183
T H E K I N G ’ S B U S I N E S S
April 1926
* l i E D I T O R I A L
<
Some one more—perhaps one more—will complete His body, the Church, and then the heavens will be illumined with glorious light and our risen, coming Bridegroom will shout the shout of joy—and in a moment—face to face we shall be with the Peerless One, united forever! He is longing for the wedding day. Are wet Let us turn our faces heavenward, look into His face and say, “ Come, Lord Jesus. Come quickly. Amen!” GOD ’S WORKERS MUST USE GOD ’S WORD The most important work for a lost world, from God’s standpoint, is the salvation of the souls of men. This fact is clearly set forth in the Word of God. The first prophecy and promise after the fall was that the “ Seed of the woman” should bruise the serpent’s head (Gen. 3:15). “.There is none other name under Heaven, given among men, whereby we must be saved” (Acts 4:12). Only one Name! Salvation, then, is confined to one Name! . I f we read the New Testament with this thought in mind, we will be surprised to find that all arguments, all presentation o f truth, is with the one object in yiew—>-to proclaim the Son of God from Heaven, who He was, what He was, why He came, what He did, what He promised, what He performed, what He purposes for the future. It is all there. It is all won derfully simple, yet wonderfully strange. What is the weakness of the church ! A knowledge of God’s Word. What is the weakness of the ministryT A failure to instruct the church in the Word of God. What is the weakness of the individual believer t A failure to know the Word by reading it. Not reading about it, but the individual reading of the Book of "books itself and seeking to gain a heart knowledge of its teachings and its commands. What is the saddest thing in the world today! The fact that we, as believers, with the Book in our hands, know so little of its contents and are therefore guilty before God for the consequences. Is it not true that wrong conceptions concerning our obligations as believers arise from ignorance of His will so plainly manifested in the W ord ! Listen to the words of our Lord that last night on earth: “ This is life eternal, that they might know Thee the only true God, and Jeans Christ whom Thou hast sent." How can lost souls know the truth unless we give it to them! And if we have it and fail to give it to others, we fail in love for Him and love for them. How much education do we need in order to read and under stand the truth of God’s Word concerning lost souls! If a child lisps the words “ God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten S o n /’ is not the Spirit of God behind them to give them power! He says, “ The
RESURRECTION RESPONSIBILITY The observance by the church of the Easter season is designed to turn our thoughts to the risen Christ who robbed the tomb of its claim and, in His resurrected body—personal, physical, permanent, imperishable— with the same nail-printed hands and feet, the same spear-pierced side, the same winning voice of love and tender pleading, appeared in the midst of His disciples and said: “ See Me! Handle Me! Believe Me! A spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have.” (Notice He says “ flesh and bones” —not “ flesh and blood” —the blood had all been poured out as a sin- offering for sin-cursed humanity). There He was—the same wonder-working, wonderful Jesus, with a heart pulsing with holy desire for the \ faith and love of His followers, longing to reveal Him self as the Resurrected, Glorified Man. There for fel lowship with them. There that they might participate with Him in the conscious joy of the finished work of the cross. There that they might be pet apart as faith ful witnesses to His death and resurrection and go out to bear testimony. “ Peace be unto you !” were His words. “ As My Father hath sent Me, even so send I you,” and breath ing upon them, He said, “ Receive ye the Holy Ghost.” Can we visualize this wondrous scene ! An upper room; locked door for fear of the Jews; the Creator of all things, who held the world in the hollow of His hand and could have crushed it like a dry leaf; conferring the highest honor ever conferred upon man upon these humble men who had been associ ated with Him in daily service, endueing them with His own Holy Spirit and empowering them to be His ambassadors! , . In California thousands of people will ride all night in their autos in order to be present at some Easter morning service on a mountain top, where, perchance, some noted “ star” will sing an unknown song. At other gatherings on the hilltops and in meeting houses devout believers will wait in prayer for the dawning of the day to pour forth their carols o f praise and adora tion of the risen Lord. But every day should be an Easter day to the believer. He lives in the life of every child of God. Every heart throb o f His own loved ones should be in sympathy with His great heart. He longs to be recog nized. He longs to have us realize that the life withm us ife His own resurrection life ; the life that had power over the grave; the life that is eternal; the life that is all powerful; the life that is transcendent in. its joy and in its unselfish manifestation! The cry of Jesus on the cross, “ It is finished!” would be meaningless were it not followed by ^the Easter echo, “ He is risen!” How our souls rejoice as the glad note of praise reverberates in our being. Alive is He! I n the presence of the Throne is He I Coming is He! Looking forward with glad antisipation to the greatest of all events is H e ! The Bridegroom is H e ! His Bride are we! Wonderful, but true.
Made with FlippingBook - Online magazine maker