The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-12-24

Jesus Just l0Eed me- AEu "lle!i Iiie Eu''
20: above the horizon that morning
BRIGHTER LIGHT was filing all the chambers
of his heart. He has a beautiful home
now. and everywhere he goes is telling
what dear Saviour he has found. Are
some of you out in the darkness
sick and sin-sick? Creep mp to the plerced
feet. He'll not sco:d YOU. Hell not ad-
wise you. He'll Just love ycn..iove YOU ont
Of Your shameful failure and loss, INTO the
glorious gain OF His cross ont OF earn
sorrows into His balm, oat OF ilte>s storm
and INFO His calm, out of distress to Jubi-
iant psalm.
Children Of God. apostles Of .1esus: "a
love was the master passion OF Him whom
The Father sent. so must love be the ron
straining motive of us whom the Son
sends. Humanity responds to the toach
Of love. Around on the sunny side OF even
the most frigid man there is always a door
that opens to the pressure OF loving
heart. "Thou hast loved my soul from the
pit" exclaimed Hezekiah. as he iooked
back at his alarming illness; as II 900;
bending over His PROSTATE servant. ia4 i;st
used His great heart as magnet 10 hI1
the sufferer from the crave. Love maSne-
tized Hezekiah from death. Be We. there,
fore im;tators of God. Paul urges. and
walk in love even as Christ also loved YOU.
As His sent ones. we are to 60 about lov-
;nr people out of sin into forgiveness, ont
Of unrest into peace. Constrained. I'M
pelled. urged on. he'd irresistib:y to one
aim hv the love of Christ. we are sent to
those vet in enT,ity a9a1nsf "od' 10 'o'c
them into fellowship with Him.
Continuing, as we do, Christ's mission:
our parish is the world. As hc was sent
into the world. even so has tie also senI m
us. His command to make disciples OF all
the nations has never been repealed.
Within every Christian church ] wish
there hung chart. const:ncted on the ba-
s;s ~ Acts is: "Ye shall be witnesses unto
Me both in Jerusalem. and in all Jndea..
and in Samaria. and INTO the uttermoSe
nart OF the earth" Four eoucentrlc err
c,es. A picture of the local church at the
centre. The inner circle at the top. I'm
all ,Jndea:" at the bottom. "State's MS
sions." The third circle at 1r the top ar, IN
Samar;a:" at the bottom. Home MIS-
sions." The outer circle at the TOP, unto
the Uttermost Parts Of the Earth: at tne
bottom. "Foreign Missions. hcross tnem
60, az 40, +o everv creature" ::The Field is
the World"
A sinful world, where ren and women
srp diving without God and without hope.
A sorrowfui world. where bleeding hearts
need bandaqipc, where many man never
Gees the stars shine through his cypress
trees A coyetous world. where greco
snnnIants creed. where the book OF truth
and the bottles OF hell are struggling tor
the supremacy: where, with eyes b!lnoed
hv the rod of this age many are Fastening
to become rich. falling into temptation and
q snare and into many foolish and 1urt1n,
lusts which drown men in obstruction ana
perdition. Into such world are we Sent;
vet must we keen ourselves unSpotSeIai
from the world. His figure OF the salt
Jesus immediately followed with rus neute
Of the light While minoling with peoDlse.
"a salt ;s mixed with that which needs
1reservation. we must be as LIGHTS, above
,nd SHINING down upon the world. Some
times IN the ho'y mount with the trans
fcured Christ. then down among the peo'
| nle With the dcmoniac bov; keeping close
to The Master while keering touch or the
world: laving hold of sinful man WITH one
hand and the sinlees Man with the other,
and bringing them face to face.
T. is profitable to note Christs intelrpre'
tot;on of His own mission. and to read our
mission in the light of that Interpretation
Hear His words: II came down IRON
| heaven. not to do Mine own VIII. Dne the
will of Him that sent Me-, AS MY Fatnei
hath sent Me even 80 send you: came
not to call the righteous, but sinners Nc te
renentance. As My Father hath sent Me
even 50 send I YOU. The Son of man came
not TO be ministered unto, but to. munster
and to give His life ransom tor many
As Nv Father hath sent Ne, even 50 senG
7 Won. The Son of man came to seek sno @
to save that which was lost. As hS
Fnther hath sent Me. even SO send Ecu.
He came to minister. and He mlnistereG
to all classes. He welcomed lnt1uentla
| Nicodemus, and explained to him the ne"
| birth. He took equal pains with the ne ne
spised woman Of Samarla. ana are" ioi
| Ter the living water: The TWO aGcooTfs I:o Tfs
are placed side by side. during a'S a4t n.t
He H made His grave with the rich, in order
tbat He might save both. So is the VII, % q
God in Christ Jesus concerning, US: w.
sre eaved to serve. With hands full O.
heInful charity, with word IN season te
h.;Sph h;na th,t ;s weary. with heart at leisure
from Itself to socthe and sympathlze, we
are sent to bring ourselves into, contac
with humanity at the point OF neeo.
Ourselves, mark you. not mercy GU. NJ, :,
! stance. The human soul is caverponsn n!a i.
it's hunger, not lor things, but Ior lo'Es
It is easier often to give, money than &C., Ion.
It takes less prayer, and neeessatSa.d eaSad ,,en en
nervous expenditure. Jesus t9qchea ny, u;,
md M y;rtue went out of Him. He gave Hu
lie AS a ransom that gift was UNIQUE II
;ts ; value and effect. As an ofterlns 1o
sin sin it can never be duplicated. 1es ma! :!
We We in some true sense, give ourselves a.
He gaye Himself. We may present ou
bodies boz living sacrifice, We may pour s.,,h Gh
our % lives on the altar of the churchs faltn
and count it a JOY. as Paul did. we e ma! ma:
;m;tate the devotion which burned IA en'
bosom and blazed in the life OF my revere
teacher, ~ Martin Brewer, Anderson, "h'
used r to Say: 1T has been the purpose roo 60 .
nv life TO live as far as l might Tor oeh a1
ers: m ike my divine Master. to give n,yse1I yse1
for or them, and 50 far to renew IN mSsei
that perfect life. ,r
In view Of our mighty mlsslons are W,
IN ~ weakness, and in fear and IN nue. ues
tremblinge Let us be comt9rtea oy oa 4oa
Lord's intercessory prayer He gfnarsnte1e gf1 ans1 e
a a'Ve eompiete equipment. When lie SPEAK
Of sending US into the word. His ~ woa' orr
means more than mere sending. II lIn
niies an official, authoritative comm'ssso1
together with the neeessa"y e9uiplneni, sin
A. A. the Father equipped Him for HIS mi MIN n
;ssry. so He thoroughly furnishes us uit ;t,
sHefEH tEe HdT gV0GG Ghost oys an With power Ye Ehs
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