THE KING’S BUSINESS
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“I saw a wayworn traveller, In tattered garments clad, And struggling up the mountains, It seemed that he was sad; “His back was heavy laden,
III. F inger P osts . What annoyance, perplexity, error and loss where signboards are wanting, weath erbeaten and obliterated !' The road to ,the City of Refuge is clearly indicated. Time and weather brighten its guide- boards, that “he who runs may read,” and “lie who reads may run” (Hab. 2:2). 1. “To Destruction.” The Lord nailed that up. It is the way that seems right; a way crowded with both crude and cultured. Avoid it (Matt. 7:13; Prov. 14:12). 2. “To Life.” That was set up by the same hand (Matt. 7:14). “Now, near thee, my son, is the old way- side cross,- Like a gray friar,—clad in lichens and moss ; And its cross-beam will point to the bright golden span, That bridges the waters so safely for man.” 3. “I Am the Way.” Then, “Fix your eyes upon Jesus.” (1) He is Himself the Way. Stand in with Him,—that’s all. (2) His way is the Way. Follow Him and you cannot go wrong.- Not the Jesus of the imagination, of philosophy, ignorance, 'superstition, priest craft, or heresy; but thé Christ of Gospel, Epistle, and Cross; and the Coming Christ (Titus 2:11-13). 4. “Let him that thinketh he standeth- take heed lest he fall.” The trouble is not with the way but with the feet that tread it. Mind the guide board. The Bible is earnest, serious. “Work out your own 'salvation with fear and trembling.” There should be the element of fear, of self distrust, in one’s Christian experience. The journey is not easy, às some “professors” imply (Phil. 2:12), l Get into the right road and keep right in the road. Do it now. Three bewildered men stood at a cross roads ; pointing beyond, one said, “That looks like a finger post.” “I do believe it is one,” said another. “Let us not stand here gaping,” said the third, “but go and see what it says.” '
His strength was almost gone, Yet he shouted as he journeyed, Deliverance will come. Then palms of victory, crowns of glofy, Palms of victory I shall bear.”—S. A CHRISTMAS PROPHECY “He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Most High: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David', arid he shall reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there shall be no end.” —Luke 1:32. So to Mary, as to David, 600 years be fore (Dan. 7:9-27 cf). How improbable! of the Manger-born. But fulfilled, in part; guarantee of com plete fulfillment. The weight of that! L H istorical F act . 1. He Has Become Great. The world is called “Christendom.” “The Mightiest of the mighty.” “He has lifted the gates of empire off their hinges.” “Whatever may be the surprises of the future it is safe to say Jesus of Nazareth will never be surpassed.”' Who said these things ? Infidels! 2. He Is Called “Son of the Most H igh” Hell and the Flesh after 1900 years of blasphemous toil have failed to discrown Him. His Deity was never more evident than today. The world goes on, and will, recording its revolutions as “in the year of our Lord,”—Anno . Domini. II. P rophetic E xpectation . 1. The Throne of His Father David. God’s oath stands good (Ps. 89). The Cross was His mead at His first advent; the Crown shall be at His second. The Pentecostal Church saw that (Acts 15:15, 16). The house of Jacob is not (1) either
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