Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1922-09-20

Bethany, "thc house Of humiliation"
where alone He can abide.
1. This scene recalls another, in
blessed contrast, and described. In
John 20 1929 The disciples are
gathered and the risen Lord, with
Infinite blessing, Is in their midst: It
is Il picture Of what every gathering
of the saints should be--u gathering
round the Lord. How blessed to be
there But what If He Is not seen?
What If there Is something, as often
there Is that keeps Him away, and
lie cannot have the place He joys to
take, us minister of blessing to His
own-whut then?
All, then He comes rs lie came to
the temple, in silent majesty.
And what does He seer He sees
perfect order and decorum. He sees
comfortable and attractive building
with well-drcssed and wcll-behaved
people. But He sees orutoricnl
pyrotechnics, instead Of the proclnma.
tion of His Word or hears It's
authority and flnnlity/ denied. He
hears feeble song purporting to be
to His praise, and sees the choir
entertaining the congregation with N
anthem, but hears not what they sny.
Looking deeper, He sees hearts un-
exercised by His Word nor filled with
love to Him. He sees men who think
more of business than. of Him and
women whose pleasures are dearer
than He. He sees no souls bowed with
sense Of sin coming to accept Him
as the only Savior and Lord. And He
goes out
Oh, Jesus, stay! Look round again
and let those eyes search us through.
EiX that gaze upon our inmost heart
and let lis see what 1t beholds. Plait
again the scourge and drive out the
things that offend Thee. But tarry
with us We shall be with Thee for
ever yonder: we must have Thee
nowl
2. In Mark 8 :B8 another Of those
silent looks lis recorded. "When no
had turned/ round about and looked
upon his disciples. he rebukcd Peter"
When lie must rebuke one, He will
look upon all. When He administers
the necessary Christening Of tho
Fathers house to one whom He loves,
His eye Is on the others. When, by
great sorrow or 9lllctIon, He must
break the heart Of one, He thinks OF
the rest. And the reason for 1t ap-
pears in Paul's words to Timothy:
"Them that sin rebuke before ALL that
others also may fcnr." Yea, ut such
q time, we see those eyes fastened
upon us in loving a(lmonition.
3. In Luke 22:01 we are told Of
another OF these. "And the Lord
turned and looked upon Peter" Did
lie speak? Not wordl No word was
necessary. He looked and broke the
heart Of his SHINING disciple and "he
went out and wcpt bitterly" Those
bitter tears show what that look con-
veyed to Peters soul. He has looked
in that way at you rs He has Mt me.
A look Of loving rebuke and pitying
compassion and melting grief, we
have seen 1t in the midst Of our de-
malls Of Him among His enemies, in
the midst of our careless and unhOly
ways or our sinful indulgences. How
often has 1t recalled us from these
and sent us out to weep! But blessed
bo Ills nnmel If He search us out
thus, 1t Is only to restore the fellow
ship with Him which sin has broken.
4. Still another of these silent
looks: "And wheK Jesus had looked
round about on them with anger, be-
ing grlevcd for the hardness Of their
hearts," Mark 8 IS. When grief turns
to anger and love becomes wrath,
who can abide Its coming2 What so
terrible rs "thc wrath Of the Lamb?"
How shall His people return those
looks? BY "looking unto Jesus" in
turn! ave all, gazing on the glory
Of the Lord with unveiled face, are
changed into the same image"
"Stcphcn looked steadfastly toward
heaven, and said I see Jesus" "And
I'LL they that sat in the council. be-
held his face as II had been the face
Of IN angel" On, return the look and
1t shall make you like Him.
How shall the sinner return those
looks Of the Savior? He has told how |
"Look unto me and be We saved"
Look, not ut yourself, but 1T Him.
dying, risen, pleading now with thee !
Look with all the conscious need Of
your sinful hart Look, with the eye
Of faith that says, Gle died for me-"
Ono such look and you nre His, saved
and safe forever!
'"rhero Is life for look at tho c,rlcIned
One.
There Is life Mt this moment for thee
Then look, sinner. look unto Him and be
saved,
Unto Him who wes qailed 70 III. troa"
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