The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-12-10

{ })(I@C for the sin of the
Nv i ut world. Extensive
" in that the whole
world was includ-
ed in Gods plan of salvation and In
that the sacrifice which Christ made
wrought redemption for all the world.
The terms in which Jesus Is referred
to all through the Bible from the time
when God promised Abraham that In
him should all the nations Of the earth
be blessed until John came crying:
Behold the Lamb of God, which talk
eth away the sin OF the world" are
those which reach out beyond Israel
into all the world. This intensiveness
and extensiveness Is the very heart of
the Gospel. 1t Is the conception of the
Gospel which every Christian should
have, and its spirit must pervade the
heart and life, II one is to do effectual
and faithful service for the Master. It
Is the man with the large vision that
aims the highest and goes the farthest.
The king who was looking for an ad-
ministrator for his kingdom examined
each aspirant for the place and asked
what were his qualifications. Each had
much to say of himself and what the
kingdom was to be through his admin
istration. At last there came one with
modest, quiet manner, but with far,
deep light kindling in the eve. His
vision was not of self, but Of the king
dom, his qualifications were not those
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conceit, but rather of earnest, faithful
devotion to the vision of the high des-
tiny of the kingdom. 'Thou art the
man for whom l have been looking!"
exclaimed the king. Into thy hands
shall be committed this trust"
OSEPH in Egypt was prepared for
y the large service by his vision of
the far-reaching commission and des-
tiny of Egypt. Daniel in Babylon was
fitted for the control of the kingdom by
the revelation of the place that king
dom held in the plans of the eternal
God. Jesus was prepared to become
the worlds Saviour by the realization
of Gods purposes in Him for all the
world. And the Christian is equipped
and prepared for service by this same
vision, this same realization of the in
tensiveness and extensiveness of the
glorious Gospel This condition and
attitude of heart characterize the life
and writings OF Paul. His ministry
everywhere, whether from the prison
cell at Rome or at Athens, or Corinth
or Ephesus where he preached to the
multitudes, throbbed and pulsated with
the intensity of the Gospels power to
save to the uttermost, and its extern
siveness to reach out and enfold all the
needy world. II was from such a
heart, heart filled with a realization
of the power and possibilities of the
Gospel, that there burst the cry: my
hearts desire and prayer to God for
Israel Is, that they might be saved.
] have great heaviness and continual
sorrow in my heart. For could wish
that myself were accursed from Christ
for my brethren, my kinsmen accord
ing to the flesh" A heart burdened
for souls. So burdened that he would
gladly have given his life and his hope
IL thereby the lost souls of his brethren
might be saved. 1t was the echo Of
the cry of Moses In the wilderness, as
he asked God to blot him out of His
book II His mercy could not be extend
ed towards SHINING people.
THIS burden for souls should rest
| upon the heart of every Christian.
1t Is not an experience which should
be confined to ministers and evange-
lists, and few of the more spiritual
church members, but is one which
should be manifested in every heart
that has felt the cleansing power of
Jesus blood AMI the quickening power
of His life. The burden for souls should
characterize the Gospel, rather than be
the unusual and infrequent expression
of that Gospel But such burden can
come only as the soul catches vision
of the lost world, hopeless and help
less in its sin, and forever separated
from God, and vision of the Christ,
and the worldwide salvation which
He is able to offer through the atone
ment which He made for sin. This
two-fold vision 1t is the privilege of
every Christian to have. and without
1t he may not know the intenslveness
and extensiveness Of the blessed Cos
pei. But let him have these two Wis
ions. let him awaken to the intensity
of the life and sacrifice of Christ and
the extent OF His mission and such
a burden for souls will roll In upon his
heart as will send him forth soul
winner. The life-saving crew, sta
toned upon the rock-bound coast by
the government, would never be moved
to push out into the raging deep after
the perishing souls on the sinking ship
II from the lookout they turned their
gaze towards loved ones and LIES
cherished hopes In the cottage resting
safely Under the lee Of tho rock-ribbed