino.-
known unto God are all His works
from the beginning of the world"
! (Acts. 10 49, In the eternal past,
| God purposed what He would do. He
| carefully. planned to work out that
purpose. He knew just what would
happen from century to century. He
made provision befOretime. In spite
of all chance and change, He will per-
| feet the counsel of His will. "All
things were created for His pleasure"
| God rejOiced i'm the goodness and glory
| of His handiwOrk. The rebellion of
| Satan brought ruin, chaos and destruc-
| ton into the world of beauty and
order. But God knew this would come
| to pass, so He provided redemption's
plan that would, through the Lamb
slain and salvation manifest, make
| more glorious His creation in the
times of restitution. God Is not de-
| feated, for grace is more glorious than
creative innocence. He redeemed a
| lost world before it was sold under sin.
| He ransomed it, before 1t was taken
captive; He reconciied 1t, before it
rebelled His purpose is inconceivable
| glory and blessedness. He will perfect
| His work no matter what turmoil,
strife and enmity may oppose. He will
fulfill all His purpose and do all His
| pleasure. He wants to teach us to
work with Him, according TO His plan,
so that our work shall abide; that we
| may build not of hay, wood or stubble.
! tos be burned, but gold, silver and
| precious stones, the richest adjoining
| for the Bridal City of the King of
Kings. Shall we not say; Thy will
be dong in me, Lord"
| (3) His Passion Unchanging.-
| God is love- Having loved His
own. He loved them unto the end"
He has one irresistible impulse. one
unchanging motive-the Calvary pas
sion where God himse.s in Christ was
the lamb slain for us. "0h, twas love,
twas wondrous love, the love of God
to me; it brought my Savior from
above to die on Calvary" Christ
wants us TO be inseparably united with
Him so that we may have an
unchanglng passion toward the sin
ner. Oh, that our love may be like
His,