The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-20

every last vestige was consumed. Ant
God extends to all, saliva ton on thu
grounds that we will accept Jesus al
our substitute, our security. oul
| bondsman.
lie died in our stead. He took tn,
penalty that we deserve and by my
faith In Christ will I be saved. and Il
you turn your back on Jesus, you viii
go to hell.
what must ! do to be s1ved?" Hs
! WAS convicted. he came trembling
His iciea was that he was lost. He
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Or 5Rhst i am int what YOU are: how
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Evidence Of Great Need.
Nobody can be saved without firsl
OF all real true conviction <ir in DIFF
ferent individuals convictions shows
itself In different ways. First. there
rs the evidence OF great need. You
display your ignorance OF you'd say
OF Nicodemus that he was the chief
of sinners. He was a ruler of the
people. He was an honored member
OF the SandkeSrin and a much respect
ed man and yet with all that, there
WAS something that he dfn't have 60
he sDeaked around one night to ask
Jesus Christ what no must do to be
saved.
He was afraid to walk down the
streets openly for fear the gans
would give him the horse laugh. &C
he waited until dark and then went
around to see Jesus to ask Him what
he had to do to be saved
There Is the evidence II great
need. And I want to tell you when
you reaIize you are lost, there Ia moth
ing In this world that viii satisfy
you until you and peace with Cod
no music, no merrimert, no revelry,
no Joy. no intoxication. nothing on
earth until you are saved by faith in
Jesus Christ. II there Is q feeling
in your heart that tho world isn't
satisfying and You have sense Of
your need Of something that you do
not possess, that your wealth and cui-
ture and learning cannot give 1t 10
you. say to you come to Jesus
Christ and He will satisfy you
Years and years ago iii London a
noted literary gathering was being
held. and among che guests was a
lady made her debut that night and
played and sang most charmingly
This minister said to her, after listen
ing to her In company with other,
II WIS moved by your ability. and
thought rs I listened TO you play
md sing. how much good you might
do, and how many sinners you might
win to Christ II you'd only dedicate
vour ability TO the Lord and sing
and play for Cod
She snapped out something cynical
and sarcastic. He said. Lady.
meant no orfense. God can use abil-
ity as well as the devil. and IL you
would dedicate your ability to the
Lord, use that talent, how many sim
ners yeu could win to Jesus Christ -
The evenings entertainment came
to a close, they became units and
went to their" homes and retired. The
young lady rolled and tossed with a
troubled somnia-she couldn't sleep
she couldn't get away from the face
OF the old preacher or his " ords ring
Ing In her ears. and AZ o'clock
in the morning she eaped out of bed
got light seized a pencil and paper
fell on her knees and IA the tears OF
repentance coursed down her cheeks
Charlotte Elliot wrcte:--
"Jus4 RS I am, without one plea,
But that Thy blood was ed for ne
And that Thou bid'st me come to
| 0 Lamb Of God. come, GOMEZ"
Supply Your Need
| 30. come as you are 1nd God WIFI
| satisfy you and supply your need
Sometimes you get a feeling OF IN
worthfness. like the publican. That's
a very hopeful sign. I hate to see q
man or woman who feels as though
God owe them something and that
salvation was sort of reward o!
merit. 7 like 10 see n man or woman
10 them--tfey get he'll here and when
they are through here.
| God doesn't owe you anything; God
doesn't owe you salvation. He owes
| you the opportunity to accept. but He
| doesn't owe II to you IL You don''
want II. But He offers It TO You full
| free, perfect and eternal. II you will
| come God's way---if you won't dc
| hat, let II alone. You can't have /,
| On any Other grounds at all.
don't care what your sin il. grace
Won't keep you out of hell, II you
ton't repent Sore men don't go "a
hell because they are sinners. they &c
- hell because they reject Jesus
Christ. for Cod says. "whceoever vii
nay come and whosocver will not. will
| 10 cast out" so that's the reason--not
Secause they are sinners. but be-
,ause they won't come and he saved
There are some men and women
Who live good. honest lives. There
| ,re some people honest. upright
moral. virtuous---w would stand ur
md let regiment OF soldiers IRE al
hem, every men armed with a ma
| 'hine gun, before they would be I'M
rue to their marriage VOW. Some
i've life just opposite 10 that. but
10 matter what your condition. you
1 come to Jesus Christ and salvation Is
yours.
I can imagine the hind men whose
eyes Jesus had opened, holding con-
vention. They were differing with
Themselves in giving their testimony
nj experience One man got up and
ra.d. NOW look here, " Won want to
have vorr eyes opened, 60 sit on the
! wayvide. Jesus came along and
said. What wouldst thou do INTO me
that I might receive my sight 2"
Another fe1'Cw jumped up and said,
'J,ook here. that's a hum steer You
don't get II all at once. you get 1t on
he irstallment plan like you buy
furniture" He said, was blind
and Jesus came up to me and ne said,
What wouldst thou have" l said,
want TO see. He said, What do you
see now Why, see trees as men
walking WI at do you see now. And
Mt the third attempt can see. SO you
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