THE K I NG ’S BUS I NES S A dove was pursued by a hawk and the dove in desperation flew into th e bosom of V ishnu for protection. The hawk demanded ratio faction, arguing th a t Vishnu m ust not only be m erciful bu t he m ust be ju s t as well, for th e , dove was law ful prey. The V ishnu, holding the trem bling dove in her hand, hared h er own b reast and bade th e hawk devour of her own living flesh as much as would compensate for th e dove. God bared His own h e a rt in Jesus Christ and bade justice exhaust its w rath for sin on H-im, while we are protected. The Only Remembrance. We are no t bid to remember C h rist’s b irth or His baptism . Not the color of His eyes or h air. Not to remember His g reatest m iracle or parable. But as John Flavel says, “The Lord’s ,sup per comes to us like a ring plucked off from C h rist’s finger, or a bracelet from His arm , or ra th e r like His picture from His b reast, delivered to us w ith such words as these, “As oft as you look on this, remember Me.” “B read of th e world, in mercy broken, Wine of th e souls, in mercy shed, By whom the words of life were spoken, And in whose death our sins are dead; Look on th e h ea rt by sorrow broken, Look on the tears by sinners shed; And be Thy feast to us th e token T h at by Thy grace our souls are fed.” •—Reginald Heber. A F n ll View of Jesus. At th e table of th e .Lord we see Jesu s’ h eart. I t is the cross th a t gives us a full -view of Him. An old Scotch Shep herd was nearing his end. A very kind- h earted neighbor came to see him, and was anxipus to know the sta te of his m ind, “Donald,” ; said he, “ hae ye a glimpse of His face noo? Gang away, mon,” said- Donald, “ I ’ll hae none of your glimpses. I hae had a fu ’ view of His blessed 'face these fo rty years-— w.hy should ‘O be content wi’ a glimpse?” ^ .
§52 ... upon which He died, and th e glory w ith which He will come. (.6} It is a fam ily feast where all dis- - „ tinctions disappear,-—where we are one in Him. (7). Here is a prophetic and pre-mil- . lenial period " till He come.” ( S i iHere is a sacram ental act; through Him we have been b rough t from th e slavery of sin to th e heritage of heirs. (9 ) There is a hunger in the h ea rt of th e host for th e presence of His guests. If we divide God’s dealings w ith His people into th ree g reat periods of time, we have from C reation to the Cross, an A ltar; from th e Cross to the Crown, a Table (the LESSON Lord’s ta b le ) ; from ILLUSTRATION the Crown to the W. H. P ik e C o n s u m ation, a Throne. We are living in the period of th e Table, which stand s for faith, fellowship, and fu tu re blessing. The Table looks back to the cross and fu tu re to His Coming K ing dom. T h e Cross th e Crux, of All. In Scotland, years ago, a certain chain bridge was famous for its mas sive streng th . A F ren ch engineer came over and took its dimensions, and in due tim e bu ilt a sim ilar stru ctu re on the Seine a t Marley. It was much lig h ter and a irier th a n its prototype. When its gates were opened to the people, it began to sway to and frq and presently gave way. The trouble was th a t the arch itect had om itted th e m id dle bolt. The m iddle bolt of th e Gospel is th e Cross. The Lord would have all His children remember it down through the centuries by meeting a t th e Lord’s table. A story in my theology run s th u s—
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