The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1915, Page 35

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deemed, purchased, and won us from sin, death,
and the power of the devil, that we might be His
own, and live under Him in His kingdom, and
serve Him in everlasting righteousness, innocence,
and blessedness. —

The battle has been fought, the victory is won,
—we are free. Our triumphant Lord has returned
on high to occupy His throne of glory. ‘The
saints in glory are surrounding Him who set them
free. May we, whom He has also set free, and
who are yet on earth according to the body, ascend
thither in heart and mind, and join the saints in
light in praising Him, our Deliverer and our King!

Lord of battles, God of armies,

He hath gained the victory

Over hell and its dominion, —
Sound the trump of jubilee!

Ile who on the cross did sulfer,
He who from the grave arose,

He hath vanquished sin and Satan,
Ife by death hath slain our foes.

BF. J. L.

Seek, and Ye Shall Find.

Two friends were walking along a country
path. Both were university students, enjoying
their vacation. One of them was an enthusiastic
botanist, in whose eyes every spear of grass was
full of interest; the other was a Jaw student. As
they were walking along, the botanist discovered
- a peculiar kind of white grass. Pulling it out
by the roots, he showed it to his friend, called his
attention to its peculiarity, and asked him to be
on the lookout for some more specimens of the
same kind. ‘Chey had gone but a short distance,
when the botanist exclaimed, “I have one,” and
soon after, “I have another,” and so again and
again. ‘The law student, however, found none.
Why? Was it because that kind of grass did not
grow on his side of the path? No doubt, it grew
there just as well as on the other side, but as he was
not-interested in grasses, and had no eye for them,
he did not see those white-colored grass spears.

How. many people there are who read the Bible,
and yet are blind to its beauties! God leads them
upon the’green pastures of His Word, but its beauties
and glories are unseen by them. The beauties and
glories of God’s Word are seen only by him whom
God has given spiritual sight. Do you see them?
Is it sweeter to you than honey and the honey-
comb? Is it more precious to’ you than gold and
much fine gold? FJ. i.

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The Bible’s Depth.

IT am glad there is a depth in the Bible
I know nothing about, says Mr. Moody; that
there is a height there I cannot climb to, if
I should live to be as old as Methuselah. I ven-
ture to say, if I should live for ages on the earth,
| would only have touched its surface. .

I pity the man who knows all the Bible; for
it is a pretty good sign he doesn’t know himself.
A man came to me with what he thought was
a very difficult passage, and he said:

“Mr. Moody, how do you explain it?”

I said, “I don’t explain it.”

“But how do you interpret it?”

“T don’t interpret it.”

“Well, how do you understand it?”

“I don’t understand it.”

“But what do you do with it?”

“[ don’t do anything with it.”

“You don’t believe it?”

“Yes, I believe it. There are lots of things
that I believe that I do not understand. In the
third chapter of John, Christ says to Nicodemus,
If you do- not understand earthly things, how can
you understand heavenly things? ‘There are a great
many things about my own body I do not under-
stand. I don’t understand nature; it is filled with
wonderful things: I don’t comprehend.. Then why
should I expect to know everything spiritually?
But men ask, ‘How can you prove the Book is in-
T answer, ‘Because it inspires me.’ ‘That
is one of the best proofs. It does inspire us.”

Inquiry and Answer.

Some years ago a number of young merchants
in this country sent an inquiry to the greatest and
most respected firms of the United States. The
question was, “In what way did you attain to your
wealth and honors?” The majority quoted the
following passage as the road to wealth and honor:
“Seek' ye first the kingdom of God and His right-
eousness, and all these things shall be added unto
you.” ; ;

‘For us, who really believe God’s Word, it never
can be doubtful that such, indeed, alone can be
the only way to true success; for Jesus says that
such it is, and He cannot lie. But, alas, how many
that bear the Christian name are seeking success
along other paths! Are you one of them?