Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-08-11

own, nut lie linuS nothing W MS
satisfaction and leaves 1t, Leaving
II, He leaves the holy city too, for
Bethany, 'thc house OF humiliation"
where alone He can abide.
/. This scene recalls another, in
blessed contrast, and described In
John 2O;l0.23. The disciples are
gathered and the risen Lord, with
Infinite blessing, Is In their midst II
is a picture of what every gathering
of the saints should be-n gathering
round the Lord How blessed to be
thercl But what IL He Is not seen?
What If there Is something, rs often
there Is, that keeps Him away, and
lie cannot have the place He joys to
take rs minister of blessing to His
own--whnt then?
An then He comes as He came to
the temple, in silent majesty
And whnt does He see? He sees
perfect order and decorum. He sees
comfortable and attractive building
with well. dressed and well behaved
pcople, But He sees oratorical
lNrOIhtnnlts, lDSltttu Oh tIt pEDtluIilu'
ton of His Word, or hears Its
authority and finalIty denied. He
hears feeble song purporting to be
TO His praisc. and sees the choir
entertaining the CONGREGATION with an
anthem. bnt hears not what they say,
Looking deeper. He secs hearts un
evercised NV His Word nor filed with
1--we to Him. He sees men who think
moro Of business than of Him and
women whose pleasures are dearer
Than He He sees no souls bowed with
n sense of sin coming to accept Him
no tbe only Savior and Lord. And He
zoos out,
on Jesus, stovl Look round again
and let those ewes search us through.
Fix TINT gaze upon our inmost heart
md LET MS see what 1t beholds. Plat
again the scourre and drive out the
things that offend Thee. But tarry
with us, We shall be with Thee for.
ever wonder: we must have Thee
nowl
Q. In Mark S:33 another of those
silent looks is recorded, "When he
Ind turned round about and looked
upon his dIscinles, he rebuked Peter"
When He must rebuke one, He will
lool, unon all. When He administers
the necessary Christening of the
Fathers house to one whom He loves,
His eve is on the others. When, by
great sorrow or afiction, He must
break the heart Of one, He thinks of
thc rest, And the reason for It ap.
pears in paul's words to Timothy
'"rhcm that sin rebuke before ALL that
others also may fear" Yea, at such
time, we see those eyes fastened
upon us in loving admonition.
8. In Luke 2:61 we are told OF
another of these. And the Lord
turned and looked upon Peter" Did
lie speak? Not word No word was
necessary. He looked and broke the
heart of his shining disciple and che
went out and wept bitterly" Those
bitter tears show what that look con.
.yeyed to Peters soul. He has looked
in that way at you as He has at me
A look of loving rebuke and plying
compassion and melting grief. We
have seen 1t in the midst of our de.
mails of Him among His enemies, in
the midst of our careless and unholy
ways or our sinful indulgences. How
often has it recalled us from these
md sent us out to weep! But blessed
he His name! If He search us out
thus, it is only to restore the fellow.
ship with Him which sin has broken
l. Still another of these silent
looks: "And when Jesus had looked
round about on them with anger he.
rn5 go :" Nm. Ok yrhon o,,nf trrns
Hc"Iis' NUN ~ W ''i' S'''i '"'i''
to anger and love becomes wrath,