The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-05-28

OF the law, the rearing of the tabernacle
the organization Of the priestly servic
and the sacrifcial worship OF the tru
God, and yet all this association an
knowledge did not make him one o
Gods children. He was with the Jews
but not Of the Jews. nhe was to be
come Jew and cast his lot In with them
he must be circumcised and come un
der the blood of the sacrificial lamb
But to have seen Hobab as he mingled
with children of Israel and came ant
went from the midst Of Moses house
hold, no striking difference would have
been noted between him and Gods
people. And so 1t Is to-day. In the midst
OF Gods people there are the Hobabs
who have not been redeemed by the
precious blood Of Christ. AS to outward
appearances and conduct they compare
well and favorably with Gods children
perhaps, but they are not journeying
the same way. They belong back there
In the world. And another thing abost
Hobab. His relationship to so good and
great a man as Moses could not give
him an inheritance in the Promised
| Land, any more than human ties and
relationships to-day can become a pass
port to Heaven. The Coolest man who
ever lived cannot bring into Heaven I'M
der his cloak the unregenerate loved
one Of his household. Each soul must
stand by itself Each soul must decide
for itself its destiny.
WHAT great privilege and oppor-
w tunity were Hobab's. Long as
ISOLATION with Gods people and the
opportunity of going into the Prom
Used Land with them. During those
months Of sojourn in the wilderness
he became familiar with the history
of Gods wonderful dealings with Is
approach of God in the smoking
mountain, and the cloudy pillar, he
heard the law and observed the sug-
gestive tabernacle service, he knew
Gods promises, and beheld Moses
confident trust in them, and what a
weight of responsibility rested upon
him because of all this. II he had
never come from his home in indian,
it would have been different; but now
that he had. and had beheld the glory
and majesty and purpose Of God. how
could he escape II he neglected so
great opportunity. And the Hobabs
of to-day are in the same perilous po'
sition. Think Of your privilege of as
ISOLATION with Gods people. Consider
how you have heard Gods Word read,
how you have shared in the worship
and service, how you have beheld the
saving power of Gods Son manifested
in other lives, how lives have been
change that has been wrought and
have marveled thereat. Consider all
this, and then remember how Jesus
spoke His strongest denunciations OF
judgment against those places which
had seen His greatest works, which
had had the largest opportunities of
knowing Him. Hobab had great priv
ilege and opportunity in his sojourn
with Gods people. and he came under
the greater condemnation for that
very reason. And so 1t Is with you.
who mingle day after day with Gods
people and come under Christian infiu-
ence, and hear and know the truth OF
God as 1t is in Christ Jesus. Yours
Is the privilege of knowing and I'M
Outstanding Gods purpose for you;
yours is the opportunity Of joining
Gods people and journeying with
them to Heaven. Great privilege and
opportunity, surely, and they will not
always be yours. Some day your
privilege will have been lost and your
opportunity gone forever.
nECISION day came for Hobab,
~ and 1t comes to every soul. One
memorable day Moses came to his
brother.in-law, and putting his arms
around him and looking into his eyes
with earnest. loving gaze he said:
Come, Hobab; come with us. Don't
go back to the place concerning which
God has given no promise OF blessing.
but go with us to the place God has
promised to give us and where He has
promised to bless us. Come with US
and we will do thee good" And
Hobab was brought face to face with
the crisis In his life. He must decide
whether he will go forward or back
ward, whether he will follow God and
walk with Gods people, or whether he
will turn his back upon God and re.
fuse longer to continue with Gods
people. Decision day comes to every
soul. There comes time when the
earnestly spoken invitation brings
the soul to the parting Of The ways
There must be decision for Christ OF
for self There must be going back
to the self-land and to the numerous
kinsmen of the world, the flesh and
the Devil, or going forward with
| Christ as Saviour, and Guide and
Leader. Moses faithfulness to God
and to his brother-in-law brought the
| crisis In the latter's life. and the
faithfu1ness with which Christians
deliver the message and the invita-
ton determines how many precious
souls will DO brought 20 decide fol-
Christ Jesus said: Come and see,
to those two disciples OF John who
followed Him, and 1t brought decision
day to them. for they followed and
found the Christ. And then In turn
thav want ont and eayp the invitation