Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-09-23
NO. Al

be with you~ In other words. thsrs is no
such thing rs getting from heaven pardon
and comfort an eternal life unless we bring
with us our Divine Brother. the Lord JESUS
Christ. Coming without Him We shall fall
before We reach the rorn-crih. ana our
bodies shal, be portion for the iackais of
the wilderness: bnt coming with the Divine
Jesus all the granaries OF heaven will swing
open before our aOut aud abundance shall
he given US. We shall bs invited to sit in
the palace Of The King, an at the table, and
chile the Lord OF heaven is apportioning
from His own table to the other tables Hs
will not forget us: and then and there 1t Will
be found that our Beniamin's mess Ia larger
than all the others. for so IT ought to be.
'Worthy is the Lamb that was slain, to re-
ceive blessing and riches and honor AMI
glory and power"
want to make three points. Every frank
and common sense man viii! acknowledge
himself to be a sinner. What ara You going
to do with your sins? Have them psr!Oned,
you say. How2 Through the mercy OF Co.
What do You mean by the mercy OF God!
ls II the letting down of a bar for the ni-
mission OF all. without respect to character!
Be not deceivej2 I sea a soul coming up to
the gate o: mercy and knocking at the corn
crib Of heavenly supply; and voice yo from
within saws "Are you alone?" The sinner
replies, Gan alone" The voice from
within says, you shall not see my pardon
ing face unless your divine Brother, the
Lord Jesus, bs with YOU" oh, that Is tho
point at which SO mauv ara discounted.
There Is no mercy from God except through
Jesus Christ. Coming with Him. We ara ac-
cepted. Coming without Him. we are re-
jScted. Peter pnt 1t right in his great SER
mon before the high priests. when he thun-
dered forth: Melt YER is there salvation in
any other There Is no other name given
under herven among men whereby we may
be savad" Oh anxious sinner! Oh, dying
sinner! oh, lost sinner! all Won have got to
do is to have this divine Benjamin along
with you. Side by side. coming to the gaze.
all the stOre-house5 OF heaven will swiaS
open before your anxiouS sou'.
Am right In calling Jesus Bon jamin? o,
yes. Rachel livel only long enough to give
a name to that child. AMI with dying kiss
she called him Benoni. Afterward Jncob
changed his nam and he called him Ben
jamiD. The meaning of the name she gave
was, 'Son OF my Pain" The meaning OF
the name the father gave was. "Son OF my
Right Hani." Ant Vas not Christ the Son
OF pain? All the sorrows OF Rachel In that
hour when she gave her child over into the
hands Of strangers was as nothing compared
with the struggle of God when He gave up
His only Son. And was not Christ appro-
priateiy called ''Son of the Right Hand!'
Did not Stephen look into heaven and see
Hi n standing at the right hand Of God! And
does not Paul speak of HIM as standing at
the right han of God making intercession
for us2 o. Benjamin Jesus! Son OF pang!
Son of victory! The deepest emotions OF our
souls ought to be stirred at the sound OF that
nomenclature. In your prayers plead HIS
tears, His sufferings. His sorrows. and His
death. II you refuse 10 do it, al the corn
cribs ana the palaces OF heaven VIII De
bolted and barred against your soul. and
voice from the throne shall stun you with tue
announcement, You shall lot SEQ My lace
except your brother be with you.