The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1902-06-19
accept His Christ. I turned to the

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but I have better home to 60 to,
some day." The reply, so unexpect-
ed, struck me forcibly, and, as I
thought of the two loads of furni-
ture which had just gone by, !
thought: "How wonderful. Here is
brother in an entirely different
walk of life, with humble home in
poorer section of the city than that
to which was going, and yet he was
looking forward to a mansion in the
skies the same as !, and the same
Saviour was lovingly and carefully
mine" We shook hands at parting,
drawn together by a wonderful tie.
the blood of Christ. We both said:
eve will meet again." Yes, thank
God! Perhaps never again in this
world, but in the next world surely,
for we were both trusting in tho
same Saviour and the same promises.
Perhaps God gave me on that even
ing ride homeward just an earthly
glimpse of one who is to be my
neighbor in Heaven.
New Neighbors and Friends. Mr..
Moody tells of once being very close
ly questioned by a woman who was
member of a church, but whose
Christianity was of very doubtful
quality, as to whether her servant
girl, who claimed to be Christian.
would occupy the same portion OF
I hn 3rS
sure that she wanted to go there il
social distinctions were to be done
away with in Christ Jesus.
Have you, In any degree, the
thought and spirit of this shallow
hearted, pigmy-souled woman? How
about the thief on the cross whom
Jesus took into Paradise with Him
on the day of His crucifxion! How
about the sinful woman, and the
man of Gadara, out of whom Christ
cast legion of devils! How about
the multitudes of publicans and sim
ners who followed Jesus and drank
of the same water of life as the
Samaritan woman at Jacobs welll
They are all there. Thousands have
followed since then from every walk
of life, from every nation and cline.
All are dressed in the same robes of
spotless white, and all are singing
the same song of praise to their Re-
deemer. New neighbors and friends
And now may I reverently speak
of the souls new Landlord, if one
may be permitted SO to use the term
in carrying out cur parallel between
terrestrial and celestial things. The
new landlord is always a source of
serious concern to the tenant. Will
he be fair in his dealings? VIII he
supply the reasonable demands of
the tenant? Will he be kindly con-
siderate and agreeable in his rela-
tions to his new tenant? We ask
these questions with the thought of
God as our Landlord, to set you to
thinking. The world SO little under
stands what God we have, and
how wonderfully He has provided for
everyone. Is He fair in His deal
ings? Listen: "Ho, everyone that
thirsteth, come ye to the waters,
ye, buy and eat; yea, come buy wine
and milk without money and with
out price" "He that cometh unto
Me / will in no wise cast out"
Where is the earthly landlord that
would dare make such an offer?
Will He supply our reasonable de-
mands? Listen: "If ye then, being
evil, know how to give good gifts
unto your children, how much more
shall your Father Which is in Heaven
give good things to them that ask
Him" Will He be kind? Listen:
Like as father pitieth his chill
dren, so the Lord pitieth them that
fear Him." Come unto Me all ye
that are weary and heavy laden and
I will give you rest" Oh, friend, II
| you doubt the love and care of God,
take your Bible and trace their
golden threads running through
| from Genesis to Revelation.
I recall one moving season several
years ago, when in my neighborhood,
| through some mistake and misun-
derstanding, house had been rent
ed to two parties, and the second one
! to arrive found no home in which to
place his goods, which were piled
high upon the wagons waiting at the
| door of the already occupied
house. No House Ready. What
distress and trouble it caused
the homeless family. But how in
finitely worse must be the state OF
that soul which, arriving at the
gates of Heaven, finds no mansion
ready and hears the depart from
Me, I never knew YOU"
The family which found no home
ready for it was able to correct the
mistake and find home later. Not
so the soul which puts off it's prepar.
ations until after God has given His
last call to repentance and saliva
ton, and the soul has been usheree
into the presence of the Judge. Ne
longer the voice of pleading, "Turr
ye, turn ye, from your evil ways
for why will ye die?'' But the sterI
sentence of banishment into outer
darkness. Which do you chose
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