The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1902-12-27

come anu gone slnce then. vi, hBhe
that gildcd the tops of tie Judean
hillsl Oh, song that swelled on the
gentle night breezes and has filed all
the earth with it's musicl Jesus has
come! Jesus has comell
Does the Christmas time mean this
to you. oh, precious soul? Does it
come to you, bearing THU glad song
of the angels? Listen to the Heaven
ly music; catch the message God has
sent to earth to your soul.
Two things the shepherds did aft
er the message of the angels had
been borne in upon their souls: They
made haste to find Jesus, and when
they had found Him they returned,
"glorifying and praising God" and
"they made known abroad" the glad
message of salvation. Jesus has
comet The world celebrates the an
niversary of His birth. 1t has heard
the message of the angels, but 1t re-
mains out on the hillsides of sin re-
fusing to seek Jesus. Do you cele-
brate Christmas? oh, friend! Have
you heard that Jesus has come?
Then seek with haste the presence
of Jesus. Let the music of Eternal
Life burst in upon your soul and
learn the true joy of Christmas time.
And then carry the glad message OF
the angels to all about of Saviour
born, of Saviour crucified, of a
Saviour who ever liveth to make in
tercession.
Jesus Will Come Again.-But the
angels have left another message. 1t
was delivered on the brow of Mount
Olivet, made sacred by the memories
of Christ's presence there as He
communed with His Father and with
His disciples. The handful of disci-
pies are there with their risen Lord
in their midst. They listen to His
parting words; they hear His promise
of power after the Holy Ghost has
come upon them; they receive His
command to go into all the world
and witness for Him, and while they
gaze with rapt absorption upon His
glorified face, He is taken up from
their midst, and cloud receives Him
out of their sight. "And while they
looked steadfastIy toward Heaven, as
He went up, behold, two men stood
by them in white apparel; which
also said: Ye men of .Galilee, why
stand We gazing up into Heaven?
This same Jesus, which is taken up
from you into Heaven, shall so come
in like manner as we have seen Him
go into Heaven" The promise of the
Father borne by the angels from
Heaven to earth is that Jesus is COM
ing again. What bright hope TO
keep the Christian ever gazing Heav-
onward in expectancy.
He is coming! The gentle heart of
the maiden sings with Joy at the
thought of the coming of the one
she adores. The daily letter has
come, and the daily letter has gone
speeding on it's way to him. The
communion has been sweet and con-
slant between the two, but, oh, he is
coming! Coming, SO that his strong,
arms shall clasp her to his bosom,
SO that she shall hear his own ten
der voice sounding in her ear, so she
can talk with him face to face and
understand him better and be with
him always. All this is so natural
and human. We understand it. We
love to read the story of love and
consistency. of the sadness of separa-
ton which gives place to the glad
ness of reunion. And is it strange
thing that the Christian who is in
daily communion with his Lord
should long to be with Him?
"Jesus lover Of my soul.
Let me to Thy bosom fly"
Is it any wonder that John, the be-
loved disciple, in closing his wonder
full Revelation, when he hears his
Lord say: Surely, come quickly"
should respond with a reverent
Amen, and exclaim: Even so, come,
Lord Jesus!"
Yes, Jesus is coming again! God
sent His angels to tell the disciples
SO. The manner of His coming is
known, for they said lie should
come in the clouds of Heaven, even
as He went up into Heaven. And
Paul, under the inspiration of the
Holy Spirit, adds: For the Lord
Himself shall descend from Heaven
with shout, with the voice of the
archangel, and with the trump of
God: And the dead in Christ shall
rise first: Then we which are alive
and remain, shall be caught up to-,
gether with them in the clouds, to
meet the Lord in the air; and 30
shall we ever be with the Lord"
But the time of His coming is not
known. The angels do not know,
Jesus does not know, 'but the Fa-
Their, only" Watch, therefore,"
says Jesus, "for We know not what
hour your Lord doth come" The
five foolish virgins knew the bride
groom was coming, but they were
not watching and were left outside
the marriage supper and the door
was shut against them. 1t is the
eternal truth of God that, "This same
Jesus" is coming again. Is it not q
glad message to couple with the one
that Jesus has Gomez The song of
the angels which announced the birth
of Saviour for the world was a
glad burst of Heavenly music, but il