Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-11-01

swfmmeth stretcheth forth his hands to
swim." You have noticed TINT when
swimmer goes to rescue any one he puts
of his heavy apparel. He must not have
any such impeachment about him IL he is
going to do this great deed. And when
Christ stepped forth to save us he shook
of the sandals of heaven, and his feet were
free, and then he stepped down into the
wave Of our transgressions, and 1t came uI'
over his wounded feet, and 1t came above
the spear stab in his side-Rye, 1t dashed
to the lacerated temple, the high water
mark Of anguish. Then, rising above the
flood, "He stretched forth his hands In the
midst Of them, as he that swimmeth spread
eth forth his b inds to SWIM"
II you have ever watched a swimmer,
you notice tina. his whole body is brought
into play. Tho arms are fiexed, the hands
drive the water back, the knees are active,
the head is thrown back to escape strangu-
tation, the whole body Is in propulsion.
And when Christ sprang into the deep to
save us He threw His entire nature into tt
ness. His love. His Omnipotence. head.
heart, eyes, hands, feet. We were far our
On the sea and so deep down in the waves
and so far out from the shore that nothing
short of an entire God could save us.
Chl ist leaped. ont for our rescue, SAYING.
"Lo, 1 come to do thy -willr' and all the
,urges OF human and satanic hate b..
from the gates of heaven feared He would
90 down under the waves and instead OF
saving others would Himself perish; but.
putting His breast to the foam and shak-
Ing the surf from His locks, He came on
and on until He Is now within the reach
Of every one here, eye omniscient, heart
infinite, arm omntpotent, mighty to save,
sven unto the uttermost.
On, 1t was not half God that trampled
down believing Gennesaret; 1t was not a
quarter Of God that mastered. the de-
mons of Gadara; it was not two-thirds OF
OF his overjoyed sisters; it was not a frag-
ment OF God who offered par Ion and
peace to all the race. No. This mighty
swimmer threw his grandeur, his glory.
his might, his wisdom, his >omnipotence
and his eternity into this one act. 1t took
both hands of God to save us-both feet.
How do I prove it? On the cross were
not both hands nailed? On the cross
were not both feet spiked? His entire
nature involved in our redemptioni
If you have lived much by the water,
you notice also that IL any one Is going out
20 the rescue Of the drowning he must be
Independent, self-reliant, able to go alone.
There may be time when he must spring
out to save one, and he cannot get life
boat, and II he goes out and has not
strength enough to bear himself up and
bear another up he will sink, and instead
Of dragging one corpse out Of the billows
you will have two to drag out. When Christ
,prang out into the sea to deliver us, He
had no life buoy. His Father did not help
Him. Alone in the wine press, alone in the
pang, alone in the darkness, alone on the
mountai alone in the seal Oh, II He saves
as He shall have all the credit, for 'there
was none to help" no oar, no wing, no
ladderi When Nathaniel Lyon fell in the
battle charge In front Of his troops, he had
| a whole army to cheer him. When Marshal
Ney sprang into the contest and plunged
In the spurs till the horses aanks spurted
blood, all France applauded him. But Jesus
aloneI "Of the people there was none to
help" 'All forsook him and fed" Oh. 1t
was not hotilla that sailed down and
saved us. 1t was not a cluster Of gondolas
| that came over the wave. 1t was one per-
. son, independent and alone, spreading
,ut His hands among US as a swimmer
,preadeth forth his hands to swim.''
| Behold, then, the spectacle OF drown
ing soul and Christ the swimmer 4 believe
t was In 1s4S when there were six English
soldiers of the Fifth fusileers who were
banging to a capsised beat--a boat that
had heen upset bv q e" - niles