Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1915-12-18

S,sas1 astray We have
turned every one
to his own way.
70 sinned and come short
Of God" our history and
nee bear witness to tho
The present writer and
st make the same hlmiliat.
ssion Il have trespassed
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Il thing is already done and
I'd is already made The
10 think that we can do
ID to blot out the evil IL
~. We cannot 90 back over
and live 1t over IN such
As TO hide the record we have
'e sometimes say. i wish
30 back and do Il differently"
me refuses to turn back for us.
record is there and all we can
OF 4 is. In the words OF Pontius
:, What | have written have
n" The words spoken that
have remained unuttered may
often but they are all record.
deeds OF evil we cannot undo
ms are already committed and
lner should not be so much ex
about what will happen in the
as about what has happened in
I.
may be difference in the
and character OF sins commit.
trespass there is against each
To trespass means to get over
fence" or out Of bounds" God
set bounds for man to walk in
d as far as the fatal results are
mcerned one might as we'll be a
lille out OF those bounds rs merely
foot God says that he that keep.
eth the whole law and vet offendeth
one r. Mt is guilty Of all" n
depended on the strength OF
nine strong links would not
the catastrophe resulting from
eak link that breaks One sin Is
enough to put one out Of bounds"
Therefore this is a proper confession
for everyone to make II have tres
passed against my God
II. The gracious comfort for the sin.
ner-'yet now 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 he
as white as snow The natural thing
for sinner TO do is 10 hide from the
One who has been offended This
Adam did when God came into Eden
after the fall But not in judgment.
but in grace does God come Not to
condemn but 10 save. In the future
he will come to Judge and to condemn.
but today there is hope for all The
message from Gods Word is. Now
is the accepted time. behold today is
the day OF salvation Many say II
will think about the matter" but the
Lord says today" at once now. not
tomorrow Many have gone to 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 n 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 "Whosoever 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 sin.
ner Therefore let us make cove
nant with our God
This is not merely n covenant TO
turn over a new leaf or 70 mend our
ways or any OF the many expcdients
resorted to to give peace ami rest 10
the troubled conscience. but Il IL turn.
ing to God, coming out from behind
the tree to him who alone can blot
out the record OF the trespasses and
give us a clean record The words
OF the prophet are as true today as
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 pardoD with the Lord for
every trespass an sor every sin and
'"A OF Jes - Gods Son
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