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prepared Me : In burnt-offerings and sacrifices for sin Thou hast had no pleasure. Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of Me) to do Thy will, O God” (Heb. 10:5-7). G od ’ s W itness to I ncarnate S on , During His life on earth God proclaimed from heaven, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.” 'He finished redemption’s work as the Kinsman-Redeemer, by the sacrifice of His own life on the CrosS. He was buried, and the third day He rose again from among the dead. He ascended up on high, and God has “highly exalted Him, and given Him a name which is above every name : that at the name of Jésus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father ” (Phil. 2:9-11). “Through this man is preached unto yoii the forgiveness of sins; and by Him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses. Beware, therefore, lest that come upon you, which is spoken of in the prophets : Behold, ye despisers; and wonder, and perish ; for I work a work in your days, a work, which ye „shall in no wise believe, though a man declare it unto you”; (Acts 13:38-41), . . “He that believeth on the Son of .God hath the .witness in himself; he that believeth not God hath made Hi™ a liar: because He believeth not the record that God gave of His Son. And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. He that hath the Soh hath life; and he that hath not the Son hath not life”'1 (1 John 5:10-12). How' D oes T his T ruth A ffect Y ou .? Where do’ycru stand?"1Are you among the "all'that believe)” and therefore have “forgiveness of sins” and are “justified from all; things” ? "Are ’ybu among those who have believed God’s record'of His Son; and having the Son, have eternal life)? Ly | I f B u t One Y e a r | .v - .
.Or are you among the unbelievers and despisers, who shall wonder and perish; who have not believed the record that God gave of His Soh, and therefore have not life?- Ponder well these solemn facts. Turn to the Lord, while the day of grace is here, and before the day of judgment appears. As surely as the Son of God came the first time, according to the, Scriptures, so surely will He come again (Jn. 14:1-3; 1 Thess. 4:13-18). What has His first coming meant to you? What will His second coming mean to you ?
“When I hear the wicked call On the rocks and hills to fall: When I s:ee them start and shrink On the fiery deluge brink; Then, Lord, shall I fully knows— Not until then—how much I owe” •
M’Cheyne: . Note : Next month Mr. Fitzgerald will take up the subject of “The Fulness'of the Gentiles!’; .(Rom. 11:25):; ; The L itt le Sermon IFC o n trib u te d a n d S e l e c t e d --------------- : The Be s t L a s t D r . A. M aclaren W HEN the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, arid knew ncit whence it was, the gov ernor, of the feast called the bridegroofn, and saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth Set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse; but thou hast kept the good wine until now” (Jn. 2:9-10). The ruler’s half-jesting speech compliments the bridegroom’s cellar at the expense of his prudence, and in its intention is simply a suggestion that he is wasting his best wine in pro ducing it when palates are less sensitive than at the beginning of the entertainment. But it suggests a higher thought. 'Christ keeps His best till last, whereas the world gives its best first; and when palates are. dulled and appetite diminished, “then that which is worse.” . ■ ■■■ ■ How tragically true that is'! In many lives the early days of hope and vigor, when all was fresh and wondrous, contrast miserably with the dreary close, when habit and failing strength have taken the edge off all .delights of ¡sense, and memory like a lengthening chain is dragged along, and with memory regrets and remorse. In the weariness and monotony of toilsome middle life, and in the deepening shadows of advanced and solitary old age, worldly men have to drink the dregs .of the once foaming cup, which “at the last biteth like a serpent.” But Jes’us keeps the best for the end. No time can cloy His gifts, but advancing years make them more precious and neces sary. In His service “better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof;” and when life is over here, and we pass into the heavens, this word of the ruler at the humble feast will serve to express our thankful surprise at finding all so much better than our highest hopes and sweetest experiences: “Thou hast kept the good wine until now.” “The best is yet to be, The last of life, for which the first was planned.” ' Your own life will be greatly enriched, and your power for service enhanced by enrolling in one or more courses of the Correspondence School of the Bible Institute of Los Angeles. Turn to back cover page of this magazine and write for par ticulars.
“If I had but one year to live ; •One year to help; one year to give; One year to love; one year to bless; One year of better things to stress; l One year to sing ; one year to smile ; To brighten earth a little while; - One year to sing my Master’s praise; ■One year to fill with work my days:; One year to strive for a reward When I should stand before my Lord; I think that I would spend each day, In just the very self-same way That I do now. For from afar The call may come to cross the bar Or raptured be to meet my Lord ■Or just one day in which to give A pleasant smile, a helping hand, A mind that tries to understand A fellow-creature when in need, ’Tis one with me—-I take no heed; But try to live each day He sends To serve my gracious Master’s ends.” . At any time, and I must be Prepared to meet eternity. So if I have a year to live,
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