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m u tu a l p o s s e s s io n w h ich Is liv in g ly re c o g n iz e d . H ow litt le w e k n ow h ow te n d e r ly th e L o r d lo v e s u s , a n d h ow H is h e a r t b e a t s in sy m p a th y w ith u s. 7 . A s a n c tifie d b o d y Is a S p ir it - P o s s e s s e d B o d y . “ T h e b o d y is th e te m p le o f th e H o ly G h o s t” ( 1 C o r . 6 : 2 0 ) . T h e s h e k in a h g lo r y o f th e L o r d ’s p r e se n c e is e n s h r in e d in th e tem p le o f H is g r a c e . T h e d o u b le p o s s e s s io n sh o u ld b e k n o w n ; w e p o s s e s s H im b y fa ith , a n d w e s h o u ld p o s s e s s H im in H is p ow e r. 8. A s a n c tifie d b o d y is a C h rist-U n ite d B o d y . “ Y o u r b o d ie s a r e th e m e m b e rs o f C h r is t ” (1 C o r . 6 : 1 5 ) . T h e m e m b e r s o f th e b o d y a r e f o r H is u s e ,— h a n d s t o w o rk , e y e s to se e , e a r s to h e a r , lip s to s p e a k , f e e t to w a lk , lu n g s to b r e a th e , h e a r t to b e a t, y e a a l l fo r H im , b e c a u s e th e y a r e H is. D o w e h o ld a l l s a c r e d f o r H im ? 9. A sa n c tifie d b o d y is a K e p t- U n d e r B o d y . “ I k e e p m y b o d y u n d e r ” (1 C o r. 9 : 2 7 ) , is th e e x p e r im e n ta l w o rd o f th e a p o s tle . H e k n ew if th e b o d y w a s n o t k e p t u n d e r, it w o u ld k e e p h im u n d e r. “ T h e s o u l o n th e t o p ” w a s w h a t a litt le g ir l s a id it m e a n t. 1 0 . A s a n c tifie d b o d y is a C h rist-M a g n ifie d B o d y . “ C h r is t s h a ll b e m a g n ifie d in m y b o d y , w h e th e r it b e b y life , o r b y d e a t h ” (P h il. 1 : 2 0 ) . C ir c u m s ta n c e s d id n o t c o n c e rn th e a p o s t le s o lo n g a s th e L o r d w a s m a g n ifie d . H e k n ew it w a s n o t a ll o f life to liv e , n o r a ll o f d e a th to d ie . C a r e le s s o f h is ow n c o m fo r t, h e w a s c a r e fu l fo r h is L o r d . 11 . A s a n c tifie d b o d y is a C lir is t- F e llo w s liip p e d B o d y . W h en P a u l lo o k e d a t h is b o d y a n d s a w h ow m u c h h e h a d s u ffe r e d in it a s w itn e s se d in th e s c a r s u p o n it, h e g lo rifie d iir 4 h e m a r k s w h ich p r o c la im e d th e s t ig m a h e h a d re c e iv e d . H e s a id th e y w e re th e " m a r k s o f J e s u s ” (G a l. 6 : 1 7 ; 2 C o r. 4 : 1 0 ) . 12 . A s a n c tifie d b o d y is a G o d - P r e s e r v e d B o d y . “ T h e b o d y p r e se r v e d b la m e le s s u n to th e c o m in g o f th e L o r d J e s u s C h r is t ” (1 T h e s s . 5 : 2 3 ) . T h e s p ir it a n d s o u l a r e c o u p le d w ith th is p r e s e r v a tio n . H e , w h o h a s c a lle d u s, c a n a lo n e p r e s e r v e u s b la m e le s s , b u t H e w ill, if w e w ill le t H im . B e h in d a ll th is , in a l l th is , th r o u g h a l l th is , f o r a ll th is , a n d u n to a ll th is , le t u s_ n o t f o r g e t, th e L o r d a lo n e a s th e G od o f P e a c e m u s t H im s e lf d o th e p r e s e r v in g ; b u t H is r e a s s u r in g w o rd is, “ F a it h f u l is H e t h a t c a lle th y o u , w h o a ls o w ill d o i t ” (1 T h e s s . 5 :2 3 , 2 4 , R . V .) . (C o n tin u e d in D e c e m b e r) D u r in g th e p r e s e n t t r o u b lo u s t i m e s , , “ O G o d , o u r h e lp in a g e s p a s t ” h a s b e c o m e th e a lm o s t u n iv e r s a l s o n g o f th e w h o le n a tio n , a n d o f a l l th e c h u rc h e s, a n d it h a s p r o v e d to b e c a p a b le o f e x p r e s s in g a la r g e v a r ie ty o f n a t io n a l em o tio n s . T h e a u th o r o f th e v e r s e s w a s a n In d e p e n d e n t m in is te r , w h o p r e a c h e d in a c h a p e l in M a rk L a n e to a c o n g r e g a tio n w h ic h in c lu d e d a g r a n d d a u g h t e r o f O liv e r C ro m w e ll a n d tw o C r o m w e llia n g e n e r a ls . B o r n in 1 6 7 4 , th e y e a r o f M ilto n ’s d e a th , I s a a c W a tts , th e g r a n d s o n o f o n e o f B l a k e ’s c a p t a in s a n d th e so n o f a L o n d o n c lo th ie r , s p e n t h is b o y h o o d in th e p e r se c u te d s o c ie ty o f th e E n g lis h D is s e n te r s o f th e r e ig n o f C h a r le s II . A f a ilu r e o f h e a lth c u t s h o r t h is a c tiv e la b o r s a s a L o n d o n m in is t e r ; b u t h e h a d m a n y k in d fr ie n d s , a n d in c r e a s e d le is u r e e n a b le d h im to w r ite th o s e c h o ic e h y m n s w h ich h a v e p r e s e r v e d h is m e m o r y , a n d s o f a r a s th e in flu e n c e o f h y m n s c a n g o , h a v e o b lite r a te d th e s e c t a r ia n d is tin c tio n s t h a t a ffe c te d s o p r o fo u n d ly th e c o u r s e o f h is ow n life .— T h e C h r is tia n H e r a ld ( L o n d o n ) . .414. ¿Ufe, Iit l b The King's Business for Christmas! m A N A T IO N A L H Y M N
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