The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-07-07

are on the limits and the chief refresh-
ments and ~enjoyments of life are for
outsiders and not for His children.
1t is stark atheism. There is no inno-
cent beverage too rich for Gods chlld
90 drink, there is no robe too costyfor
him to wear, there is no nilarity too
great for him to indulge in and no
house too splendid for him to live in.
He has a right TO the joys OF earth;
he shall have a right to the joys OF
Heaven. Though tribulation and trial
and hardship may come unto him, let
him rejoice. Rejoice in the Lord, ye
righteous. and again l say rejoice"
l remark again, that Christ comes
to US in the hour Of our extremity.
He knew the wine was giving out be-
fore there was any embarrassment or
modification. Why did He not per-
form the miracle sooner? Why wait I'M
til it was all gone, and 10 help could
come from any source, and then come
in and perform the miracle? This IS
Christ's way. and when He cid come in,
at the hour of extremity. he made first
rate wine. sothat they cried out: Thou
hast kept the good wine until now
Jesus in the hour of extremity! he
seems to prefer that hour. In u Chris
tiun home in Poland great poverty had
come. and on the week day the man
was obliged to move out of the house
with his whole family. That night
he knelt with his family and prayed
TO God. While they were kneeling IN
prayer there was 4 tap on the window
pane. They opened the window, and
- 1900 a., -la -ail md
= Fed and trained, and it had in its bill
/, a ring all set with precious stones,
which was found to be a ring belong
2 ing to the royal family. 1t was taken
, up to the kings residence, and for the
= honesty Of the man in bringing it back
he had a house given to him and a
Y garden and a farm. Who was it that
sent the raven tapping on the window?
I The same God that sent the raven to
feed Elijah by the brook Cherith. Christ
. in the hour Of extremity.
Il You mourned over your sins. You
could not find the way out. You sat
down and said: God viii not be merci-
full. He has cast me OIL" But in that,
the darkest hour OF your history, light
r broke from the throne. and Jesus said;
~ "Oh. wanderer, come home; have seen
n all thy sorrows. In this, the hour OF
thy extremity. | offer thee pardon and
. everlasting life!"
Trouble came. You were almost
~ torn to pieces by that trouble. You
braced yourself up against it. You
: said: Il will be a stoiq and will not
care" But before you got through
- making the resolution it broke down
under YOU. You felt hat all your re-
sources were gone. And then Jesus
70, came. an the fourth watch OF the
night the Bible says, Jesus came
walking on the sea" Why did he not
=. come in the first watch or in the sec
~ ond watch or in the third watch? ]
~ do not know. He anne in the fourth
and gave deliverance TO His disciples
Jesus in the last extremity.
I wonder if it Will be so in our yer.
last extremity. We shall fall suddenly
- sick. and doctors Will come, but il
~ vain. We will try the anodynes and Il,
~ stumulants ard the bajhinEs, but al
in vain. Something will say: 'Yc'
must 60" No one 70 hold us back, bu
the hands OF eternity stretched Gu
- 20 pull US on. What then? Jesus vi.
come to us, and as we say: Lord
Jesus. 7 am afraid of that water:
cannot wade through 10 the othe
side" He will say: Take hold of m,
:. arm And we will take hold Of HI
arm. and then He will put His foo
~ in the surf Of the wave, taking us Of
down, deeper. deeper. deeper, and GU
souls viii cry: AL Thy waves and bi'
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u the feet. come 10 the knee. and pass I'll
girdle and come 10 the head, and on
soul cries out: Lord. Jesus Chris
a l cannot hold Thine arm any longer.
az Then Jesus viii turn around, throw
De- both His arms about us and set L
us on the beach far beyond the tossing c
RI the pillows. Jesus in the last extreu
ity!
ISL The wedding scene is rone now. tn
wedding ring has been lost, the tanl
al ards have been broken, the house
VII down. but Jesus invites us TO a orande
a wedding. You know that the bible say
<eu that the church is the Lambs wifi
ing and the Lord will after awhile CON
to fetch her home. There will /
ole cleaning of torches in the sky, and II
the trumpets of God will rayish the n
the with their music, and Jesus will stretc
the out His hand. and the church. robe
the in white. will put aside her veil ar
look up into the face of her Lord, Il
hat King. and the Bridegroom will say
'tal the bride: Thou hast been faithf
ac- through all these years! The mansiC
ng, is ready Come home! Thou art fai
one my lovei" And then He will put upC
ity. her brow the crown of diminion, al
hat the table will be spread, and it W
was reach across the skies, and the nigh
for ones of Heaven will come in, garland.
rist with beauty and striking their cyl
balls. and the bridegroom and bri
He will stand at the head of the tab
Will and the b%anqueters, looking mp, W
i've wonder and admire. and say; THAT
Jesus. the Bridegroom! But the SC
on His brow is covered with the col