The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-04-24

you will hottie. a feeling 'uf conceis
aud stubbcrn-ss on the part OF the
lost They Imagine the meeting was
begun for their special benefit and
70 get them into the church tax they
express it, There satan ini.cts "A
feeling Of stnhborn.ss right ON that
feeling Of conceit They Est an idea
that every one wants them. On the
other hand If the#a a#T persons
scre to pass through q meeting and
no one paid any attention tn them
or seemed TO care for them they
would cry out like the man the Fsai-
mist told about. No man eareth for
my soul You can't please these Kind
OF people. if you let them alone they
don't like IL and II you show you
care for them they are displeased. so
satan inJects conccit and stubborn
ness into our hearts. What would
this have 70 do with SO great ques-
ton az the question of salvation IT,
is like the trase.eF who Is worried
over the grain OF sand in his shoe
When a great storm is coming upon
him. that will overehelm him
Another work of satan that he usu-
ally gets in during meetings IL TO
arouse anger In the hearts OF others
because christian people begin to
pray for them Isn't this "A foolish
state of mind? Because christian
people are interested in them they
Will not go to the meeting. 1t is
nothing but the old proverb, Cutting
off your nose to spite your face.
Satan puts pride into the heart
this is the spirit of satanic was
cast out of heaven because of his
Gods word for pride. He that being
often reproyed hardeneth his neck,
shall suddenly be destroyed, and
that without remedy. There is no
better definition of pride than stiff
neck. Many people will get mad and
stiff-necked when you begin to tell
them they are sinners-that Is what
keeps them out of the kingdom. That
is the way Pharoah acted. God sent
plaques but Pharaoh's neck got stif-
fer and SITTER till the time came
when he was overwhelmed in the
Red sea with all his arms. The Psal-
mist has well described the man who
is sinner Pride compasseth him
about like chain The proud phari-
see is an example OF the sel1-rlght-
eous-they are all over Waxahachie
People who are boastful, talking
about what they do and thanking the
Lord they are not like other men.
My friend you may not be criminal,
drunkard or prostitute, but you
are in the same condemnation
There is not near SO much hope for
| the proud as for the criminal. GOO
| resisteth the proud but he giveth
grace to the humble The publican
would not lift up so much. as his
ewes unto heaven and said God be
merciful to me the sinner That mar
went down justified because he wa:
humble, Now the trouble with you II
satan comes and says now don
mind about Gods word, you don
, have to be wicked to be lost, Tw
thieves were crucified upon tn
, cross, both were wicked. One We
lost because he was impertinent, tn
other was saved because he wa
penitent.' Satan comes into you
heart and says that is all true-yo
have been trusting in your Work
and now the props have been knock
ed out from under you. And you cal
only trust in Christ, but he say
lust put this off, you have plenty 0
time Once there was time wnel
our heart was tender but you har
dened your heart. Another um'
there came the wooing OF the spin
you felt it but not so much; the
third time the spirit came and warn
ed you but you were not aroused ant
you concluded there was not muc1
in it anyway. The devil is leading
YOU off and you will soon reach thai
place where Gods spirit will be takeT
from YOU. The devil is cheating you
out of your soul. The time will come
when like Esau you will cry out witt
bitter tears. God have mercy upor
the one who resists the spirit of God
The devil is going about like roar
ing lion, seeking whom he may de
YOUR. He is ingenious, deceptive, he
is leading YOU down to hell. what Il
to be done? We must put on the
whole armour of God and resist the
devil. take this word, which is the
sword of the spirit and give a thrus
then will come the ministering an
gels. Say that you will not let satai
, inject pride into your hearts put say
YOU will accept Christ as your savior
May God help you to TO this.
The subject of the sermon tonigh
, will be Eternal Punishment Al
lara cordially invited