The Childrens’ Column

Te Aroha News, Volume XVI, Issue 222052, 17 February 1900, Page 3

The Childrens’ Column

la your sins, Eph. ii, 1.; in. His blood, "Stev. i. 5; in Christ, Eph, i. 3-6; in glory, Col. iii. 4, How dreadful.a clothing! To be seen of men in shabby clothes is counted a disgrace. To be seen in rags is worse ; but to be seen of God in our sins is terrible indeed. Mark you, it is not the sins ©f a thief’s, or a drunkard’s, or a murderer’s ; no, but in your sins.

Not little or big sins, but sins. A 1

out of Christ are , THEIR sms, ySnd shall die-in their sins unless they To live in sin is dreadful; God sees you and will judge for in time or in eternity. 'As a man soweth so shall he reap.’ But how fearful to die in our sins. L >ok at John viii 21-24. Will you die in your sins? Dear young reader, are you #fcll in your sins ? Or are you washed in the blood of Jesus ? You could not

wash away one of them, try how you may, but Jesus came to 4 put away sia by the sacrifice of Himself.’ He came to save and you in particular. ‘He tasted death for every man ’ —Hhat includes you, does it not.’ It wasn’t enough that he went about feeding the hungry, curing the lame, giving sight to the blind, raising the dead. No, He must shed His blood —He must die—His blood must be Bhed that believers might be able to say that ‘ He loved me and gave Himself for me.’ He loved me and has ‘washed me MI HIS OWN BLOOD and has made me a king and a priest

unto God and His Father.’ Can you say that ? Well, then you are in the third in ‘ln Christ.’ ‘- Ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by biOod of Christ ’ 0r CHRIST JESUS.

Quite a new place altogether—- * blessed with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ.’ Once we in sins. We were separated, alienated from God by wicked works, but now we are washed, in His blood,

made whiter than snow. Even when we were dead in sins He quickened us together with Christ, to the praise of of His grace, wherein he flSt.h made us accepted iu His Blood. Christ was counted as a sinner once. _*4sod laid upon Him all our iniquity—

stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted (Isa. liii.). Now. He is risen, an) in the glory, and we love Him. You ■were the Ist instance in your sins; but inbw you nre washed, and in Christ and hastening on to be with Him " IN GLORY. . In gb>ry, the believers home. In glory,

the (fiery of God. When Christ* wh > is our life, shall appear, then shall ve also appear with. Him in glory. Oh! how shall we depict that house ingftry—of things tint eve h ith not. s-en, nor ear heard, nor has it entered into the mind of man to conceive of ? Wei! let the word of God tell it out.

I John saw the Holy City, new coming down from G-d »ut of heaven, prepared as a bride [domed for her husband. And Gd [hall wi|6 away all tears from their y-'8; and there shall he no more eath, neither sorrow n>r erring, pith or ’-hall there beany mp-e pain, hr the f >rmer things are pa-sed. away. Lnd the city had ho need of the sun, leither of the moon, for the glory of lod did lighten it. and the Lamb is le light thereof (Rev xxi). And there lall be no night there ; they need no Indie, neither light of th* moon ; for le Lord God giveth them light; and ley shall reign for ever and ever ’ lev. xxii 5). Well should we ex- —‘ Worthy is the Lamb that was kiti to receive power and riches, kdoro, strength, and honour, bless■T and glory.’ ‘Blessing and honour Id glorv and power, be unto Him lit sittith upon the throne, and unto m Latab-for ever and ever.’ | UNcle Arthur.