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words that could not fail of giving them hope. All that had been lost
by yielding to Satan could be regained through Christ.
This intimation also nature repeats to us. Though marred by sin, it
speaks not only of creation but of redemption. Though the earth bears
testimony to the curse in the evident signs of decay, it is still rich and
beautiful in the tokens of life-giving power. The trees cast off their
leaves, only to be robed with fresher verdure; the flowers die, to spring
forth in new beauty; and in every manifestation of creative power is
held out the assurance that we may be created anew in “righteousness
and holiness of truth.”
Ephesians 4:24
, margin. Thus the very objects
and operations of nature that bring so vividly to mind our great loss
become to us the messengers of hope.
As far as evil extends, the voice of our Father is heard, bidding His
children see in its results the nature of sin, warning them to forsake
the evil, and inviting them to receive the good.
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