March 1927
133
T h e
K i n g ’ s
B u s i n e s s
The Inexhaustib le Christ “In Him all the fullness of the Godhead dwells” (Col.l:19). S t e r e o *:-Æ jHE central idea of Christianity is a Person. That Person is Christ, in whose nature humanity and deity are united, whose life was the crowning glory of humanity,, whose death provides redemption for all, whose resurrection is the seal of His atoning jwork. Every doctrine of the Christian faith comes out of 1 Him. Without believing in Him no man can be born of God. Our very spiritual life is hid with Christ in God. He is the personal object of our faith and love, the fountain of all Christian blessings, the foundation of all answers, to prayer. The ordinances of the church testify of Him until He comes. No one can feel and know what Christianity is until he sees that it is not an abstract doctrine but the living divine Christ Himself. What men need is a personal knowledge of the grand reality of our faith, the Lord Jesus Christ. It is only this that can save men from the tendencies of our days and raise them above the contro versies which are dividing hearts. To be vitally united to the risen Christ by the Holy Spirit means a real inward experience, and against this the forces of hell cannot pre vail. Never does Christian doctrine become so full of life and blessing as when Christ is known as the living center of all faith. For 1900 years millions of living, believing hearts have found in Him the springs of heart peace and have testified that all their needs have been supplied according to His riches in glory. “In Him are hid all the treasures of wis dom and knowledge.” The cry of the human heart has always been “Where shall true wisdom be found?” Great men have toiled painfully in search of the coveted treasure and failed to discover it. True wisdom is a divine revela tion. “The world by wisdom knew not God.” That wis dom of which all hearts are in quest is found only in Christ. He is the unfathomable depository of the highest wisdom, and time will prove that the wisest men are those who open their hearts’ doors to Him. The infinite Christ is a fountain as deep as eternity. Well might the devout Dr. Bengal exclaim: “Who can fathom the depth? In the marvelous person of Jesus is combined all the beauty, dignity and excellency that replenish heaven and earth and adorn the nature of God and men.” Dr. Barlow further says: “In Him there is fullness of wisdom to keep us from error, fullness of grace to preserve us from apostasy, fullness of joy to keep us from despair, and fullness of power to protect us from all evil. It penetrates and fills the vast universe of intelligent beings and girds.it with a radiant circle of glory and felicity.” T H E EDITORS a re responsible fo r th e soundness and general c h a ra c te r of every co n trib u ted article— b u t n o t fo r every d etail of in terp retatio n . W riters m u st be allow ed la titu d e to express w h at TO THEM is th e teaching of G od’s W ord.
Exceeding th e Speed L im it “In quietness and in confidence shall be your strength" (Isa.30:15). T HE story is going the rounds, of a man who equipped his automobile with all the gas-saving devices he could find. Each one was guaranteed to save him about twenty per cent, in gas. The result was, so we are told, that he had to stop every few miles and draw off the sur plus gas. The story is not more absurd than is the rush and tur moil of our modern life, in view of all the time and labor- saving devices with which we have furnished ourselves. But where is the surplus ? We have our electric washing and ironing machines, vacuum sleepers and various kitchen devices. We press a button and get heat or light in the room, and another button produces cold in the refrigerator. We sit before the electric fan when we are warm. We jump into the auto to go to the corner grocery, and ride to work in an electric car. Our women cut off their flowing hair to save time, and curl the balance by electricity. We use the tele phone rather than walk to a neighbor’s house, and tele graph instead of writing a letter. We go to church by radio. Think of the hours and strength we save every day, yet nine out of ten people are driven to distraction and burdened to the breaking point by the bewildering com plexity Of modern life. When called upon to do some service for the Lord, the almost invariable reply is: “I would like to, but I am too tired.” The extraordinary fact is that with all these marvelous devices of science at their service, men are not the hap pier. The faster they go, the faster they want to go, until at last the nerves give way and the thread of life snaps. It was but a few years ago that men were content to live the simple life. They could keep within their income ; they could find enrichment in the simple joys of life. They had time for the house of the Lord where they learned restfulness of spirit and discovered opportunities of serv ing their fellow men. Is that day gone forever? Whither are we rushing? All the time, our Lord is trying to catch our eyes and bid us follow in His steps. When we think of Him, we think of strength and simplicity combined. Not one of us has as much to do as He had within the short time allotted to Him. We see His disciples urging Him hither and thither, wanting Him to go sooner, or to manifest Hi$ powers. He bides His time. “Are there not twelve hours in the day ?” “My hour is not yet come.” In quiet ness and in confidence was His strength. He saved time by retiring to pray and meditate. He covered the ground well because He kept in step with His Father in heaven. From first to last there is not a single step of His that gives the impression of haste. He said : “Night cometh when no man can work,” yet He was as free from hurry as from sin. There is but one cure for our muddled and rushed and nervous world, and that is to fall in step with Jesus.
Made with FlippingBook - Online catalogs