The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-03-12

GOD Goes not want the wise and cultured
and mighty TO be saved, but that the very
simplicity Of His message which Is able
to reach the world proves a stumbling
block to them. Gods message is simple
but profound. easily understood by all.
and mighty to save those who receive 1t.
GODS message is also pertinent
~ message. tits "precept upon precept,
precept upon precept; line upon line,
line upon line; here little, there lit
tie" 1t is to the point. 1t is prepared
with the certain, definite purpose OF
meeting a certain, definite needN Man
has one supreme and desperate need,
and that Is deliverance from sin and It's
consequences. There is universal con-
seriousness in the heart OF man that he
is sinner. Even the most untutored
savage Is oppressed by the thought OF
violating the will and pleasure OF his
gods, and seeks in some way to appease
and secure their favor. And man Is
sinner and lost, as God simple message
declares, and Gods message goes on to
apply heremedy, the only remedy which
can meet the need. That is. Gods
message not only diagnoses the case
tells what is the matter with man-but it
goes on to prescribe just the remedy that
Is needed to cleanse and heal. When
Naaman came to the prophet OF God.
with his desperate and distressing dis
ease of leprosy, and the servant OF God
Il nJ e un IN a
minded to turn away In anger and dis
gust because the remedy which he had
expected would be applied was not ad-
ministered And yet Notwithstanding
the fact that he thought the waters OF
Damascus we're far better than those OF
the Jordan, it was bathing in the Jor-
dan and the Jordan alone which re-
moved his leprosy and made his skin
to return upon him like that of little
child. Gods message to Naaman was
Just such as would meet his need, and
Gods message to the world to-day is
just such as the world needs to be saved.
Pass before the great Physician, oh,
man! oh, woman Let Him diagnose
your case. He says: "All have sinned
and come short of the glory of God" He
goes on to say that that condition OF sin
will bring forth death-soul death
For the soul that sinneth, 1t shall die
And then having told you the nature Of
your disease in simple word OF three
letters, SIN, having told you the con-
sequences of that disease in word oil
FIVE letters--DEATH-He goes on to
point to the remedy; He says Behold
the Lamb of God which taketh away
the sin of the world" 1t is the one
remedy for sin. And Gods message Is ;
pertinent message, because II speaks O
the remedy--the only remedy-for thu
supreme need of man.
GODS message is also persistent
y "Precept upon precept, precept upor
precept; line upon line, line up
on line: here little, there |
little" over and over, and owe
and over again, God repeats His mes
sage to lost and dying world See Hin
as He patiently, lovingly, longingly deal
with His chosen people. How persisten
He Is! Prophet after prophet sent t,
them to deliver His message Punish
ment after punishment inflicte,
upon them that they might re
ceive and understand His mes
J sage. In the chapter from whic
our text is taken we have the prophet
ic story Of Israels captivity, of Samaria'
: destruction, an example and warning t
| oI OH
1t was "precept upon precept, precep
, upon precept; line upon line. line upo
) line; here little, there little" An
: yet they would not hear, they would nc
! heed, but plunged down to their ruiz
. And for nearly 1000 years since Chris
, came as Gods message to the world. H
] has been persistently trying to brln
] the world to its acceptance. All. Chris
5 tian, have you grown weary in bearin
Q this message to the world? Have 20
$ about concluded that the world neeo
something else? Have you begun [
Q feel that the simple Gospel message
!. getting monotonous and Is worn thread
: bare? Look away to God! Learn froi
| Him! Behold how persistent He ha
been In delivering His message! All
dare you be any less persistent? Dai
: you falter, and grow faithless, whe
q God says: "Be not weary in well dom
| for in due season We shall reap If I,
g faint not? 1t is "precept upon precer
g precept upon precept; line upon lin
}. line upon line; here a little, there II
d tle." 1t Is Gods way. He keeps pr
J. scribing the only remedy which will e
d feet a cure. What would you think of
4 physician who would change his med
8 cine at the within and notion of the p
D tient. and instead of giving the remet
4 which alone could cure, would provi,
something which would not stay Il
5 disease or cure? No, the successful phi
: stefan must be persistent In his trea
: ment. not governed by the caprice of Il
: patient, but prescribing over and ov
0 again that which will effect cur
/. what II the patient will not take Il
medicine? II the diagnosis has be,
{ correct and the remedy prescribed Il
5 needed one, then must the physician
{ persistent and insistent. And so wi
S the patient, loving Heavenly Fothe
I He goes over His message. "precept u
g on precept. pfecept upon precept; Iii
: upon line, line upon line; here It'll
o there a little;" because It Is the on