The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-10-08

10 ms own way,
and "all have sinned and come short
of the glory OF God" Our history and
our conscience bear witness 90 the
truth OF IL. The present writer and
reader must make tho same humiliat-
ing confession: II have trespassed
against my God"
The evil thing IN already done and
the record is already made. The
temptation 10 think that we can do
enough good 10 blot out the evil lis
n subtle one. We cannot 90 back over
the road and live II over In such
manner as to hide the record we have
left. We sometimes say, II wish |
could go back and do IL differently"
but time refuses 20 turn back for us.
The record is there and all we can
say OF II is. i'm the words OF Pontius
PLATE. What ! have written | have
written" The words spoken that
should have remained unuttered may
be forgotten but they are all record
ed. The deeds or evil we cannot undo.
The sins are already committed and
the sinner should not be so much ex-
ercised about what will happen In the
future as about what has happened I'm
the past.
There may be difference I'm the
number and character OF sins commit
ted. but trespass there Is against each
one. To trespass means 10 get "over
the fence" or "out OF bounds" God
has set bounds for man 10 walk In
and as far as the fatal results are
concerned one might as well be n
mile out OF those bounds an merely
a foot. God says that "he that keep
eth the whole law and yet offendeth
in one point is guilty OF all" If a
mans life depended on the strength OF
n chain. nine strong links would not
avert the catastrophe resulting from
a weak link that breaks. One sin IN
enough to put one "out OF bounds
Therefore this In n proper confession
for everyone TO make, II have tres
passed against my God"
IT. The gracious comfort for the sin.
ner--"yet nov there is hope concern.
ing this thing"
In spite OF the trespass whether
large or small. every sinner has this
hope. God says to all, Come now
and let US reason together: Though
your sins be as scarlet, they shall be
as white as snow" The natural thing
for sinner TO do is TO hide from the
One who has been offended This
Adam did when God came into Eden
after the fall. But not I'm judgment.
but I'm grace does God come Not to
condemn but to save. In the future
he will come TO Judge and 10 condemn,
but today there is hope for all The
message from Gods Word is, "Now
IN the accepted time, behold today is
the day of salvation" Many say, Il
will think about the matter" but the
Lord says today" at once, now, not
tomorrow. Many have gone TO a hope
less eternity Just because they per-
sisted in thinking about instead OF
accepting Gods gracious offer OF a
present salvation. And this text pro.
claims a universal hope, including all
who have trespassed II is extended
20 everyone. over and over Gods
Word declares that "Whosoever shall
call upon the name OF the Lord shall
be saved" "Whosoeyer will may come
and take OF the water OF life freely"
"Whosoever believeth on him shall
not perish but have everlasting life"
III. The wise conduct for the Elm
ner. Therefore let us make cove.
nant with our God"
This is not merely covenant 10
turn over "A new leaf or 20 mend our
ways or any OF the many expedients
resorted 70 10 give peace and rest 20
the troubled conscience. but IL is turn.
ing 20 God. coming out from behind
the tree TO him who alone can blot
out the record OF the trespasses and
give us clean record. The words
of the prophet are az true today az
they were when uttered. Let the
wicked forsake his way and the un-
righteous man HIS thoughts and let
him return unto the Lord and he will
have mercy upon him and 10 our God
for he will abundantly pardon" There
Is abundant pardon with the Lord for
every trespass and for every sin and
the blood OF Jesus Christ Gods Son
can blot out every mark and stain
from the sinners record.