The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-23
Get Back to Jesus the Best Way You Can Without Delay Urges Billy Snd

"He will reach right out and take
hold Of US with Ilis life-givlng mana
and make us strong and well ie
always lets the virtue go out OF
Him 10 heal the folks who are wiz
ing ~ DO the right thing, no MAJ,
ter how much they might tremole
and limp I'm trying 20 do II.
There are any number of people
who honestly and earnestly yes
longingly-want 10 be Christians
for years. Just as this poor woman
never wanted 10 be- sick AZ all nu,
she couldn't help II, on account OF
her going so much 10 the wrong
doctors: but NJ last. when every
body else failed hey. a." took her
ease TO Jesus the best she knew
so say. there are people who
want 10 be Christians just as mVcu
"a she wante- to bc sound and wen
They have felt that they were los
ing life. that it Was going from them
drop by drop and they tried ana
tried. nrst IN one way and then N
anot her going from doctor 70 doc
tor-until AZ last In their helpless
ness they put ont n hand, very tim
idly and haltingly. for they had
been disappointed so much, hui
this time thcy stretched out their
hand toward Jesus. and He saw II
coming and He knew what II
meant and let virtue 20 out OF Him
and saved them
Thank God He did that with
me. and He will Ito II With you
This may BE- your last chance. Just
as n WIS tho last chance for That
poor woman so make your plan
and make II very quickly.
40 anything rather than MOI do
anything ~ all Only Ne I'm earnest
In your seeking. and II you are only
right in your heart II won't make
any difference II YOU are ten miles
out OF The way IN your theology
Jesus Will understand you. even ~
tho doctors ~ divinity don't, and
you will have His blessing.
Some OF you who profess 70 be
Christians are just az bad on as
was that poor woman You have
been more dead than alive IN the
church. Jus, as she was. You have
had no strength to do anything for
anybody else.
"1'here has been no Joy IN your
religion and no sunshine. You
have been so near dead all the time
that you haven't been any account
at anything
You have never counted one IN
the prayer meeting You have done
nothing IN the Sunday.school. Your
voice has never been heard In
PRAYER Everybody who knows you
say- Well ~ that woman has "a
ligion want something else Or.
II that man r. on his way 10
heaven. believe I'll take 20 the
woods
You have been 40 dissatisfied
with yourself that you have prayed
and Won have tasted and you have
read The Bible. and YOU have made
the chiIt-en stay In the house and
keep st!ll on sunday. and you have
gone 70 church through wet and
! dry bur you never got any benefit
: from anything ana now you are 80
! discouraged you don't know what
20 do
You don't want 20 give up and
Z you don't see how YOU can go on
What shall you do You have no
body 20 advise you, there Is no one
10 help YOU iiako plan. No one
20 show you the way
Don't you see there IL only one
thing YOU can do2 10 az the vo-
man did Determine 10 get back 10
Jesus somehow
put out YOUR hand and resolve
20 touch Him with H. II II withers
and falls dead ~ your side Earn
estness is n great thing with God
Make the bes, plan YOU can for get.
ting 20 Christ and then act on II
witnhout DELAY. Say
Just ~ 7 Am without one plea
Bot that Thy blood was shed fsx
q Lamb n, God. com. 7 COM.
II I cuuld but touch His garment
would become whole.
Copyright William a Sunday