Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-03-03

sick bed, lust as you used 10 w ""NH
little boy. and cry: "Oh, mother, mou-
orr Forgive me, mother" II you nave
faith that an earthly parent VIII lor-
rive your sins then why have you not
faith in God? Why do you not throw
Yourself upon his mercy ana cry
81 ord Jesus. forgive me! Lord, Jesus
save me?" Is the picture when Jonn
prnvon drew of his pardon at the
CROSS Of Jesus Christ an aDsurdily'
whom he said. 80 | saw in my dream
that inst as Christian came up WIN MS
cross his burden loOsed from OH us
shoulders and fell from off bis back
and began to tumble and so continued
70 do till it came to the mouth or the
sepulcher, when it fell in, and saw 1t
no moreY
Not an Absurdity.
If the pardon Of sin through the Dioou
Of the atoning Lamb is not an aDsuru-
ifv why should it be an absurdlty mat
with God to help you there Is houhils
too great for You TO doF We again
follow the same analogy. suppose an
earthly parent should come to you
ond say: MY son, am thy father
want Won 10 20 forth on a mission IN
NV name. All that l have shall be CIV
on 10 YOU for help. I viii support you;
will protect you; I will care for you
as long as you are true to me- sup
nose vour father should thus speak 10
Won why" you answer, "if my IA
| thor smoke thus know he would spehd
his last cent TO help me and, If neces-
sorv. pour forth his last drop oI Dloou
for nv protection" Then, my iriehu'
~ Won have this faith in your earthly
fathers promise Of help why VIII you
NOT trust YOUR heavenly FatherF why
will Won not feel that all the re-en-
forcemants of heaven are thine ana
nh f1e mowers Of God are thine TO 90
his work if YOU will only surrender
vour lie TO his service? Listen
will quote today from Christs very
WORDS IF We had faith as gram Oh
mustard seed ye might say unto 1nis
sycamore tree, Be thou plucked up Dy
tho root and be thou planted ID the
eoo and If should obey you" Ana IN
Matthew we can read about the same
nromise where Christ says, "Al things
whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer be-
lieying ye shall receive on my
brother. will you not today become
ono with Cod? VIII you not make ms
suDernamral power yoursi VIII you
, NOT take God at his word, as by ialln
YOU would accept an earthly parent
p promises? r 49,,
I Rut some one says TO ne: i am
/ ashamed to come to Christ l have ilV'
+ 81 such an awful life Of sin. l have
! neglected so many Of his invitations.
> am in exactly the same position as
u man who has cheated business part
{ nor or one who has been untrue TO hIs
! hest friend" All, my friend, am gao
- have YOU speak thus say on. Fll'
- ND your sins mountain high. Iheh all
- er Won had finished | would PIE you
Gins I'M higher than the clouds. IheI
:, unon the TOP Of these mountain ranges
=. Of sin I would place the cross OF -Jesu'
- Christ And | would ask you. this on
- - blunt question: Though your SINS D
:. - as high as zenith and as low rs the ha
= dir ana as wide as space itself ana a
- - black as the darkest hour Of the hgh'
:, was not the sacrifice Of the son OF 90
=, - big enough TO atone for them all! OI
% wbv wilt thou refuse submission I
- Gods will. when thou dost begin |
- fathom the depths Of Gods sacrifice !
- Jesus our Lord? Wilt thou not let III
~ blood cleanse the awful recordF
~ ~ The words Of my text are a promi'
- sorv note. It has unlimited posslOlllIi'
- at tbe Bank Of Grace. 1t has the nam
- Of the Lord Cod Almighty at the DO
" tom Of it. Indorsed it is by the blood
resurrected Christ 1t does not rea'
- - 81 hereby promise to pay to a repen
Nc ant sinner 500 or $1,000 but it read
Il promise to pay to a repentant sllh'
a ANYTHING and everything that his go
~ mel faith is able to carry away WI
III III him" VIII you come to this Bank
10, 10 Grace today? VIII you make your
'ep quests MS big as the mercy Of God'
eS hio rs heaven? according to 20
lly faith be IT unto you" Faith, o tn
nN . glorious and triumphant faith
'-.o copyright, 1906 by Louis Klopsch'I