The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-08-20

full heart that had found It's all In
Christ The testimony OF such heart
Is never Ruthless for "the two disci'
Piles heard him speak and they followed
Jesus" And that Is the effect OF all
true testimony for Christ; It moves
men to follow him,
The Masters Question.
When Jesus saw them following he
turned with question, one that was
In itself quite natural but which has
a deeper significance than appears on
the surface-"What seek yer The
import OF the question lies In the tone
and manner OF the asking. On other
lips than his, II might mean annoy
ance. suspicion, chagrin.
But we know perfectly well how
such a question was asked by him
whose whole life was an invitation to
men to come to him. and In whose
every message can be seen the out
stretched arms OF the Savior. and,
though II forms a question, II was In
reality a loving invitation. that at
once drew out the hearts OF the two
following disciples.
But what does II mean TO those who
are not following himl What rebuke
is in Il? And the Lord presses that
question upon every man. What seek
yer" What is the aim OF your life?
What is its purpose? Have you put
first things first? Until Christ gets
his place before your heart nothing
else can be right Oh. happy heart!
II you can say-"Master. where dwell
est thou7 II II thou alone whom
seek. and above all things else ] de
sire thee"
Master. where dwellest thou?"
They had seen what Christ was to
another heart and they longed to dis
cover him thus for themselves. And
those words sank into a heart more
than responsive 10 such a desire. How
eager he is for us TO come 10 him!
God is faithful. by whom ye were
called into the fellowship OF his Son.
| Jesus Christ. our Lord" lie longs
ever to have his own with himself.
and we see in the next place
Come and see" II is the only
answer. There are some things that
cannot be told, and the secrets about
the Masters dwelling place are among
those unspeakable things II you
would know them you must come
and see" for yourself The only man
who was ever caught up to heaven
and came back again. said: Il beheld
unspeakable things which II is impos-
sible for man to utter" And OF these
unspeakable, unutterable things. the
Masters dwelling place is the pres
ent anticipation.
This Come and see" TO following
disciples is a call TO them TO learn
OF Christ frst-hand. Many know moth
ing OF him except through others.
| They hear what human. faulty wit
nesses say about him, but they do
not learn from him. o. soul. Come
and see" for yourself where he dwells
and let him speak to you OF "the
things concerning himself with his
own blessed lips OF TRUTH DO not
wait for others.
No man has ever found his dwell
ing place and turned infidel. Scot
| fers and scorners have never been
there with him. The nationalist, with
his hostile criticism Of Christ. has
never come to see No man can find
the place where he dwells and abide
with him there. without being filled
with deep sense OF the reality OF the
"unspeakable things" and with the
overlooking JOY OF the Lord.
The Response and the Blessing.
They came and saw where he
dwelt." But wheref No name Ia
given; no place OF earth is men,
| toned. Why this reserve? He was
far from Nazareth where he had made
his home. and we cannot forget the
words that turned back a would-be fol.
lower, ",rhe Son OF Man hath not
where to lay his head"
But he has dwelling placel The
eighteenth verse OF the chapter tells
us about II: THE only begotten Son,
which is In the bosom OF the Father"
II Is TO that place OF holy intimacy
and companionship with himself TO
which he invites and welcomes all his
own. The Fathers bosom, the Son
abode. Is the place OF blessing for
all who will Come and see"
o soul. II you would know these
| thin 0a that cannot ha told Gonna and