Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-01

was with me, what II was, ana ne eAn
that every year when the sun was at this
point. you could see the object slistening
and many had tried to get It, but no one
succeeded ss yet. I told him used TO be
some diver when was at home In Iowa,
but he laughed. ] told him 10 come on
and try.
50 half a dozen Of us went and got
bathing suits and was 20 take first try.
I stood there and took a big breath-oh.
can swell her out three and one-half
inches. boys-and then down went head
first. with my eyes open 10 zee and my
hands ready to grasp. I plunged down
and down, and the object seemed 70 sayy,
Come on down. Not deep enough /
felt the pressure Of the water above and
felt the coldness OF the spring below me
and I said. IN try again and down
went until I felt my breath giving
out, and / reached but couldn't touch
the object. ! turned and whirled out OF
the water. and as my head popped out
my friends yelled, Ibid you get her,
'Bn7" Nope. too deep" l aputtered as
spit out the water.
I've heard lots of people tell about the
love of God. Twenty-Five years ago l
tried to fathom Gods love. l plunged
but II II too deep. Infinitely too deep.
Understand Mol Believer Yes. And l
never expect to understand II until Jesus
wipes the fog from my eyes. Then I'll
understand.
I pray God to fold in His heart old
Omaha and put His arms around her.
He has knocked through sermon. He has
knocked through song. He has knocked
through His word. Let Him come In.
"God simply KNOCKS"
behold. stand at the door and knock"
Jesusl Knock louderl Knock louder!
| Your will is the lifeboat and God will
not push you against yourself TO get you
| in. God won't force you, and when He
used this figure Cknocking) He used the
one best known to all the world. The
/ polite thing to do is to knock. If you
bolt in you're a burglar. Some Of you
have been kind enough TO invite me TO
20 home with you for a meal. dom
20 much. not that I'm fastdious or
chanky, but I can't stand IT, Your hos
pitality would kill me. You expect me
20 talk ana entertain you. and have to
do as much work as preaching sermon
Then can't eat all the good things you
would set before me. so you would gel
mad and say / didn't like your cooking
| have to deny myself a good many
pleasures to keep myself In physical
shape for preaching.
Jesus says. "Ill knock and you can LEI
me i'm He'll never break in against
your will. 'Beholdl / stand at the dooI
and knock"
There are several things some OF you
have done since these meetings began
First, some Of you have opened the dooi
ana let Him in. Thank God. Second
some Of you have your hand on the latch
but YOU are afraid to open 1t. Some have
turned a deaf ear to the devil. but some
have turned a listening ear to the world
some have said: II will not let Him In
Others have let Him in, but He's "
| in the spare room. Ever see spare
room? It's usually up in the northwest
corner two blocks away from any fire
It's where you put the preachers and the
presiding elders when they come to visit
YOU. I'd Just an soon sleep between two
cakes OF ice as In a spare room. Ia JUS
as soon sleep In a sepulcher as In spar'
room. we used TO have one when l livet
i down on the farm. 1t was little room
/ II you walked In you had to back out
II was the only room in the house tina
had a carpet on the floor and 1t was q
little patch OF green carpet with polly
wogs and snakes and cells for the design
i II was the only room In the house tina
had wallpaper and the design on
matched the carpet. II had little four
inch border. Grandfather made the bee
and It had no springs or stats. II had
knots and pegs together and had SOM
stuff hanging down around U-what Dc
you call it-valance-to hide what wa
under the bed. We used to throw any
thing under that bed. old shirte and any
thing else we wanted to get out of sight
1t always had a spooky appearance TO m
and they couldn't have gotten me In tina
room after dark IL they'd have given m
the farm Strangers always got tina
room and they always had my sympathy
SO bunch OF you have Jesus Chris
In the spare room, and the kitchen. SIT
ting room and parlor and off of the res
OF the house belongs to the devil.
, O, throw the door open!, Say, "Jesu
It's an insult the way have been treat
ing you. It's an insult Say: "Jesu
come here with me and hear me say tn
blessing; come here Jesus and sit Will
say family prayer; come and go wit
me to the store and ne that give thirty
six inches to the yard and sixteen an
: twelve ounces to tho pound and 400
pounds TO the ton; come In and see
: there are any books / ought not to have
; out goes all evils; we'll 1 should say Dc
/ come here and look at this music; com
here and look In my refrigerator; Ugl
/ take this beer out; look at the cents
/ table? Did you win this a. q prize
+ Away that will go. Go home and as
! Him 10 come out OF the spare room an
. treat Him descent.
can see better things In the lives I
many OF you here. Lots of people hRN
their minds on the. bolt and you keep
, there for one or two reasons, first, Il
, things He will cast out II you let Hi
: In, and second. for the things He wi
, bring In when He comes.
, II Jesus Christ Gomez In, out goes mi
. iiciOusness. revenge. lust. drinking, cal
playing. dancing and you know It. That
the reason you refuse 10 let Him in.
! You say. Mr.. Sunday. 1 don't see no
can forgive 40 and sol All right. th'
|, God will not forgive YOU II you 10
|, give them thta trespAss. He vii forgi'
4 them that trespass.
|. saw soul in He'll.
. when was preaching in town