Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-10-19

1t is a cracking rs Of tree branches. "a
blcating and struggle. Go. Abraham, |
and see what ii j.. oh, il was ram that,
going through the woods. las its crooked
horns iasicrcd and cntanglcd in the brush
wood and cpuld not get looSc, and Abra- /
ham scise- il ,iat!iy and quickly unlooscns
Isaac from The affair. puts Tie ram on in
his place Sos. the i..i.p lrCvr the brush
wood of tAV ALTAR. and a, i!c dense smoke
of the saerii,c hti;lrs to rise tie blood
rolls down iGc side, oi The ali: and drops
Kissing into tie fire. and hear the words
Behold The Lamb Of God who takes away
the sins of the world.
Well, what are you going To get out of
this: There is an aged minister of the
gospel. lie says: II should get out of it
that when God tells you To do "A thing
whether 1t seems reasonable TO you ar not
go ahead and do II. Here Abraham
couldn't have been mistaken. God didn't
speak 80 indisiinctly that IL was not GER
tain whether he called Sarah or Abimelcch
or somcbody else. but with divine articu-
latiun, divine information, divine cmpha-
sis he said, Abraham Abraham rushed
blindly ahead to do his duty, knowing
that things would come ont right. Like
wise do so yourselves. There is mystery
have to carry You don't know why God
has put ii on YOU. There is some pcrsccu-
tion. some trial, and you don't know why
God allows ii. There Is u work for You To
do, and you have not enough grace, you
think, to dol IL. DO rs Abraham did. Ad-
vance, and do your whole duty. BE will
ing To give up Isaac, and perhaps you will
not have to give up anything. jehovah
jirch'-tho Lord will provide" y capital
lesson this old minister gives us.
God VIII Provide.
Out yondcr In his house Is an aged
woman. The light of heaven in her face
she is half way through the door; she has
her hand ON the pearl of the gate. Mother,
what would you get out Of this subject?
ooh, she says, Il would learn that IL Is
in the last pinch that God comes tn the re-
lief. You see the altar was ready, and
Isaac was fastened ON IL, and the knife
was lifted, and just at the last moment
God broke In and stopped proceedings 30
II has been in my life of 20 years Why,
sir there was u time when the flour was
all out of the house, and set the table at
noon and had nothing 10 put ON IL, but
five minutes Of o'clock IA loaf Of bread
came. The Lord will provide. My son
was very sick, and said: Dear Lord, you
don't mean To take him away from me,
do you: Please. Lord don't take him
away. Why, there are ncighbors who have
three and four SONS This is my only son,
this Is my Isaac Lord, you won't take
him away from me. will you? But saw
he was getting worse and worse all the
time, and turned round snd prayed, I'M
til after awhile felt submissive, and
could say. Thy will. o Lord, be doncn
Il. n
him up. And, rs was the custom In those
times. we had made the grave clothes, and
we were whispering about the last cxcr-
ciscs when looked. and l saw some per-
SEPARATION on his brow, showing that the
fever had broken, and he spoke TO us
so naturally that knew he was going to
get we'll. He did get well, and my son
Isaac, whom thought was going TO be
slain and consumed of disease, was loosen
cd from that altar And, bless your souls,
that's been So for 30 years, and IL my voice
were no; 80 weak. and II could see bet
ter, ! could preach 10 you younger people
"A sermon. FOR though can't sec much
can see this: Whenever you get into tough
place. and your heart is breaking, II YOU
will look little farther into the woods
you will STE, caught in the branches, u
substitute and dcliycrancc. My son.
God will provide himself lamb. .
Thank you, mother, for that short ser
mon. / could preach back to- you for
minute or TWO and say, never do You fear.
| wish had half rs good hope of heaven
Us you have. Do not fear, mother. What
ever happens, no harm will ever happen
10 you. WAS going up long flight Of
stairs. and ! saw an aged woman, very de-
crcpit and with n care. creeping on up.
She made but very little progress, and l
felt very cxuhcrant, and | said 10 her,
why, mothcr. that is no way 20 20 up
stairs, and threw my arms around her
and carried her up and put her down on
the landing at the top of the stairs She
said Thank you. thank you. nm very
thankful" oh, mother when you get
through this lifc's work and you want to
go up stairs and rest In the good place
that God has provided for you, you Will
not have TO climb up--you will not have
to crawl up painfully The two arms that
were street ahcd on the cross will he flung
around you and you will be- hoi.tcd with
glorious If, beyond all wcarincss and all
struggle, May the God Of Abraham and
Isaac be with you until You see the Lamb
on the hilltops.
Typical of jesus.
n
suggestion and this aged woman has
made n suggestion. / will make "a suggcs.
tion-lSaac going mp the hill makes me
think Of the great sacrifice Isaac, the
only son of Abraham Jesus. the only son
of God. ON those two "onlys" | build u
fearful emphasis. q Isaac! O Jesus, But
this last sacrifice was IA more tremendous
one. When the knife was lifted over Cal
vary, there was no voice that cried stop"
and no hand arrested IL. Sharp, keen and
tremendous, IL cut down through nerve
and artery until the blood sprayed the
frees Of the cXccUtioncrs and the midday
sun dropped IA veil Of cloud over It's face
because IL could not endure the spectacle.
q Isaac Of Mount MoIiah o Jesus of
Mount Calvary Better could Odd have
thrown away into humiliation "A thousand
worlds than TO have sacrificed his only
son. Ii WIS not one Of ten sons-it was
his only SON. II he had not given up him,
you and would have persisted. God so
loved the world that he gave his only
stop there, not because l have forgotten
the quotation, but because l want to
think. God so loved tie world that he
gave his only begotten son, that whose
ever bclicvcih in him should not perish,
but have everlasting life" Great God.
! bi'dh NY mart Ut inc tIouEDt Oh tn1t sac
riiice. Isaac the only, typical of Jesus the
only.
You see Isaac going up the hill and
carrying the wood. q Abraham, why not
take the load of the boyg II he Is going
To die so soon. why not make his last
hours easy! Abraham knew that I'm car
rying that wood up Mount Moriah Isaac
was to be IA symbol If Christ carrying his
own cross up Calvary. | do not know
how heavy that cross was-whcihcr Ii was
made of oak or acacia or Lebanon cedar.
suppose it may have weighed 100 or 200 or
300 pounds. That WAS the lightest part If
the burden. All the sins and sorrows OF
the world were wound around that cross
The hcft of one the heft Of two, worlds
earth and hell were ON his shoulders o
Isaac, carrying the wood Of sacrifice ND
Mount MOriah. q Jesus, carrying the
wood of sacrifice up Mount Calvary, the
ag2nics of earth and bell wrapped around
that cross. shall never see the heavy luad
on Isaac ; back hat | shall not think of the
crushing load on Christ back. For whom
that load; For you For you. For me
For me. Would that all the tears that we
have ever wolt over orr SORROWS had been
saved until this morning. and that we
might HOW pour them out on The laccrated
back and feet ana heart If the son Of God
You say. III Ills young man was 20 or
so years of age. why did not he resist? Why
WAS il NOT Ieunr Litsliuo f,r. hmm, ius,.,J