The work of the Holy Spirit - pagina 63

THE PRINCIPLE OF LIFE pavilion.

We

His children

we

ten of Him,

THE CREATURE

conclude, then, that God's glory

is

reflected

23

most

in

man

can be His child unless he is begotconfess that His glory is most apparent in His elect

and since no

;

IN

or in His Church.

His glory

is not,

however, confined to these

whole

whom

they share the

race,

among common lot.

and

to the

rate their spiritual life

And

live

all

We

;

for they are related

nations and peoples with neither

from their national,

may

social,

since all differences of national, social,

nor can sepa-

and domestic

and domestic

life.

life

are

and

caused by climate and atmosphere, meat and drink, drought, plant and insect in a word, by the whole economy of this material world, including comet and meteor, it is evident that all rain

—

these affect the outcome of things and are related to the glory of God. Hence as connected with the task of leading creation to its

whole universe confronts the mind as a mighty unit organically related to the Church as the shell to the kernel. In the accomplishment of this task the question arises in what way the fairest, noblest, and holiest part of the creation is to attain for to this all other parts must be made subservient. its destiny destiny, the

;

Hence the

question,

How are

the multitude of the elect to attain

their final perfection? The answer to this will indicate what is the Holy Spirit's action upon all other creatures. The answer can not be doubtful. God's children can never accomplish their glorious end unless God dwell in them as in His temple. It is the love of God that constrains Him to live in His children, by their love for Him to love Himself, and to see the reflection of His glory in the consciousness of His

own handiwork.

This glorious purpose will be realized only when the elect know as they are known, behold their God face to face, and enjoy the felicity of closest communion with the Lord. Since all this can be wrought in them only by His indwelling in their hearts,

who

and since

it is

enters the spirits of

the Third Person in the Holy Trinity

men and

of angels, it is evident that

God's

makes man's heart His dwelling-place. Who or what ever we are by education or position, we can not attain our highest destiny unless the Holy Spirit dwell in us and operate upon the inward organism of our highest purposes are realized

when

the Holy Spirit

being. If this

His highest work had no bearing upon anything

else,

we

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