Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-10-18

In redemption "He brought again
from the dead our Lord Jesus, that
great Shepherd Of the Sheep" He
changed the calendar of Israel, bring
Ing the old order to an end and intro
ducing-a new.
With redemption by blood, every
thing begins anew. IF any man be
in Christ he Is new creature; old
things are passed away; behold. all
things are become newt Cor. 81.
When a sinner puts his faith where
God put his sins. then our text finds
a spiritual and personal application,
and to that one 1t may be said: This
shall be unto you the beginning OF
months" with men. this Is impos'
sible; but with God, all things are
possible" Tens Of thousands can even
now from experience testify concern
Ing translation from darkness to
light, from the old to the new, brought
about by the power Of God In response
to faith To such witnesses this event
is the beginning of months, the intro
duction Of new calendar the begin
ming Of new life.
The outstanding features In the
new calendar may be considered In
these three words--deliverance, de-
parture and direction. Deliverance Is
first and fundamental. II is accepted
by faith In the Word Of God and ODE
dience to the prescribed conditions.
Faith accepts the blood Of the Lamb
as the divine judgment upon sin, and In
that blood shelter and safety Is found.
When the destroying angel passed
through the land Of Egypt that event
full night, every house on which the
blood Of the Lamb was sprinkled was
passed over. No angel Of Judgment
could enter it, for judgment had al
ready taken place, and II is impossible
for sin to be judged twice. Hence the
word OF the Lord. when ! see the
blood, will pass over you, and Will
not suffer the destroyer to come In
unto your house to smite you" The
most serious question for any and
every soul Of man is this: "Have you
sprinkled the blood?' God has passed
Judgment on all human sin at Calvary.
"Christ died for our SINS Through
faith In His blood all the value and
virtue Of the atoning work Of the Son
Of God comes to Us. The blood ayails ;
nothing else does. "Not by works Of
Righteousness which we have done, but
according to His mercy, he saved u.s."
"When see the blood, ] will pass
over you"
After deliverance, comes departure.
There must be separation from that
which has been judged and con
demned, separation from sin and the
world which is typified Of Egypt. In
the ordinance Of the first born, which
follows that Of the passover, God as
serts His right to possess that which
has been purchased The New Tesla
ment presents the same truth in the
words: eye are not your own; We are
bought with a price" That which has
been delivered by divine power Is to
be devoted TO the divine service and
glory. Herein the redeemed find their
greatest happiness and development
@YieId yourselves to God as those that
are alive from the dead
After deliverance from judgment
and departure from Egypt, directions
were given concerning the pilgrimage
upon which the people had entered
It is not enough to be delivered; 1t l.
not enough to be devoted. There Ii
still further need to be directed
"Speak to the children Of Israel, thai
they encamp by the sea-" This
was Gods choice, not theirs. To b.
in His way is to be where He is. ODE
dience brought them into severe
trial. but the trial Of faith Is preciou.
! and necessary. Out Of that trial came
an experimental knowledge Of God'i
power over the enemy, which strength
| ened faith, developed courage, ant
caused them to rejoice in God thei
Savior. During the crisis. they were
reduced to helplessness and despair
Like the wretched man in the seventh
chapter of Romans, they cried out
saving: ~yyho shall deliver?' Then |
was that the Lord fought for His PEG
ple and they witnessed and expert
enced His saving power, 50 that sob
/ bing was changed to singing
Deliverance, devotion, direction
these are the great outstanding thing
| IN the new calendar and the new life