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that dwelleth in the fire, to melt down and purge out and destroy what
is not of Thee, to save and take up into Thine own Holiness what is
Thine own.

O Holy Lord God! I bow in the dust before this great mystery. Reveal to
me Thy Holiness, that I too may be its witness and its messenger on
earth. Amen.

1. _Holiness as the fire of God._ Praise God that there is a
Power that can consume the vile and the dross, a Power that
will not leave it undisturbed. 'The bush burning but not
consumed' is not only the motto of the Church in time of
persecution; it is the watchword of every soul in God's
sanctifying work.

2. There is a new Theology, which only speaks of the love of
God as seen in the cross. It sees not the glory of His
Righteousness, and His righteous judgment. This is not the God
of Scripture. 'Our God is a consuming fire,' is New Testament
Theology. To 'offer service with reverence and awe,' is New
Testament religion. In Holiness, Judgment and Mercy meet.

3. _Holiness as the fear of God._ Hiding the face before God
for fear, not daring to look or speak,--this is the beginning
of rest in God. It is not yet the true rest, but on the way to
it. May God give us a deep fear of whatever could grieve or
anger Him. May we have a deep fear of ourselves, and all that
is of the old, the condemned nature, lest it rise again. 'The
spirit of the fear of the Lord' is the first manifestation of
the spirit of holiness, and prepares the way for the joy of
holiness. 'Walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort
of the Holy Ghost;' these are the two sides of the Christian
life.

4. The Holiness of God was revealed to Moses that he might be
its messenger. The Church needs nothing so much to-day as men
and women who can testify for the Holiness of God. Will you be
one?

NOTE.

The connection between the fear of God and holiness is most intimate.
There are some who seek most earnestly for holiness, and yet never
exhibit it in a light that will attract the world or even believers,
because this element is wanting. It is the fear of the Lord that works
that meekness and gentleness, that deliverance from self-confidence and
self-consciousness, which form the true groundwork of a saintly
character. The passages of God's Word in which the two words are linked
together are well worthy of a careful s