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careful, more wise, In seeking for a
better way.
Come by the Marrow Way.
Jesus addressed the words Of orr
text 10 Jews who. under the instruc-
tion OF the Law given by Moses. had
learned OF Divine righteousness and
the Divine requirements uf all those
who would come into harmony with
Him. They believed in God. They
recognized His Justice. They were de.
siring 10 he His people; they had heard
Of Jesus; they had Travelled with Him
as His disciples In "a general way
they believed in Him. To n large de-
gree they accepted Him as the prom
ised Messiah and yet they found it
difficult to exercise fulness 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 millions which will be reached
by this sermon In the public press.
would like TO bear home upon the
hearts of these the very Message that
Jesus gave to those who heard His
Voice: Let not your heart he troubled; I;
ye 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 rever-
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,
Divine provision has been made for
your recovery through the Redeemer.
AS you believe in the Fathers Justice
which condemned you and which just
ly holds you at a 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 viii cooperate
for your eternal comfort and blessing,
If you will accept the Divine terms.
Losing Our Heart Troubles.
The Father knows your heart trou-
bles. He wishes the burden to be
there until you shall appreciate its
weight-until you shah 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
Gcipated your needs, your longings,
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
er sent of God, is equally exhaustless,
boundess--sutficien for all your needs.
If you will accept of this, the Divine
arrangement through Christ, your
heart troubles may beat an end. You
will still have troubles in the flesh,
weaknesses. aches and pains. but your
heart will be joyful and happy in a
fellowship Divine with the Father,
through the Son,
How to Get 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 i goi How
can gain a hearing in my case to OBJ
ta;p tho hlocsa3 osSuronoa rrhv Gins
are forgiven thee; go and sin no more,
Which church shall 1 join? TO what
priest shall confessf
First of all, my brother, or sister, al
low me to rejoice with you that you
have come into the condition where
you are seeking and knocking for the
opening Of the storehouse of Divine
favor, becanse He that seeketh shall
find and to him that knocketh ii 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
Divine love and care You want the
heavenly Shepneru 10 take you Ior
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 it
is too exacting but because we are
fallen. We were born in sin, shapen
in iniqufty; in sin did our mothers con-
ceive us. Be 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-bearted, the sincere peni-
tents, the ones fully determined for
righteousness