Joy That Abides
JO¥ THAT ABIDES
de ay viele fetet herr are pleonaes far ooentore™ (Palm 14.113.
WE HAVE veo bow the Lord begins to joy in os oben Jie bas Setught on toa Soll end final posiden in Himself, ‘Our redadehebip ty Hiss them is akin te thot of « bride helog prepared fit a Beidmgoocm. When the wack of sairaclon bes beem deapatied oid pecfestted emul we know how Intimate Ib eo be ear amen with the Lond, and veh we begin oo see qomeshing of she He Feo on te be, them it becomes easier for ua co prepare ourschres fot tet motel intimacy.
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God vente us mp dipiy sock « rghteoomnts mp hee por beta poseued by any mmfioe in amy patt oF tie word, For cenruiet wien thromghant the world kare. been crplig to become righteols by deities up mma high moral law and chen atruggting 10 iti to fy, An every chuinty, in every mation, im etary riligim, men have strogpled that wry, But io the and the barre Bette give up the scrugle and acknowledge their defect and Giturn. Dot the Bigher and Rely God Offer to poy Hin own cighteouancm im whick there 4 oo few of fault In the words of Wide: "Now - Ed THE JOY OF THE LORD moan hits Wil i abbe to keep pom Eoott falling, and 10 present Riu dhudeet before the presence of hin gery ith mmesedlog joy ... be sglocy”.
Ged wend to peedene 02 potleed in File own preeeace pefere the mogtie of beoren, Bar Powe plct oor oot In oar oom Hgfreoummem He cn never do tbe. oman righteousness 4 osthing but filthy tid. Whateotver F nets may scope Dy eis com. elfore may Jouk afl right we eho foe w ahore period, but yom merct wichstund the marching peor of beaten. Bur the righitoomen of Ged ia pon is of tuck 2 twume that Uf rou posrtar it ween the mga canoe point a fioger at poo le com demmation, God uum only forgives Four aie bat He mmddertee 09 eep pon from falling aod oo ppeseoe po apoties {a His predict with glory aad Joy. Noen single Twrlng wall be abke 09 pee amy blepeah ot Baw it you then Seth i the righteousness thet God <ffern m us Flare piu recelved uch a nighyroumets on ane you ptill Huang I something ete? Tell gee, de bammn grt pers and purity of euch a agrure? Your Srictdd tnd weighbaars may édocdte yon, ond tell you the FH ee fo pod and Rind amd pe. Yetoven by bugan scandonds yam keow thet Ic im ant troo, and If you were to be eurmdned by thee beerenly powets, how would poo stand? Hone will de righrewentsa' of yoore ever comMIWRE Oe the etree: He given?
“ded che Gamer viol! a4 phy righ, ond aff things chy glory: ond shew phair Ba called dy wre roi, which the aah af che Lad skal acme” (Ina, 63.2). for THAT ABIDES at
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Rest PAA Fe et the Lend Jere Chie, abd mnie mit provlves Fer be Beth, 9p folGl abe bpics herent (stor. Wyn. Just mg que sign covers qhe souecles onderoeahs, whe very ighcenumness of che mighty Savior covers us mien we raceme Hino. We offer that to you ow woh God's oorbociry. God's Weed cape it we bare poored it by experitece; now we offer it fo you, md with it the proamiee io Toei fa; “Aud the Cotetiles ebeall Be Shp rigbteowmee:, and all EROEX thy long”.
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58 THE JOY OF THE LORD
ection ae beet. “These workdty kloge cosy ferve bomaped af great petderemenm gerd glory, bet Phun they are monde wo ser sew glory that yor harps do Cheie—they will be Pet ge shame ond will hove te ackngwiedgo that whet ‘they had om canth is mothisig compared po wht they ane ace in po.
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honour and glory walclag for ue in beaten. (Luke 15.19). Mong a seine just betes bls dem be oem somnerhing ef beive wd bea hit relations are weeplog becuume 2 & abou 10 face away, theo it is the dying man who Dap wo pocnfoct shew, Lh dot weep for me! he pays. “Tse heaven qpes and the aogcl ready to) reveire me', ‘Others around kim may mor ace, bul tbe one who 4 abort op be called oy the Lord Ing heaven di given owe eyca to see bewrenly things. Some hart acmaGy beard The angeh singing before their dea. fame, with abin~ ing fet, decline that they see the Lard Jews and thesagh in great phytleal pein, emer abemdy indo the sy of teem Lord.
According ty che Want of Gad, every tellaver who fy Bonne filsifal ion chet which is leew anil he piven such a welrew, Will any earthly Hing receive wuch JOY THAT ABIDES be home seyebere® Yet that in suchen oper: im core fe you, ‘and qe bogs pba] aa the glory’ IE aro ds ogt believe we walt iil pom dle and then you will eocer Whethir what I ney im tur er nor You omy be poor I aad UGtetatr, you may wot know och bow the Bible 7 Ot abe Bible doctrine, bok OF you bare bean fidthful I fo our Lord, there 0 been y wetoome arading you.
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Aue mime! Meo upon earth map ure many natiet td Giles like Babadue, Rben Babeder, As Beeelieney, ind people who here och tithes and the power oe sacho- - Whey that joes with them demand the cepecr of men. God ape diay Be will give you om endely new nome which My willl ctiee.
Otc feBowmen give ui nome upon camh, which Setribe Gor character, Soove coll ux bezy, seme proud, ochery call ue greedy, echere vain, and other agmio ay ghee we ore wghe end Cok. ANd chess nantes indicate our weoknes, ond cipen rey thlleg ma cheowgh life, Tt doex not motier bp wher cane men call you win eaerh,, fibro yeu cepent and ore boro ogein, che Lord Jesus by Hib lod covers your pur ond mbes away every re- Pritch and oti of chuncer, ond girei you an ecrtirely Rew nent which only the Lond God kotor beside your ee, In will be tereaded Wha all hinge bie become new. We read in Aevthtlow o7:5 0 Behotd £ will make MM things mew.” Eserything will he new In har day, _ Rom pour very perscuallry, “ THE KeY OF THE LORD
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Bus ehen you ture ceceleed dee ee Jif which a cera, God will go oo making you pew all the Hine, Thor is oo old age in ecornel life. Foo will mot see in bewven anrthitig that ic ok Bverpthing there will be cow ond feeeh ad abining end height, Every dir ou will be fesendng end cectiving aetmything une, The Lock sey ‘I will give pons mer mane,’ Nignifying all dmc He bes plamed im oeder in beep ut pew for ctemity, Humnen eficts cance beep you young, Some ol people dye their hrir, beaume they wane to Pepi Foun, Sone peanende do wet ort cilddrem boom They Bope cheretr co cenoain peune. You dete a imei Wopow here chee meomellgy, Fac apace Qe cht, beni efit canmmot keep men pag The boos keel mest become off. Bot io eternity thas will be perpen Freshness mod youth,
“Thou sirir alo bea cram of glory ie re had off tie Lordy and a repo? diode in the deme af rip Cael I in 62.3)
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TOT THAT ABIDES a toma disdem Algey kings hare both §=They heve fret como ome at the tom of thee: Commostion whith wpenks of the glory of tht king for uur ocoaren, Than Hey Deve aeotber enon, whlch ke been do ibe mepal. Demir for many genom. That fs what these weds mem: A crown in tie ime of the Lord, and a ropil dem io the bind of tay Ged, ict of all, you becoaee w crogen 06 abo Peart Chodty press, Weber fire whet God bese wmnght in py lawerdty. Yoo may bare beeo a drumkerd but the ondghty Lord bees mule pen chen ad ew, yo tuay hare beet Grring o life of ahatee, bar, bp God's grace, pou bare Ten redectted pad cheanped.
Secoedip, we vue chet greatecm with all the sank webo here been from the very begining of orton. When we go tt hasten wa chal occ Abram, Joseph, Mawes, Tanith and Danded, and will met peed we be de piodhuced to chem. For ccornal I fe bp of auch © ogtore har di malce De perfecrty ene with all ube sone of God dheecgbeor al age, ‘We che) ene heaven's Foleo ned wealh ood perfection Wham wt x0 there we will not lbve like mbrenger, bil ae ott beaventy family io peefect batoeeny; aad collecrmely we chal chow forth Wet poorer aod cuight of God Tine wa shall be called econ of glory mod a nepal cinder le the eo of war God,
“There what mt omord te permed Porches: maviler whol hy feted amy were Be cereal Bhesolaia; Dat Her chat: be oad Haphaibct, amd chy bn Brniish: fer 62 THE JOT OF THE LOD che Lawel aabiylhewuh i ee, ted oy famed chal Be mmc? (Iu 62.4),
Do you remember bow, J the book of Bathe, me See cmp virgins browphe I che bing, and Bacher hriself wong them? Tht erber lrg, we are old, med many ofl aid apices oq make themselves ‘epprmt oma Raauetfel, bor came of them brought delight to the Ring. Yer when Bacher was brought before bm, che king fered Bee eberre alll dea ome ated ob found fereur fe bie sight cece tem then all, These ree eeonerhing ie ber dt geve delight and dt eo mere tum Ferme, And UF be stmeching of this camure—toeneneing: reward dod Chri-lbp—abet aloe om expla them wend "Tho Lord delighterh in the”,
"Thom dha oo more be termad Fonaken, Upoa this earth, if poor hoses H kn Uebappy ome mod yen dp ~ qna gc chat pom wat, Tod begin kooging For something tenes. Bot whom fu get oo Reon oll your pea - Biles and deeppebuiei will be covered, You may ave Med nobody be love pee fr mop yore, nobody bo wipe ror bart, nobody ep bold poor bende mod cap: "Tum sorry for you, Bug io beaveo poor thd willl Jove you and sey over yon, and will mays "My chil, I love Tow omere whae enpeme could ever have loved you gn eam! God solll take delight im pn, Me wml lore mu, and sell be lowed by you ia return,
Upom cath it beppenc somite thin you Lore weateot who dost not lors yon, or spmeoat loved you box pom ds “met respond. Br in hemes 4 will JOT THAT ABIDES a be eqealy loved mod Loving for al ioe, The Lond Eimeett will ke delight mom, boring wm and being loved by co. Uparm curth you mony hare nf tros fate, Toot the Aree of God will anakt fl oepetemlon. = Ther: pins tat: it His etioshlee eho all ccemiry.
And do wer be gf! of belmg left our He, being God, will be able to show the seme lore to aid becuse they foom His owe and cally Bride. Hire oo Eurtly those what héwe Eno wins bite wriich todbbe became thems it cokvtint qieTaling i cha houe—one wih. feaker of cha other, There ie eo uch fesonsy lo Heiren, Thee i one Body, one Bride, and cor barren Dy Tee dre ll, God pu will lL recedee the samme amect= nest nd Jore: from game Swekrye.
Ta Lond cy God ix phe midyc of thar dh weighty: he seed afd: amr ites ich fps Ae ce sar in bi foo, fae wal joy coer reas andl singing” (Zeph 3.17),
GF what o pobelicge uo tater Leto tee rest which He rami Ub ce eedey, Hor where In peace hws this, Ans apectod finds nese io ber pear, a0 God uncle o dovetilog= Blece bn asa Te much aa He cammot get even from Hesres wither wi, He 5 gathering oot of che ecorth s Chart,» compamp of chosen people io give Him ylewroue and rest and watifecticg, Now wa ace bal pithece! like sinew, tp bees Bike hoi fet the Lond, Ue beds Joy which in pout merenges, end it is thle lor aad prow lowe which we offer you Be che Minis of the Led Feus Cade,
The Lonf will weak you rhommegily, Egine you commplately, and tore you fr Biesicty—and “Ae mill ” THE Jor OF TRE LORD rev it His iowa”. Denes desea Ghod's offer, now rijece i The Lord Jor Christ, your loving Saviser, I wedding by your side pleading with yet and sale: *My moe, My damgister, lve Me yor bears ane Tet Mir jop be Four amength, Aly Hie your lift.’ Amew.