The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-03
And He Said Tomorrow
Sermon Delivered by Rev. Billy Sunday at City Auditorium
Sunday Night, March ~

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lhe, 1Hws9 had sbesn In Egyptian bond
age. They had made brick withou
straw and barred their back to tn,
ash OF the taskmasters, and submit
ied to all the cruelty that . power
sui and heartless nation Gould tnfiic
apon those who were their vassal'
and slaves.
God had told Joseph thak He woult
lead them out. GEM klon aftel
generation had been matured
to manhood and w0nAni0od and ther
old age. and still God had not come
until can imagine tho people be-
gun to think that Goa had forgot.
ten. But Gods schedule may mol
narmonize with yours. He may de-
say His visitation according 70 your
program. but God Will always be
around In fulness Of time.
And He appeared under the lead
ership Of Moses, and old Pharaoh
wouldn't Let the people 80, and God
~as compelled to send the famous
.en plaques AZ evidences that Mosaa
vas the chosen vessel. And II WA
aurtng these plaques that tho con.
hict between Moses and Pharaoh
took place.
II was the plague OF frogs. They
covered the land everywhere and the
springs and wells. and they were in
he homes. lf~you'd walk down the
street. you'd step on frogs. Get up
in the morning and get out OF bed.
md you'd crush O. frog. Walk down
he stairway, ami II would be COW
cred with frogs. Sit down ut the
table. and you'd sit on frog. Go
to drink water. there'd be q frog
n It. Go to jab your fork in a dill
pickle. and you'd stick II in frog.
The Bible says frog were every
where. so I guess they were on the
table too. fr
And so Pharaoh cent for Moses
ana Moses 'ss'c 10 him: When snail
entrea the Lord that He il&o
'waF he plague7''
And Pharaoh. the old fool, an
swered In the words of the text:
And he said tomorrow.
never thought that argued very
much for his common sense. He
knew there stood before him the
sniy man In the kingdom that God
would hear. and he knew that God
would hear him, and he knew the
The prevalence of this plague, and
ret he said: Tomorrow" It never
argued very much for his COM
mon sense. and yet / don't think
you have right to condemn him.
Many say; II wouldn't have done
what he did" and YET you are do
Ing the same thing in a different
way. God has been calling you TO
leave your bondage. Instead of
obeytng. tonight still nnds you en-
shaved by the powers Of the devil.
The Jew IT old SO wonderfully
reverenced God that they wouldn't
dare to step on n niece Of parchment.
lest the name OF the Jehovah would
be written on II, and they'd show
dlsrespect for any one who would.
And yet we trampie II beneath our
feet wqh eyes closed and ears stop
ped and rush madly and wildly on
while God Is doing His utmost to
kees tn out Of hell. Despite that,
seemingly, you are all doing your
best TO get into bell.
In an eastern state . mum Der Of
years ago an insane asylum burned.
They took thes inmates half a mile
away on the hillside. When the
flames were licking their former
home to ashes about twenty Of them
burst every attempted restraint and
they ran down the hill toward the
burning building. Before hands
OF them had leaped into the flames
and were incinenated. AN insane
man would do that.
Then you have the audacity to sit
there and call yourself sane when
you are trying to get In 1.-The flames
OF hell when God h trying to keep
you out.
"And he said tomorrow"
Where Ia the man or the woman
who can honestly say that .tomor-
row. has never interfered with him
1.,v Md - txas vi wf
ence; the thing that win never
dawn.
Oh, you should have begun some
new work; you say. Il win tomor-
row"
You should give up some foolish
custom: you say: Il win tomorrow"
You should Yield to Jesus Christ:
you say: Il win tomorrow"
There Is no need for me 10 con-
sumo my strength and your time
and spin out words In ANALYSIS oe
your motto: II will not think OF to-
morrow. My possessions are today.
I will not lull myself to sleep prom
Using myself about . time that will
never come
Tomorrow Ia the soft lounge upon
which multitudes lie down to their
eternal sleep. Tomorrow Ii the DEVILS
opfat6. On, II taxes an eHOrt OF inc
brain and OF the win to say: TO
day
You ought to choose Jesus Christ
now for Z few brief reasons: first,
because by accepting Jesus Christ
now you would be relieved OF tho
burden OF tn. s,n In this life rs well
e the dread OF tho future conse-
queuces. and every man and woman
hearing that burden sof guilt. by
Welding to- Jesus Christ, would be
relieved Of his or her sin. for there
10 not one who does not know that
10 have one unforgotten SIN In your
life you stand In the awful peril Of
Gods judgment.
Not a person hero this minute but
knows that you could forsake the
yilest sins II you would submit to
God by faith In Jesus Christ You
never had such opportunities, never
had 90 many Influences that work |
ana appeal to the highest and tho !!
noblest within you. and for you TO
Be able to resist all that-great !,
Cod, I don't have any hope for you! |
I don't ever expect to see you after |
tonight: am going to heaven. No. !
~. / don't expect to sec you! And |
you would ba relieved Of the heaviest
burdens. the burdens OF guilt which |
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