Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-10-23 | Page 5 | Dr. James I. Vance

Dt James L Vance u God ls''in control ,Ha hob's ihe reins and He does not hoiJ them loose-! ly He is a real God. and no a makr-j brllevo dHinlty. His thourh'.s are not after-thoughts. Therefore, whatever ' conies to pass Is either f Hi? foreordaining foreor-daining or permission. And God's 'Vlll it. It Is not something to tiubniit to. It is something to seek and adore. God Its watching. He . not the kino I of God who, huving made a world. , turns His back on it and forgets. KM e Slumbers not nor sleepf. Nothing escapes Him. Therefore ell cannot hide. This la the 'one thing ev'.: seeks. Its sol" fear Is discovery. It is not concerned for morals. It is scared h-st It bo found out. And as cei luln as there is a God. it will. Bill God's vigil is virtue's guaran tee. This was what comfor.M Ji. us ho s:ti on the ash-hcap amid thf- ruin of his happiness tormented by hit human consolers. Pushing them all SSldO and lifting his face to God, he oriel "O thou watcher of men!" I Cod li with us. Thi i h-? third feature In Efts face. This Is ihe lson Of he Incarnation. It Is God c niing down to live a man's life, to share a man's lot. to endure a man - t'mpta-I t'mpta-I tion and to taste his death. God Is within us. for tho pro nlse is lhat He shall not only dwell wl .i VOU, but be in you. He dwell not ln 'iouse mude with hands. His tempi-? la a human hu-man life. Every heart-throb Is llis ascent, every longing but a sigh that finds Him near. Thus God g the ruler, WatOhSr, S i-ior i-ior and inspirer of life. This is Mie eternal face as it emerges and lool -j out on time. W hy should men be .ifraid of God The face Is not one to frighten u" It is a face to fill us with confidence and peace.