living we are
in the holy of holies indeed; where we can see him and enjoy his
presence.

I

"_My beloved is mine._" This is regeneration. A minister once
preaching to his congregation said, "Let every one say Jesus," and from
all over the congregation there came the music of his name. "Now,"
said the minister, "Let all those who can, say 'my Jesus,'" and the
response was not so hearty. A line ran through the congregation
separating husband from wife and parents from children. It is only by
faith in Christ and by the operation of the grace of God that we can
experience this first text. Two things are true concerning this point.

First: He wants to make better all that we have. Whatever may be our
natural characteristics, he can make all that we have more beautiful.

One day in Colorado I wanted to make a journey to the summit of Pike's
Peak, only to find that throughout the entire day the train was
chartered. I was turning away in despair when a railroad man said,
"Why do you not go up at three o'clock to-morrow morning, for then," he
said, "you can see the sun rise, and the sight is beautiful." So the
next morning we started. Just as I was going on the train a railroad
man said, "When you come to the sharp turn in the way as you go up,
look over in the Cripple Creek district and you will see a sight never
to be forgotten." We climbed higher and higher, leaving the darkness
at the foot of the mountain, until at last we came to the place
indicated and I looked away, only to be intensely disappointed. The
sight was almost commonplace. As we pursued the journey upward finally
we came to another place, where I heard some one give an exclamation of
delight. As I looked in the same direction there was a marvelous
transformation. I could see before me a mountain which looked like a
white-robed priest and another like a choir of angels and still another
like a golden ladder reaching up into the skies, and all because the
sun had risen upon the same scenery which a moment ago was
uninteresting. If Christ could only thus take possession of our lives
and become our Savior the transformation would be quite as great.

Second: He is ours to exercise in our behalf all that he is as Prophet,
Priest and King. His office of Prophet relates to the past, his office
of King to the future when he shall be crowned King of kings and Lord
of lords, but his office as Priest is now being fulfilled and he is my
great High