The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-08-18

The world does
well to keep up a cheerful outwa I'd
demeanor. Nevertheless. there u great
force and weight to st. Paul's words
to the effect that the whole creation L.
groaning and Travelling in pain togeth.
er waiting for "Messiah's Kingdom
and its long promised blessings. to lift
the curse Of sin and death and to ~
store to m mankind the smile Of the ia.
theirs favor. Reason though they may
that there is no personal God-that
there Is merely a blind god Of nature.
al evolutionary force. nevertheless.
deep down in the heart, men believe
that there 10 O God. Almost uncon-
sc1ously the mind attributes to Him
Wisdom. Justice and Power-but little
of Love or sympathy with humanity
and its frailt1es.
This very intuitive knowledge Of
God is closely associated with many
human troubles. As the root Of nearly
every trouble. perhaps deep below the
surface. is sin-disobedlence to rec
ognized principles Of righteousness.
and u fearful looking for Of retribu-
ton. and an uncertainty as to what II
will lei This Is true. not only Of
many Christians. but frequently true
Of others who have made no pfpfes-
Zion.
A World Of Troubled Hearts.
This troubled heartcondition does
not always show upon the surface.
Sometimes the troubled heart seeks
the theatre to try to forget its trou-
bles Sometimes its owner is miners
ed in sinful pleasure seeking In en-
4eavor to drown some haunting grief.
Sometimes relief Is sought through In
~toxicating liquors or narcotics: some
times in suicide. One cannot surely
know that the merry laugh or witty
joke or CHEEKY song do not come from
a troubled heart. We are sure that
they do. In many instances. for IRE.
Quently those who have been indulg-
Ing in merriment have committed sui.
eide a few minutes thereafter. e1ving
messages that their hearts have teen
heavily burdened. while outwardly
cheerful.
4sMe baave nuch sympathy with these
v0Tf6% laden hearts. As a race we
are walking through the valley Of
the shadow Of death" day BY day.
On every. hand we have reminders Of
thiNgrief. disappointment. headache.
h~eartache. etc. II We are measurabiy
free from pain ourselves. yet have
sympathy. we are panied for others.
In our troubles we. sooner OF later.
realize the lack Of human sympathy
or. at least. its impotency. Feeling
our helplessness VIC instincfiveiy look
TO our Creator. In the hour Of trouble
remarkably few doubt the existence
Of God.
Losing Our Hsart vreuhiee.
The Father knows your heart tfou.
bles. He wishes the burden to bs
there until you appreciate its weight
until you will be ready to cry to Hin
that you are sinsick. weary. troubled,
and above all. ~hunger1ng ana thirst1ns
for Righteousness and sec1ring recon
~ciliat1on to Him-the smile Of HI,
Face. He has not waited for all 81
this to take place before making provi
sion for you. He has anticipated you,
needs. your iongings. your necessities
lie has already provided the Redeemel
who Is mighty to save. Believe tina
Divine Love, as represented In the Re
deemer sen Of God. Is exhaustless
boundless, sufficient for all your needs
If you will accept Of the Divine ar
rangement through Christ. your hear
troubles may be at an end. You vii
etill have troubles In the flesh. weak
nesses. aches and pains. but your hear
will be joyful and happy in a fellow
ship Divine.
You need not go to any earthly prizes
but. as the Master said. go to the va
ther in secret. Go not In your Owl
name or merit. but In the merit Of tb,
Redeemer. Go scripturaily. claiming
Him as your Advocate and appealin;
In His Name for forgiveness provides
by Divine mercy-to cover all the sin
of the past and provide for all the i'm
PROJECTIONS unwilllngly yours for th
future. even to the end Of the way
Coming thus Jesus becomes you
Priest. your Advocate. I'VE have a
Advocate with the Father. Jesu
Christ the Righteous" Il John II. 1
Let Us come with courage to tn
Throne Of grace that we may obtaI
mercy and find grace to help In ever
time Of need" lHebrews ~, 49,. (
We cannot give this message to tn
entire world at present. even as Jesu
could not do 80. These must AVA
the Inauguration Of the glorious KIM
dom Of Messiah soon to be ushered fl
when "every blind eye shall be opese
and every deaf car unstupped."