The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-07-23

Jericho, but Is your belief living faith
such as Rahab hadf A faith which
brought with II holy fear OF God and a
desire to know Him better? And II you
have such faith you need not perish In
the fated city of Jericho. but you may
becelivered even as was Rahab. Herfaith
led to obedience, and saving faith is al
ways obedient faith. by faith" We are
told, "Rahab the harlot persisted not
with them that were disobedient, having
received the spies with peace" Her
faith led her to receive Gods messengers
and to obey their instructions. James
calls 1t a working faith. And saving
faith is always more than mere belief in
God. Scripture declares that the Devils
believe and shudder." And mere idle.
inactive faith in God will never prepare
you to meet Him. You believe In God.
you say. Are you willing to receive His
message? Are you anxious to know Him
and His will concerning you? II not.
you have no saving faith in Him.
n BEDIENCE involves the scarlet
~ thread. 1t let the two spies down
to safety, and 1t became the sign in
the window which sheltered the house
ofRahab when the judgment Of God fell
upon the city. The scarlet thread. the
type of the blood Of Christ, protecting
the saint and saving the sinner. As
obedience for Rahab involved the scar
let thread, so obedience for the sinner
involves the blood OF Christ. The blood
Of Christ, Gods sacrifice for sin, must
be accepted as the sign of deliverance.
There was salvation for Rahab in no
other way than by the display of the
scarlet token In her window. There is
salvation for the sinner In no other
way than in the blood of Jesus Christ.
Gods Word declares that without
the shedding of blood there is no re-
mission" and again, Neither is there
salvation In any other, for there is
none other name under Heaven given
among men whereby we must be
saved" Christ Is the only door OF es-
cape. Jericho is to be destroyed. There
Is safety In no other place in that
doomed city but In the house of Rahab.
where the scarlet thread may be seen
floating from the window easement.
The world Is to be destroyed. The sin
ner Is to perish. There is safety no.
where except behind the sheltering
blood. The sinner must become obedi-
ent to that blood. His faith must re-
veal his lost and helpless condition be-
cause OF sin, and his faith must accept
the Christ who has offered Himself as
the sacrifice for sin. In that He has
suffered death upon the cross and thus
paid the penalty for sin, He is able to
deliver from death them that are un-
der judgment for sin.
Uh ND she bound the scarlet line In
~ the window" Dear friend, have
you bound the scarlet line of Jesus blood
In the window of your soul? The only
place Of peace In all that great city OF
and 1t was all because OF that bit OF
scarlet thread. which was a sign be-
tween her and God that she was not
to perish in the coming destruction.
There is no place of peace outside the
sheltering blood of Christ. You dare
not meet God without 1t. Why does
the presence of death make men trem-
BILE and fear? Why is 1t that in the
presence of awful danger, men who
have never before known fear viii
tremble and call upon God in agony OF
soul? All, friend, 1t Is because the
soul Is not prepared to meet its God!
There was awful fear and terror in
that city of Jericho. But in Rahab's
house was perfect peace, for the scar
let thread was In the window And In
the heart of the Christian there Is
sweet abiding peace, for the blood OF
Christ Is there as an everlasting sign
to God. And nowhere else In all the
world is there real peace known. Will
you not enter into that peace? Take
the blood of Jesus and bind 1t as pre-.
cious token within your heart. and
peace, sweet peace. will flood your
soul.
DUT Rahab was not content to enjoy
u her security and peace alone. She
thought of her father and mother, her
brother and friends. During those days
and nights which interviewed between
the visit of the spies and the destruc-
ton of Jericho she in eager haste
warned them of their danger and
sought to bring them under the protec-
ton Of the scarlet thread. We would
think 1t strange had she done other
wise, and yet how many there are who
are resting under the sheltering blood
of Christ, who are Indifferent to the
danger of loved ones and friends!
Saved, but careless about the salvation
of others. Abiding under the shelter
ing blood, but Indifferent whether 9TH
ers find that shelter or not Oh. isitnot
awful! The careless, thoughtless In
difference of Christians? Awake! Oh
Christiansl Jericho is to be destroyed
The unrepentant sinners are to perish
In the awful destruction. Do you real
ize II? Loved ones, friends are going
down to death. You are behind the
sheltering blood, you are safe. but they