The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-24
sLY SUNDAY SAYS THAT GODS ARROW is ON THE WING

Sunday school teacher. walked In
Now. Jehosaphat no doubt noticed
that this faithful man of God walked
right to the front with = arm. steady
step and his knees didn't knock to-
Eethcr: he had something In his eye
THAT would make a Hon look twice be-
fore he Jumped He didn't come out
bowling and seraping and rubbing his
hands as IL half tIekied TO death for
the chance te use hts voice before
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| He wasn't dressed In rMirnent. like
took the hide OK
He wasn't dressed in raimnt. like
men that had been doing the preach
Ing Tor cid Ahah. a. represented by
| 1edeklah. Ills appearance didn't in
dictate as though he had been having
| 50 rn&ny courses for dinner as Gede-
stah. bnt there was something about
hirn that convinced JehorpAat that he
knew God and he kaew more about
God than all tho rest OF tho bunch put
tegV.her.
servant thai srec declares itself to
those who want to knew whether or
act re In n Cod
And, Ahas inquired whether or not
sh~y should march ever to Ramoth-
stl~ad. liz 80 happened that the mes
secsers snat Ahae bad sent TO sum
nsca this prophet Mica5Ah. told him
what tAts ccyrs cs four hundred false
prophets had declared and advised him
u weaad es playing good politics II
Aed make his message harmoni1e with
theirs. ard snstsnate1 that . ready COM
rlss1ce would also decide how long
he'd keep his head on his shoulders,
and what he'd have for supper.
So THAI hAa the effect Of fllfnE MI
"a ~
around and said to them In the words
OF my text. Whatsoever the Lord Goa
says to rae, that Will I speak Never
mind what these fellows have prophs-
sled. that doesn't cut any ice with me
at alli'
He said TO Ahan. 70. We. go right
up. put UP your troops to the double
ute, set them In motion as soon as
possible for they will be delivered into
your hands" But old Ahab knew that
the prophet Of God was stringing him
He whirled around on his throne and
he said, How many times shall ad-
tnre thee that you say nothing but the
truth TO meT'
on. that old liar! n wasn't the
truth that Ahab wanted. What he
, anted was for the prophet to tell him
| II was safe for him to have hts own
way. o, no rebel against God ever
| wants anything more than that All
he wants In to be told on high author
/ ity from sorne feiicw that calls him
self preacher. that he can keep on
living IN rim without being brought to
Judgment and when he dies rs win go
to heaven. instead of frixzling In hell.
| That in all he wants, is to bs told on
| high authority.
| He didn't want the prophet of Cod
to tell him the truth He didn't want
| ~ ~s<Ak
| OF people that don't want the truth.
say they want to be told on high au-
| thority they can tive and do aa they
please and not be brought to judy
mont. The reason why the average
| man and woman who hates the Bible,
does hate II. In because II tells him il
| he lives the way he wants to live, God
/ Almighty has declared he WIN so to
hell when no is through. Now. that Is
why no doesn't like ftt That is why
he doesn't like the preacher that tells
him aes
The preacher that tells him 40 Is
Gods prophet, while the other fellow
Is hlaek-hearted liar. That Is the
difference between the two OF them.
When n wicked man. by distortins
the Bible, can make 1t appear that the
thing he wants to do is all right, he
has no quarrel with tho Scriptures
Not at all. Not bit! That IL why
the devil would rather have one
church member get drunk and knock
than one hundred buns OF infidels
That Is why he'd rather get one
against the meeting than one hundred
brewers Same principle.
Haven't you learned anything from
that old fellow after you have served
him all these years! The worse 9
man is, the harder he will work te
persuade himself that hts conduct Il
prompted by good rnotivea Always
That is why Ahab was anxious to havs
Micaiah. the prophet, say sometime
People don't get mad because thu
preacher breaches the truth. They ge
mad because when they hear the truth
they can no longer deiude themselves
, into believing that what he said wa:
the truth.
Secret OF Madness
1t isn't the truth that makes PEG
pie mad. 1t Is because after they hear
the truth they can't delude them
selves any more to supposing wha'
they are doing is right That is what
makes them mad.
But wait a minute! Micaiah did not
hesitate to give Ahah the truth a.
God had given 1t to hiu. and with.
out the slightest conceit and although
ne knew ned RuIer Tor II as soon as
he delivered the message. old Ahai
said: Lock him up and keep him or
bread and water until I return II
peace
Then ne started out or his forbid.
) den expedition. Oh. getting rid OF
Gods messenger is not getting rid OF
Gods message. Shutting your eyes
when the fire alarm Is sounded DOM
put the IRE out! Saying you believe
won't keep You out of hell DON,
forget It! No! MOI No! No! Wrong
doing and wrong believing can bring
no other settlement than that the
wages Of sin In death No sir!
Gods arrow Is certainly on the
wing as true A. you live and breathe
Micaiah whiried around and said to
him: -Tf you ever come back In
peace. God Almighty hasn't spoken
through me This In your wfnd-up,
this is your finish. the clock has al
ready begun to strike twelve, and the
undertaken Is on the way"
Now, wait a minute. And although
Ire disguised himself. he put on gar
ments so they wouldn't know he was
king. and that which would attract
attention, he couldn't escape tho sen
ltence OF death that God had pro-
nounced against him, and in an unpro-