The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-08-16

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Jesus addressed the words of OUT
text to Jews who, under the instruc.
ton Of the Law given by Moses. had
learned Of Divine Righteousness and
the Divine requirements Of all those
who would como into harmony with
Him. They believed in God. They
recognized HIS Justice. They were de-
string to b His people; they had heard
Of Jesus; they had travelled with Him
they believed In Him. To large de-
gree they accepted Him as the prom
Used Messiah and yet they found II
difficult to exarcise fuluess Of faith.
Probably there are many in this same
attitude Of mind today-some In this
audience and some in the larger audi
ence of miiliens which will be reached
by this sermon In the publfc press. l
would like to bear home upon the
hearts Of these the very Message that
Jesus gave to those VINO heard His
Voice: let not your heart be troubled /;
We believe in God, believe also in Me-"
Hear Him saying to us today, You
already believe in the Creator and His
Justice. You already have the rover
entail fear. You already desire to
draw near to God. You have heard
that He has sent His Son into the
world. You have heard that this is a
manifestation Of His love and SYM
pathy for you. You have heard that
while you are condemned as imperfect.
as sinners. as unworthy of eternal life,
Divine provision has been made for
your recovery through the Redeemer.
As you believe in the Fathers Justice
which condemned you and which just
~ holds you at q distance from Him
as unworthy Of His favor. so now be-
lieve also in Me. Believe that the
Father hath sent Me. Believe that 1t
is His Love for you that prompted the
sending. Believe that His Love is as
strong as His Justice. Believe that
His Justice and Love will cooperate
for your eternal comfort and blessing.
If you will accept the Divine terms.
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The Father knows your heart trou-
bles. He wishes the burden to be
there until you shall appreciate its
weight-until you shall be ready to
cry to Him that you are sin-sick,
weary, troubled, and above all. hunger
ing and thirsting for righteousness and
desiring reconciliation to Him - the
smile Of His Face. He has not waited
for all of this to take place before
making provision for you. He has an
ticipated your needs, your longings,
your necessities. He has already pro-
vided the Redeemer, who is Mighty to
save. If Divine Justice is exacting to
the last degree, believe that Divine
Love, as represented in the Redeem
err sent Of God, is equally eXhaustless,
boundless- sufficient for all your needs.
If You will accept Of this. the Divine
arrangement through Christ, your
heart troubles may be at an end. You
y,lll still have troubles in the flesh.
,nesscs. aches and pains, but your
:lurt will be joyful and happy in a
ID lWship Divine with the Father.
tnlJugh the Son.
How TO Got the Peace.
All, says one. | have heard of God
and Of Jesus and of the invitation to
reconciliation, but | know not how to
proceed. To whom shall l go? How
can gain a hearing in my case to OBJ
tain the blessed assurance, Thy sins
are forgiven thee; go and sin no more.
Which church shall l join? To what
priest shall l confess?
First Of all. my brother, or sister, al
low me to rejoice with you that you
you are seeking and knocking for the
opening of the storehouse Of Divine
favor. because He that seeketh shall
find and to him that knocketh it shall
be opened" Continue. then. to seek
and to knock and very soon the bless
ings will be yours. See. first, whether
or not you are seeking the proper bless
ing. You want forgiveness of sins that
are past. You want the assurance Of
Divine love and care. You want the
Heavenly Shepherd to take you for
one of His sheep and look after your
interests. both temporal and eternal.
If so, good. You are seeking the very
thing that God Is pleased to give.
Many are seeking something else
seeking TO have some of self-will and
some of Gods will. some of sin and
some Of righteousness. They seek in
vain until, in purity of heart, they
seek that which God is willing to give.
All of Gods gifts are by grace.
None of us could claim them on the
grounds Of justice or merit. We cannot
keep Gods perfect Law, not because 1t
is too exacting, but because we are
fallen. We we're born in sin. shapen
in iniquity; in sin did our mothers con-
ceive us. Re our wills ever so strong,
our flesh is weak. The Divine arrange
ment Of this Gospel Age is adapted to
this very condition and Is open for
the honest hen rted. the sincere peni-
tents, the ones fully determined for
righteousness.
You need not come to any earthly
priest but, as the Master said, go to
the Father, in secret, in private. Go
not in your own name or merit or
worth, but in the merit OF the Re
deemer. Go Scripturally, claiming Him
as your Advocate and appealing in
His Name for the forgiveness provided