Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-05-08

Esau, is an exile
from home. Weary in body, wretched
in spirit he lies down to sleep7a
stone for his pillow; the vaulted heav-
ems for his canopy In the darkness
of the night, the consciousness of sin
steals over him and guilty con-
science gives uneasy rest. He felt
that the sin which separated him from
his fathers home, must separate him
from his fathers God.
1t is at such times, when one is
truly awakened to a sense of sin in
himself, that God can and will mani
fest his grace. Jacob had no sense
of worthiness; on the contrary. his
conscience condemned him as guilty
sinner before God. 1t was then that
God broke open the heavens and out
of the depths of love disclosed the
ladder of grace which reached the
man in need; at its summit God, sur
rounded by the glory and brightness
of heaven; at it's base, poor hayward
Jacob, shrouded in darkness; and as
cending and descending, the angels of
God. Is not this true picture of Gods
grace as manifested through Christ
who is the ladder reaching from God
TO needy man.
Loved ones at the Bottom.
Years ago, an explosion in a coal
mine hurried many souls into eternity.
A great crowd gathered, appalled, by
the terrible calamity. 1t could not be
ascertained who had been killed, or
wounded, or who we're still exposed
alive to the fire which was advancing
in every direction. Where was the
man willing to imperil his life by de-
scending into the pit? A person of in
fuence succeeded in gaining the at
tention of the throng. and asked if any
were ready to face death by entering
the mine. Instantly number stepped
forward. But" said a Christian, who
witnessed the thrilling scene, 81 no
ticed that none volunteered, except
those who had loved ones at the bot
TOM
Just so it was with him, who left
the throne of glory and the courts of
heaven to come to our relief. What 1t
cost him to make the descent from
such a height to such a depth, we
shall not fully know throughout eter-
nifty. but we know now that he would
never have descended, if he had not
had loved ones at the bottom
The Word of Grace.
by the vision, but spoke to him the
word of grace; II am the Lord God OF
Abraham, thy father :; the land
wherein thou Hest, to thee will give
it. And behold I am with thee in all
places whittier thou goest, and will
bring thee again into this land, for
will not leave thee until 1 have done
that 1 have spoken to thee Of" But
in the energy OF a fleeing, fallen man
an If obscured the grace at Bethel
1t led Jacob to bargain with God and
brought sad failure. God asked moth
ing of Jacob simply faith; but Jacot
said to God, if you will do so and So
then shall the Lord be my God and
of all that thou shalt give me, 1 vii
surely give a tenth unto thee
So Jacob left Bethel, having accept
ed Gods grace conditionally- Relyine
partly upe n God and partly upon self
he soon lost sight of the grace al
Bethel, but amidst all his scheminf
and planning the God of Bethel never
forgot Jacob. Grace that saved. KEEP
him and at last brought him back t.
Bethel where grace was accepted full
". Faith took the place of sight anl
grace won the day.
Salvation by Grace Alone
Today. when grace which saves IN
condftionally, is accepted conditional
". it brings failure God has not lef
US in doubt as to what Christ's SUI
1erlng on the cross means He hail
spoken the word. And by him al
that believe are justified from al
things from which We could not b.
justified by the law of Moses" AnS
God, who exercises perfect grace
meets us just where he met Jacob, on
upon the hills of sin in the very spo
where we find ourselves, like Jacob
guilty, helpless and alone
Have you accepted fully Gods gif
of grace? Or. like bargain-makin,
Jacob, are you now trusting in God
now in sefe now walking by sight. nov
In faith2 If SO, the God of all grac,
meets you and asks you to receiv,
xithort condition his blessed gift.