The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-01-31

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and mercifnl lover, else he would not
have departed from the path of hon
esty and thus brought disgrace upon
himself and humiliating notoriety
upon his loved one. And when God
began to plan for the winning back
to Himself of the world lost in tres
passes and sins, His pure love would
not permit Him to violate truth and
righteousness, but He must needs plan
along the line of justice. Sin must
be punished by death, and so love
found its expression along the line Of
His perfect righteousness and justice,
and "He gave His only begotten Son"
to become "sin for us, Who knew no
sin, that we might be made the right
eousness of God in Him." And thus
was realized the declaration Of the
Psalmist who says: mercy and
truth are met together; Righteousness
and peace have kissed each other"
And so God, the worlds Lover, IL
righteous according to the unchange-
ableness of His eternal truth and Holy
Will; He Is jealous with jealousy rs
pure and intense as His love; He il
just with justice which compelled the
complete punishment of sin, and lIc
Is merciful with a mercy which made
Him willing to give His Son as a sacri-
| Ice for sin. Oh, what wonderful and
complete provision God has made for
sinful man! Yes, God in His wooiny
has bridged the chasm which separ-
ated the world from Him. The way
| ~ in hnu do rNIa i'm
and now we who rejoice in that recon-
| Citation, we who have walked down
| the delightful lovers lane of Gods
Word and way, beseech you in Christie
stead "be ye reconciled to God!"
Gods wooing of the world.-What
theme! Gods wooing carried ON
through human agencies.-What an
exalted privilege! Ambassadors of
Jesus Christ sent on the greatest mis-
sion ever committed to the hands of
men or angels! We have not time to
dwell upon this thought or to develop
it. 1t is worthy sermon of itself.
But, Oh, we do want to say word
which will awaken the Christian heart
to a realization of its great privilege
and responsibility. Ambassadors for
Christ! Then we cannot serve self or
| the world. Jesus Himself plainly said:
| "Ye cannot serve God and mammOn."
II we belong to Jesus Christ by faith
in Him and cleansing in His shed blood,
then we are His ambassadors. What
contempt we have for n traitor, for
one who, when in the service of one per-
son, turns about and betrays his trust
into the hands of another! And, oh,
how many Christians have forgotten
their high calling in Christ Jesus, and
are betrayiDg their trust! AS am
bassadors of Jesus Christ we are sent
| into the world or one mission-that
of telling the love message of God and
| seeking to win lost souls. The am
bassador must know intimately the
one who has sent him on his mission.
Do you, oh ambassador Of Jesus Christ,
know your Lord intimately? The am
bassador must come direct from the
presence of the king, as he goes on his
| mission; he must receive his last in
structions as to just how to carry the
mission to successful issue. AS you
go upon your mission, oh, am bassador
of Jesus Christ, do you come direct
from the presence Of your Lord, with
last instructions to guide you in the
task before you? The ambassador
must feel and believe his message. Your
human love or your human faith will
never succeed in winning soul for
God. You must have Gods heart Of
love. you must have His faith, IL you
would prove successful ambassador
for Him. If we are going to stand in
Christ's stead, we must have His love,
we must have His faith. Human love
| can compass this life, but it takes the
Divine love to reach into the eternities.
Human faith may carry one through
life's problem to the edge of the grave,
but 1t takes the Divine faith Of Jesus
Christ to carry one through the black
ness and death of the tomb into tho
light and glory of the Celestial City.
AS ambassadors of Jesus Christ we
ought to begin to cry to God to give us
His love, to fill us with the faith Of
Jesus Christ, so that we would be
equipped for the greatest mission upon
which man has ever been sent. Then
we shall be able to stand in Christ's
stead in the world, and beseech
the world to become reconciled to
God. And as we carry on the
wooing for God, we will find sinful
hearts melting like snow under the
midday sun. We will find that the
spirit of God will wonderfully coop
crate with us and aid us as we tell the
love story. Oh, Christian, be true
| ambassador for Christ! Oh, unsaved
soul, 1--WE pray you in Christ's stead,
be We reconciled to Godl For He hath
made Christ to be sin for us, Who knew
no sin; that we might be made the
Righteousness of God in Him."