Sharp County record., 1890-07-10
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which lie receives sinner back agaihI
Give me a plummet with which l may
fatbom this sea. Give me laduer
with which | can scale this heigu"
Give me words with which can ae-
scribe this love. The apostle says IN
one place, ounsearchable;" in another
"past indi,g out" Height overtoppins;
all height; depth plunging beneath al
depth; breadth comprising all lmnien'
ity. ,u,5
Oh, this love! God so loved the world,
He loves YOU. Don't you believe ltT
Has He not done every thing to make
YOU think so? lie has given you hle'
health, friends, home-the use oil your
hand, the sight of your eye, the near
ing of your ear. He has strewn your
path with mercies. He has fed you,
clothed you, sheltered you, defended
you, loved you, importuned you all your
life long. Don't you believe He loves
you? Why, if now you should start up
from the wilderness of your sin, lie
would throw both arms around you
To make you believe that lie
loves you, He stopped to manger ana
cross and sepulchre. With all the pas
sions of His holy nature reused, He STANDS
before you to-day, and would coax you
to happiness and Heaven. Oh, this
Fathers kiss! There is so much mean
ing, and love, and compassion in 1t; so
much pardon in it; so much Heaven IN
it. l proclaim Him the Lord God, mer-
ciful, gracious and long suffering, aDun-
dant in goodness and truth. Lest you
would not believe Him, He goes up
Golgotha, and while the rocks are rend-
ing, and the graves are opening, ana
the mobs are bowling, and the sun
is hiding, He dies for YOU See
Him! See Him on the Mount OF
CrucifxtiOn, the sweat on His brow
tinged with the blood exuding from HIS
lacerated temples! See His eyes swim
ming in death! Hear the loud breath
ing of the sufferer as He pants with
world on His heart Hark to the fall OF
the blood from brow, and hand, and
foot on the rocks beneath-drop! drop!
drop! Look at the nails! How wide the
wounds are! Wider do they gap as His
body comes down upon them. Oil this
crucifxion agony! Tears melting into
tears. Blood flowing into blood. Dark
ness dropping on darkness. Hands OF
men Joined with hands of devils to tear
apart the quivering heart of the Son OF
Godl
OH Will He never speak again? Will
that crimson face never light up again?
He will speak again; while the blood Is
suffusing His brow, and reddening His
cheek, and gathering on nostril and lip,
and you think He is exhausted and can
not speak, He cries out until all the
ages hear Him: Father, forgive them,
they know not what they dop' Is there
no emphasis in such scene as that to
make your dry eyes weep, and your hard
hearts break? VIII you turn your back
upon it, and say by your actions what
the Jews said by their words: His
blood be on US, and on our children"
What does it all mean, my brother, my
sister? Why, it means that for our lost
race tbere was a Fathers kiss. Love
Brought Him down. Love opened the
gate. Love led to the sacrifice. Love
shattered the grave. Love lifted Him
up in resurrection. Sovereign love
Omnipotent lovel Infinite lovel Bleed
ing love! Everlasting love!
Oh, for this love let rocks and hills
Their lasting silence break;
And all harmonious human tongues
The Savours praises speak.
Now, will you accept that Fathers
kiss? The Holy Spirit comes to you
with His arousing, melting, alarming,
inviting, yivifying, influence. Hearer,
what creates in thee that unrest? 1t is
the Holy Ghost What influence now
tells thee that it is time to fly, that to-
morrow may be too late; that there Is
one door, one road, one cross, one sacri-
fee, one Jesus? 1t is the Holy Ghost,
My most urgent word is to those who,
like the young man Of my text, are a
great way off, and they will start for
home, and they will get home. They
will yet preach the Gospel and on COM
munion days carry around the consecrat-
ed bread, acceptable to every body, be-
cause Of their holy life, and thtir con-
secrated behavior. The Lord is going
to save you, Your home has got to be
rebuilt Your physical health has
40, to be restored. Your world
ly business has got to be re-
constructed. The Church Of God Is
going to rejoice over your discipleship,
You are not Gospel hardened. You have
not heard or rea2 many sermons during
the last few years. You do not weep
but the shower is not far off, You sigh,
ana you have noticed that thore Is al
ways a sigh in the wind before the rain
falls. There are those who would give
any thing If they could find relief in
toars. They say! "Oh, my wasted lifel
Oh, tho bitter past! Oh, tho graves over
which have stumbled Whittier shall I
fly? Alas for the future! Every thing Is
dark-so dark, so dark, God help mel God
pity mel" Thank the Lord for that last
uttonrOco You have begun TO pray,
and when man begins to petition that
sets all Heaven flying this way, and God