The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-07-16

mans day. Mans day in which he Is
building of wood, hay and stubble
structure which will fall and be utterly
consumed in the day Of the Lord" 1t
is mans day now! Consider 1t well, for
it is different from that great and glori-
Gus day Of the Lord"
m HE day OF the Lord will be marked
i by judgment upon sin, by destruc-
tion of the unrepentant sinner, and by
the absolute triumph of Gods right
eousness. 1t will be time when God
shall rule supreme; when sin. in all Its
hideous unsightliness, which is every
where disfiguring Gods fair world to-
day. shall be put away, and when the
will of God will be no longer thwarted
or hampered by the devices OF man.
rIaught but that which bears the d.
vine impress will be found anywhere,
and the same sweet harmony which
prevails in nature to-day as 1t comes
fresh from Gods hand will be found
to exist among men. There will be no
discords then. There will be no more
violence, for the lion and the lamb
shall lie down together and little
child shall lead them. This is what
it will mean for those who have found
in God and His Christ their refuge.
But to the nations and individuals who
reject Gods offer of mercy now, 1t
will prove to be great and terrible
day, and who shall be able to abide
It? In the center of every cyclone
there is said to be G place Of perfect
calm. All about is the roar OF the
mighty wind, the crashing Of great
timbers as they are torn and twisted
from their places, the thunder of fall
ing walls, the shrieks of the terrified
and groans of the injured and dying,
but in the very core of that awful de-
struction there Is perfect calm and
safety. There babe might rest in
security and have its sleep unbroken.
And it will be so in the "day of the
Lord" The Lord, who will execute ter
rible judgment upon sin and the un-
repentant sinner, will become a refuge
unto His people.
ND while the day OF the Lord will
| n be filled with the awful cry Of the
lost, while those who have rejected
Gods mercy and Gods Christ are
shrieking out in the mad terror Of that
day, there will rise upon the air to
Gods listening ear the song Of rejoic-
| ing because righteousness has triumph
| ed and sin has been put away. 1t will
be a great day of darkness to those
who perish, but 1t will be day Of light
and gladness to those who are found
within the ark of safety. Not Joy be-
cause the wicked perish, not songs Of
gladness because Of the weeping and
crashing of teeth" in the outer dark
ness, but joy and singing because the
| Righteousness Of God has triumphed.
and sin has been judged and put away.
Do you remember what Joy there was
in your heart when you opened 1t to
receive the Christ as your Saviour and
you realized that you were free from
sin and its consequences through the
cleansing and saving power Of Jesus
blood? Do you recall how sweet the
will of God seemed and how the
thought that God was to rule in your
heart and life thereafter brought mex
pressible Joy and peace? These ex-
periences are common for those who
have accepted the Christ and surren-
dered to His will, and If such may be
the experience here and now. while sin
still buffets us and the will of God is
not fully done in our lives, neither In
the world, what think you will be the
Joy and peace of the great day of tri-
umph which the day of the Lord will
usher in? The foretaste here Is enough
to fill our hearts full of expectancy and
to cause us to cry out with John:
Come Lord Jesus!"
lktNIULTITUDES, multitudes" are
M gathering Sin the valley Of de-
cision, for the day of the Lord Is near
in the valley of decision" The great
day is approaching, and while mans
day lasts Nhesis either gathering in the
valley of decision, where Gods wrath
will fall upon him because of sin unre-
pented of and Saviour rejected, or he
is needing Gods warning message and
, fleeing from the wrath to come. There
are many roads which lead to the val
ley Of decision. to the place Of irr9vo'
cable and fixed rebellion against5Got
and unavoidable destruction. There Il
the way of procrastination, and mor'
there be- that travel over that roat
sSxn any other. Comparatively few
there are who do not recognize thu
truth of God, who are not willing t.
.. admit that they ought to turn from sir
and accept the Saviour. and who do no
expect to do so at some futute day
.. But not now. Not when 1t will inter
|, fere with personal plans and ambition
and desires. At more conveniep
, season when life is not SO full and FREE
, and abundant; time when Their
|. seems to be less to sacrifice. And q
. the journey is taken to the valley o
. decision, and too late. too late. is tn
, cry which at last bursts from the dy
ing lips. And then there Is the roa'
, of unbelief Along this pathway trave
! those who are deaf to Gods voice ant
blind to the evidences all about an,
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