HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1965-12-09, Page 10THE GODERICH MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION
.ADVENT - Jesus!" Is this your prayer also?
' Rev. J. A. Veldhuis, In Luke 48:1-8 we find the
Dungannon United Church, parable of -the 'unjust -judge or
"Nevertheless, when the Son the importunate widow, as it is
of Man conies, He find faith on variously called. This widow
earth?" Luke 18:8. woman had a . adversary, an
We are standing today on the ! enemy, she appealed to the
threshold of Advent, the prep judge for help, bunt he could, not
oratory season before Christmas 'bothered. Yet she was so
Advent simply means "coming,' much on his toes that he did
and the motive of the season her justice at last. The points of
ought to be: "Christ is corm the parable are given: God will
execute cute justice and avenge
ing." For Christmas means that His Elect," and •.they "ought
God in the fullness of time sent always to pray without faint -
His Son Jesus to save His people ine." They must not lost heart,
from their sins. ; but continue in faith in the love
All of the Old Testament is and justice of God, although it
Advent: time of promise, of ex seems as if He is totally uncon-
pectation of the coming of corned, and justice is turned
Christ. He is. the One Who was back and truth has fallen in the
coming, Who has come, Who will public squares. But the parable
also come again! The latter is has a further point. Jesus con -
called His second coming or eluded it by asking•the astonish -
Advent, His. return at the end; ing and challenging question,
.of the age in • glory and great "Nevertheless, when the Son of
power. Of this we sing, 1 Man comes, will he find faith
"Lo! He comes with clouds on earth? Faith' that is'persi-
descending, I sistent enough to continue pray -
Once" for favoured sinners ing in the face of apparently
slain; contrary evidence! Faith .that
Thousand, thousand saints at the Judge of all the earth shall
tending do justice in the end!
Swell the triumph of His Will He find faith on earth?
train: I That is a very serious question
Hallelujah! and' not withgut reason. God
God appears on earth to has always had a very poor
reign." a I response to His Word and
'There is a blessed hope before promises. Our first parents die -
us. To celebrate Christmas is obeyed" Him. The .generation
therefore not -in the least a re before the flood refused the
enactment of the "Christ call to repentance. His own
event," but rather: "Christ ;n people Israel were stiffnecked,
you, the Hope of Glory. That rebellious and idolatrous. When.
involves indeed a solemn medi-' God sent His Son into the
tating on God's gracious' world, they crucified Him. "He
promises from the beginning, a' came unto His own, and His own
thankful acceptance of , the' RECEIVED HIM NOT." How
Gospel that God so loved the' many in His own world and in
world that He •gave His Son His Own Church today receive
for us men and far our salvo 'Him? Of all the thousands of
tion but ALSO a looking forward Chri§tmas celebrants how many
in expectation and hope. For can honestly and heartily say,
this is the final message of the "•I am His,- and He is mine;
Bible, the clielax of the history Jesus Christ is my all in all?"
of salvation: Christ says "I am Shall He find faith on earth?
coming soon. And the Churc..:h The obvious answer almost
responds "Amen, Come Lord seems to be NO.
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'Pa eu rel e1 *g*ti'Fi
o n111at on,, bet~au, a 1,t demand.$
utter .:liwllty and self der ial
"Unless you become* as little'
children, • you , CANNOT ezat z'•
Mato the Kingdom of Cad.
Notice the CF.,RTAIN'l`Y of
Jesus' return It says, 'WHEN
(not In the §on df Man canes."
Please read o the preceding
chapter Luke 17:22 and fellow.
mg on this. And mark the
',solemn warning, "Remereb
Lot's wife!" We must not look
back, but forward: HE COMES!
"When the Son of Man conies, -
will He find faith on earth?" It
is a very personal questipn.
WilrHe find me believial, pray-
ing, hoping, waiting? Where is,
and who is the treasure of our
hearts today, in the coming
Advent and Christmas season,
and all of our days?
"When the Son of Man comes,
will He find faith on earth?"
The obvious answer (of Christ)
is: YES! For God in His own
good pleasure gave to•, His' Son a
people, an innumberable multi -
Deeper Question
,Actually the queytion goes
still deeper than that. The
original text reads, "will He
find THE faith on earth?" Net
some ritual or devotion, not
some prayers ' and, Christmas
carols; not some assent to cer-
tain religious truths, - but THE
faith. THAT faith, uthieh," - in
the words of Melanchtan, "a
wholeHEARTED acceptance of
all that God has revealed," a
YES to all the Word of God.
That is such faith that wholly
believes and trusts in the Christ
of Scripture and the Scripture
of Christ. We live in an age
which casts doubt on the Bible
and mocks with the miracles, the
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I vlrish you NO "Mercy
Christmas.'; But I DO WISH
and ,MAY with all my heart
that your Advent .and Christ-
mas season may be rich'y
Blessed with Faith and HOPE
in tie Everliving Chhrist,. for in
HIM ALONE 3s TRUE JOY to;
be found. • -
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New officers rverae, ,elected at a
general meting of the Huron
Rjding Association of. the New
Democratic Party,' pat Maclay
Hall on, December 1.
Elected were: President, E.
Bain, Godreich: vice- president,
Alex McGregor, Kippen; -seFre
tary, Doug 14alcolm, Goderxch;
treasurer, W. Glazier, R.R. 4,
Clinton.
Organizers, Ross Doll, Gode-
rich; Stan „Profit, Ge erich; Herb
Klopp, Zurich; Bob McMillan,
Seaforth; Trevor Wilson, Hen -
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