The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-09-28

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some unconfessed sin. Alas for the man
who allows any sin to go without imme-
date confession. 1t will spring upon hun
some day like tiger from the jungle, and
will overthrow him before he can have
time to call for help Sin is always down
grade in its tendencies, and he who denies
Christ at the wicket gate will ere long
deny Him face TO face.
IL.
This text is also to be used in connection
with the suferings Of Jesus. 1t may not
be amiss to give brief account OF his
trial
First of adj, He appeared before Annas,
the high priest, an account of which we
read in John xviii: 10 to 22-"The high
priest then asked Jesus of His disciples,
and of His doctrine. Jesus answered him,
| spake openly to the world; l ever taught
in the synagogue and in the temple, With
err the jews always resort. and in secret
have | said nothing. Why askest thou Me?
Ask them which heard Me what l have
said unto them: behold, they know what |
said And when He had thus spoken one
of the officers which stood by struck Jesus
with the palm of his hand, saying, An
swerest Thou the high priest So"
1t was an awful thing for this man with
open hand to strike Him in the face. To
strike Him, before Whom the angels yelled
their faces; to strike Him before Whom
the archangel sang: Holy, holy, holy,
Lord God Almighty"
But do you notice that when they struck
Him He never shuddered? They could not
hurt Him with any such blows as this, but
when we read Now Simon Peter stood
without and warmed himself" this is a
blow which makes the Son of God shudder
and His heart grow sick
The second part of the trial was His APP
pearance before Caiaphas. Here, although
false witnesses appeared against Him He
was perfectly silent "But Jesus held His
peace. And the high priest answered and
said unto Him. adjure Thee by the living
God that Thou tell us whether Thou be
the Christ the Son of God. Jesus said
unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless l
say unto you, Hereafter shall We see the
Son of Man sitting on the right hand of
power and coming in the clouds OF hea-
ven"
And they did spit in His face" but He
never saw them. His eyes were blinded to
His insults. but Peter in the presence OF
| HIS enemies was blow at His very heart.
They smote Him until if He had been only
man He would have staggered in His weak
ness. hut they might as well have struck
rock like Gibraltar and expected II to fall
! as to move Him with their blows, but
when Peter stood IN the presence of those
who were against Him. like one Of them
| himself, il was a terrific blow at the Son
! Of God
The third part of the trial was before
! the Sauhedrm. He is led out from the
court where He has seen both Annas and
! Caiaphas. and passes through an outer
court to another room where the Sanhe-
drim is to meet. As He passes, possibly
near enough TO reach cut His hand and
touch His disciple, suddenly He hears
| Peter say:
AZ 4aU wa, I i-no,u II ;ru not -
He coald forget the splitting Of His enc
mies, the h'ows of those who hated Him,
and the rods shat had fallen upon Him in
the hands of the angry multitude, but He
could not forget Peter
That which hurts Him the most in these
DAYS is not the sin of the unregenerate-
this He must expect but the sins of His
own people for whom He suffered and
died, and rose again.
There is an infinite amount OF pathos in
the words "Ile turned and looked at Pc
ter No word of reproach fell from His
| lips. but simply an expression of sorrow
was there to be seen. Does He not look
upon YOU to-day. and does He not arouse
memories in your hie-vows that yoa have
broken pledges that you have never kept ?
Jesus. let Thy plying eye call back the
wandering sheep.
False to Thee like Peter, would fain
Ike Peter weep"
" III
But do not he discouraged Mans use
fuiness not infrequently springs from his
| recovery from some sin. Out OF Peter =
fall came his first epistle. The best glimpse
that | have Of the SavloUr's heart is that
which comes when J think of His personal
dealings with individuals. When ] think
of the God Of Abraham | think Of one who
strengthens His child under trial The
God of Jacob Is my encouragement to be-
lieve that my old nature may be CON
quercd and my name changed from Jacob
to Israel, the prince OF God. The God OF
Elijah teaches me that PRAYER must be an
swered The Saviour of Thomas encour-
ages me while in doubt; the Saviour Of
| Paul sus'ains me in my suffering. but the
Saviour of Peter is the restorer OF the pen
itent.
Peter and Jesus met after the Resurrec-
tion ON the shore of the lake. 1t Is most
significant that when he denied Christ it
was in the presence of the fire of Goals in
the court Of the enemy. When the Son
OF God met him on the shore of this lake
there was fire of Goals burning there
doubt not but that all the story OF his de
NAL came rushing upon him. What was
SAID at that interview we shall not know
until we hear it from Peters own lips. but
it is safe to say that all his sins were for.
given, and even the marks of his denial
| were taken away.
If you have denied this same Lord in
YOUR business. in your home. or in society
He walts to forgive and to forget. and He
SIS the same yesterday, to-day and for
ever"
Better Than Smashing.