The Lake Charles echo., 1889-04-05

Christ is the great emptery OF mercy, |
and he should be our meditation all the
day.
Eternity is much longer than the
time it takes to hear and come and be
saved.
Some make mountains of duties and
trifes of sin; such souls are under a
deception,
See the hand of God in these vista
tations. Humble thyself, and God will
lift you mp.
/ love the Lord. Then you are
new creature. Men by nature are
haters Of God.
Those who court you to-day will very
probably desert you tomorrow. Cease
ye from man."
Who sends this trouble? My good
and gracious God. Let this silence
every murmar.
We never can be justified in exclud-
ing from our love one whom God has
included in his.
If we believingly refer our cause to
God he will kindly undertake and work
Onr deliyerence.
He that consults flesh and blood will
never perform acceptable obedience
''Deny thyself.
Many fair days and beautiful lives
have been wasted and lost resisting
good impressions.
Confidence in Christ fortifies against
every trial. ''Tbe Lord is my salvation,
whom shall fear?"
When all around is gloomy, faith
through the promise sees a prospect
delightfully."- bright.
There are two great evidences that
You hate sin. You depart from sin;
you pray for sinners.
Without union to Christ there is no
good frnit; and without good fruit there
is no union to Christ.
God only carries his people when
they cannot walk; he pities our weak
ness but not our sloth.
Jesus cannot only sanctify but
sWeeten affection; not only render it
pfonbahle but palatable.
Jesus Christ possesses all we can
want. all we can as Christians wish, and
oil we can possibly enjoy.
Salvation was first purpose, then
promise, then a work, then a gift, and
at last glorious possession.
No one desires to love God until the
enmity Of the heart is suDdued. This
Is the work OF amazing grace.
Only want others to embrace your re-
hglon as you want sOuIs saved then
you have Christian influence
Affections always make us better or
leave us worse. They never leave us III
the same state they found US.
God looks for nothing in the sinner
but sin; God is therefore gracious be-
cause He saves just snch a one.
The Savior wished us well from eter-
nifty, and came into the world in time
that it might be well with us in eter-
nifty.
Never forget that you are peaceful.
useful and happy only as you help
others. And this is the work of Chris
tians.
Nothing but blindness and wicked
unbelief can reject or abuse the love of
God as shown IN the broken body OF
Christ.
u have never felt worthy" is one OF
5atan's high roads to ruin. It is your
unworthiness that needs and must ccme
to Christ.
Every Vexation and disappointment
is intended to apply Gods word.
Arise ye, and depart; for this is moi
your rest"
None Of yonr family are converted
and perhaps never will be; and YOU 9
OhrlstiaEl How abominable is the
empty profession!
Gods Judgment will surely oyertake
you. Seek mercy in Christ now
though the Devil and the powers 0.
darkness oppose you.
You are saved only when your hear
is humble before Christ as your ouly
pries,, whose own blood was shed tC
wash your soul. Read Hebrews.
God sometimes calls upon us TO stant
still, when we are most anxious to pro
coed this is mortifcaton, but we gen
orally find ii is to SOC bis salvation.
I'll yon look at sin through the erosi
Of Christ, II will produce sorrow, shami
and reformation; aud he has never see1
sin rightly who Is stranger to these
Look neither to the right nor th,
LEFT, dear friend death is for you, too
Take mp yoHr Bible and Inquire th,
way. Care notfor what others thinl
Or say.
Asa king is honored ia his image, 4,
God is loved and hated III man, Fl,
cannot hate man who loves God; no
can he who hates God love man
IAggsostom.
4 we practice goodness, not for th
sake Of its own intrinsic excellence, bn
tof the sake Of gaining some odyantao
by lt We may be cunning, but we az
not good Cieero,
You may talk 81 divine things 4
long aa you plsaae, but YOU must Tee
tham and If aon feel them You vii
lgge aHfi practice them; truth IN III
heart pFaances obedience
We must never unaergalne ang pes
son. The Harhman loves not thai II
Nof6 should be aispised in hia presence
Nov Cos i present everywhere. ani
eyasy person is his work Ds salss
4Aele isa blessed peace in Ioolsin
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