Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-07-25
WORD OF THE LORD
IsAiAH's PROPHECY OF CHRIST
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Klop-oa ~ saperviss the distribution Of
tho cargo Of The Christian Herald relief
steamer Lao The reception accorded
Dr. T.lmzzs In the oxzrs capital ctsy by
nooies. officials and the populsos show
shAs ths hoN - las upn rhs hearts Of
Christians Is worthwhile. rhs arrival
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general rejoicing. The St. Petersburg
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iae districts without delay. Ths soxnon
selected for this week Is entitled Tho
Souls Crisis" from Isaiah lv. q. seek
- the Lord while he may be found"
Isaiah stands head and shoulders above
the other Old Testament suthoxs N vivid
dascripSissness of Christ Oshar proph
cts give an outline II our Savioors fes-
lures. Some Of them present, - 10 were,
she side face Of Christ; others bust Of
Christ; but Isaiah gives us the full
length portrait Of Christ Other Scrip
turs writers excel ia some thingA Eze-
kiel more weird. David more pathetic,
Solomon more epigramnatac. Hsbak-
knk moro sublime. but when you want
~ go Christ coming out from the gates
Of prophecy In all his grandeur and glo-
~, you irvoluntarily turn to Isaiah.
So that IL the prophecies In regard to
Christ might be called the "Oratorio OF
the Messiah" tho writing Of Isaiah is the
s@HAllelujah Chorus" where all the ba-
tons wave and all the trumpets como In.
Isaiah was not . man picked up out of
inGgnkanAnce by inspiration. He was
Known and honored- Josephus and
Philo and Sirach axtolled him In their
writings. What Paul was among the
apostles, Isaiah wasamong the prophets.
Ny texs6nds him standing On q noun
tain OF inspiration. hooking out into the
future, beholding CHRIST advancing and
anxious that all men might know him,
his voice rings down the ages, seek
ye tho Lord while he may be found"
"Oh." says some one, that was for
olden times" No. my nearer. II you
have travelled In other lands you have
taken a circular leteer Of credit from
some banking house in London, and in
ST. Petersburg or Venice or Rome or
Antwerp or Brussels or Paris you
presented that letter and got financial
help Immediately. And want you to
understand that ths text. instead Of be-
me appropriate for one age or for one
Land Is = circular lsttsr for all ages and
for all lands. and whenever it Is pre-
ssnted for halp. the help comes seek
70 the Lord while he may b found"
No HARsPuN THEORIES.
leone today with no hairspun theo-
ries Of religion. with no nice distinc-
tons, with no elaborate disquisition, but
with plain talk ON tho matters of per-
so1al religion. feel that the sermon l
preach this morning viii be tho SAVIOR OF
life unto tfe or death unto death. In
other words, the Gospel Of Christ Is a
powerful medicine; IL either kills or
cures There are those who say: al
would like 20 become a Christian
have been waiting q good while for the
night Kind of influence TO coiae.' And
stu You are waiting. You are wiser In
worldly things than you are In religious
things. And yet there are men who say
they are visiting 10 get to hesven-wait-
ing. waiting, hat not with intelligent
waiting, or they would get on board the
fins of CHRISTIAN influences that would
bsar them into the kingdom Of God.
Nov yon know very well that TO seek
. thing Is To search for it with earnest
endeay0r. II you want 10 see q certain
ma. in London. aud there Is q matter of
much money connected with your seeing
him, and you cannot ct first find him,
you DO not give np the search You
hax N me directory, but cannot find
th. nAEse: you 80 in circles where you
sbsnk perhaps be- may rningie. aud,
having found The part Of the city where
D. hsss. bat perhaps not knowing the
ssrs~f. yon 90 through street after
Stree. as.s fr9ui block to block. and you
k~g q. sessching for weeks and for
raonshs.
You s&y. 1T Is = matter Of fl9.0D0
WHISTLER 1 So hfn or not" On. that men
wsre - persistent IN seeking for Christi
Had gon os<-hslf thst persistence you
would long ago have found him who is
the ioy q the forgiven spirit. We may
pay cur deess. We may attend church.
va mas rsiievs The poor, We may u.
pablie benefsctors. and yet all cur life
dlsotey the tesf. never seek God. never
gain heaven. CO. that the spirit of God
wonia help tins morning while I try %
show yoa. IN carrying cut the idea Of
my taxi. srst. how 20 seek the Lord,
ard IA ne next place. when u seek hun.
SEEK ye the Isord while he may be
found
sEEx raz LORD rsRoUoH PRAYER.
remark. IN the arst place. you are 10
ssek IRE Lord through earnest and be-
fevinx prayer Gcd u rot Al autocrat
or . deSrot seated on a throne. with his
arrls resting On b~szsn lions and ssn-
tael pscing ap and down At the foot u
ERE throue. God il father seated in q
bower. yvsitiaz for his children to come
snd ciinsb GA his knee and get his kiss
aed ans aenedictiea. Prayer - the cup
WITH waieh we % IA the fountain II
hving water and dip up refreshnsens
for ear thirsty soul Grace does sot