Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-03-13

- - sure cure in the
Word of God. In
this case it is evident that the cause
of the mans fear is this: He is think
ing of saving himself. instead of COM
mitting the case to Christ. He means
to try little harder than ever before
to do good, but he has failed SO often
in the past that he has little con-
f1dence that he will succeed any bet
ter in the future. And the man is
right. He certainly will fail If he re-
lies upon his own efforts to lead a
Christian life.
The remedy In this case is to take
the mans attention away from him.
self, and fix it upon the Lord Jesus,
who alone can save him. Say to him,
my dear friend, the question is not
or not God is able to save you. Let US
see what he says about it,. Opening
your Bible ask him to read aloud He
brews 7:25. Wherefore he is able
also to save them to the uttermost
that come unto God by him, seeing he
ever liveth to make intercession for
them" After he has read 1t, say to
him, eff God is able to save to the
uttermost, there is certainly some
hope for you. With an 'uttermost'
salvation such as Christ offers, there
are no hopeless cases, do you see?"
Yes, it does look little more hope
full. must confess. but am afraid I
should fail, If | started in the Chris
tian life. My bump of persistence is
not very prominent. and I am easily
discouraged"
THAT may be true, but do you know
this 'uttermost' Savior has made pro-
vision also to keep you from falling ?
Read what he says in jude "a" Now
unto him that is able to keep you from
falling, and to present you faultless
before the presence Of his glory with
exceeding joy"
isn't that splendid? Able to keep
| you from falling. and to present you
| faultless.' Blameless would mean a
great deal, but without fault means
much more And that is the condition
in which Christ promises that you
shall be when he presents you before
the Father. (And the joy referred
| to in that verse is not the Joy of the
sinner, though that will be unspeak
able, but the joy Of the Savior as he
! looks with actual pride upon his finish
ed work. 1t doesn't seem possible
does it, that you can be saved so com
pletely, and made SO perfect and beau
tiful, that the Lord Jesus will put you
on exhibition as a sample of his handi
work, with actual pride and Joy? And
yet that is precisely what he says he
can do, and he certainly ought tc
know Now does not your case seen
hopeful, looking at 1t from Gods stand
point?"
Yes, must admit that 1t does, bu
you see my case is peculiar. had T,
grandfather who was a drunkard, anC
I have inherited from him an appetite
for liquor. Occasionally an awful crav
ing for strong drink comes upon m'
with irresistible power, and down q
before it. That is. the real cause o
my apprehension. II it were not TO
that think could be saved, but yol
see my case is peculiar"
Yes, see your case is peculiar, bu
do you know we have a peculia
Savior? In the first place. he was &C
quainted with that grandfather o
yours, and he knows all about that ar
petite. In the second place, he ha
made ample provision for it in tn,
Book. Indeed, he has provided a spe
cial promise for just such cases. Rea,
If you will / Corinthians 10: :13 Go,
is faithful, who will not suffer you t
be tempted above that ye are able
but will with the temptation alst
make way to escape. that ye may b
able to bear it
Nov, let us sum it all up Jesu
says that If you will commit the keeI
ing of your soul to him, he is able Il
save you to the uttermost, and abl
to keep you from falling. Further
more, knowing just how weak you are
he guarantees that no temptation'shal
be allowed to come nigh you whicl
you are not able to bear, and tha
when temptation does comes, as com
it must to all, he will provide som
door of escape But this is not al
He promises that ne will present yoI
before God so faultless and perfec
that he himself will be proud OF you
Now what will you do? Will you keel
on trying to save yourself, and fail a
you always have, or will you commi
your soul to this 'uttermost' Savior
who ia ahlo fo save and keen and prC
tect you from every foe?"
If these verses do not lead a per
son to a decision l have sometime
tried this method: You are lost now
anyway, are you not?" Yes, | an
lost now" well. If you should tr,
the Christian life and fail. you coul,
not be any worse off than you are now
could your" mo" But If you shoult
succeed you would be great deal BET
ter off, would you not?" Certainly.
Then it looks to me as if you ha,
everything to win and nothing to los
by starting. is that not so?" Eyes
but l never thought of that before.
''Will YOU then kneel right down her
and commit the keeping of your sou
to Christi" Il will.
I have seldom found a person VIII,
could not be convinced by such simpl
reasoning, if they honestly desired t,
be Christian.
Joy an Unboueht Prize.
Joy is prize unbought, and
freest, purest in it's flow when it come