The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-12-19


verse of the sixty-first chapter g
Isaiah, beauty means the turbon
of q happy bridegroom. Mar.
riages were customarily held 81
the home OF the groom. to which
the bride was prey usly
brought by the groom's friends
or her servants. The groom, d.
tinguished by the tiara, would
start from the home Of q friend
along dark streets with his at-
tendants to meet the bride In his
home. On roofs Of houses wo-
men would look for light Of the
procession and herald the ap-
proach of the groom with Joy
Gus shouts. Arriving at homey
he would enter, close the doors,
and the festivities would COM
mence; the tiara, or turban, On
his head ('beauty'' in our text
symbolizing this Joy Of the mar
riage feast.
Ashes is a symbol Of sorrow,
grief or humiliation. It was and
still is common for orientals to
cast dust and ashes upon their
bodies or sit in ashes in time u
mourning. It Is not . law but
an outburst of oriental .people9
imprisoned temperament. Moth
ing seemed more appropriate
than ashes to symbolic sorrow.
BEAUTY FOR ASHES, y
Isaiah promised the Lord win
give, is JOY and happiness for
sorrow and grief; spiritual Joy
for spiritual sorrow, for It =
those of which our text speaks.
God does not promise that thsre
will be no ashes. For in Z world
of sin we must expect sorrow
and grief. But we shall have.
BEAUTY FOR ASHES. JOY IT,
sorrow. This means to the q.
flicted and distressed and
needy, good news Of help ard
deliverance; to the broken
hearted, consolation: to sins
captives, bound by Satan md
hell,-liberty and opening g
prison; to the mourning, COM
fort. Yes, God shall give you
BEAUTY FOR ASHES"
Do the battles of life leave yosa
bloody, child of God7 Here =
strength to carry on. balm ~
heal al wounds. Are you d.
couraged, disappointed, sunk -
poverty? Here II new hope -
courage. Are you forsaken an
alone? Here find companies
ship. fellowship, sustaining lova
Are you bereaved or fncin9
death? Here i assurance e
resurrection and life. froodeGo
from fear even in deaths dok8
vale. Is your heart wayW&1
your conscienee stricken3 Hen
is power to overcoms temptnr
ton, here il relief from IL ba1ce
den weighing heavily upon -
Are you bound by sin, dea1Ay
and hell? Here Is rightsoaaasoD
to satisfy the demands o. Gods
Holy Law: here il merit 70 stav
all judgment, freedom from H.
executioner, deliverance 1xoon
every foe. What . marveloG1D
gift this IL. And you ask, ~ =
possible for me, . sinner" YoGI
it is; note the Giver.
Isaiah says, II will give unto
them BEAUTY FOR ASHEE's
God Is speaking through 111aok
He is referring to that on 49,
will come, Jesus Christ. Thu
coming week, we shall celeheoto
the coming Of this Jesus Ch9i14
our Lord, In the festival 6
Christmas. This small cha
which was born almogt -
thousand years ago u The pf1G1.
ised Messiah, the Giver q oM
those blessings mentioned ahoV1s
for US poor, sinful mortale h1eq
upon earth. He win bog1oU
those blessings upon u Il ~ -
believe Him a our true God -
Lord. the promised MeIn6oG
Yes, He IS THE Prophet spehGn
of by Isaiah. He il anointod ~
the Holy Ghost. He b the Lioht
unto our path. He - our HDlulE.
He is our Redeemer from -
death, and the devil. He = II
Word that was made flooh 81
dwelt among u. Dear 1on9nes
in Him all the promises az Gel
are fulfilled for He = 0
Strength, our Provider, on1r|
ever-present Companion, a.
Resurrection and Lie. our Loe4
will free us from sin; He WIN
overcome Satan and death: -
will give u BEAUTY Yo4
ASHES. Do sccept this sno
Christ child born on ChSiSeln0o
a. your Savior, believe @ H
put your trust and con1i0enoo -
Him and make Him yours. &.
Men by nature are ipelino1 -
trust in marching armies, poVpH
erful navies, political porti1a
great legislative powsgs, tAD1P
own strength, wisdom, an -
fluence, to obtain HEAUTy 10
ASHES. Christ ro)ooto6 q
these % means 70 that - n
your trust only IN chrl1t, -