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who every day ar
~ so would enter The
schOOlr0Oll. and
slowly passing through it, say IN meas
ured tones. "Pro-cras-t Dn--iS--
-thlef-Of-tl Then 0uiesly,
without another word, he would pass
out. His purpose was to impress upon
his boys and girls that they Sbolild
not put off till tomorrow, or f,om day
to day, that which should he done at
once. 1t seems to me that in car tcxt
God Is in effect saying the same thing.
when he tells us, "N0w is the accepted
time; behold, now Is the day OF saliva
ton"
mo Promise Of Tomorrow"
One time while being driven In the
country to minister at the funeral VI
a man who had died very su ldenIy,
l was surprised at the wisdom sbnan
by the hayward young man WHO WIS
conveying me. There was lul IN The
conversation. Then suddeDlT he
broke forth with this startling fact-
"You know, we have no promisa of n
tomorrow" What truth there in iH
that statement-"No promise oi n ss-
morrow" And yet, how needle rs We
are of the fact II so succinctll sets
forth. We go on neglecting TO dp that
which Is of such moment to us, actual.
ly gambling with time and wiss oar
souls as the stake. No promise III a
tomorrow Is what God is saying 10
the words of our text.
Again, are you putting of yOlr he,
cision to become a Christian, heeaBs'
you feel that you want FIRST ia hire
a good time?
What specious argument ihm is
and how Satan does use 1t, especiaty
TO deceive young people. He vOatd
try to make them believe that they
say g0od-by to all the good times when
they become Christians; but thai is
not so, for there is nothing "go@t"
that a person has to give up "a h-
come a Christian. To be sure, there
are things that are bad and harlnfm
that must be given up. and theSe ill.,
Devil camoufages TO make them ook
good to people. He succeeds sun,ris
ingly well, for folks are easily foslea
by the enemy of human souls ans
often they do not awaken TO the ia,t
that they have been deceived until n
is too late. =
What we need to do is 10 psthnart
the real value of things. Who thar
is wise would buy glass jewels car
diamonds, or accept fools gold for
the genuine? If we scrape beneaR
the tinsel with which Satan covers
things that are bad, to make ihYm
look good, and Il we carefully we,sk
everything he offers us IN The hsi
ances of eternity, we shah ,lisc0rf
their wOrthlessness everything he Of
fers, though it give pleasure for asa-
son, AT last" as Solomon said VI
the wine cup, ut biteth like serpent
and stingeth like an adder"
Good Times for the Christian.
Christ on the other hand offers vi
that Is good and worthwhile in this
life and the life TO come. The resBr
good times are for the Christian awl
IL any one on earth can enjoy him
self, II is the person whose lie has
been enlarged by the coming into h
Of Christ. He Il is who not only
gives life, but gives II abundantiy.
This is true in this life. because Christ
enlarges persons capacity for eR
joyment.
We frankly admit that there am
restrictions and Limitations for the
Christian; but he who says that there
are restrictions and limitations Of
real life is false The things thai
must be cut OF are those that MAKE
for death. The surgeons knife cuts
out a cancer, but a cancer makes for
death; and so do those things thaf the
person who would be Christian
must cut out of his life. The very eu,.
ting out Of these things sets Der.
son free for the real pleasure Of life
Is II not n mean thing to chaose the
pleasures OF sin for a eason. and then.
when the candle Of life has almoS,
burned itself ont fling ourselves upoa
Gods mercy7 To such who 80 choos.
expecting 20 become Christians whsz
hey are about 10 die. thai they may
hereby escape hell and guin heaven
iod holds out no promise ~ salvation.
hat people are saved at the last ma
nent Of life. as was the thief 90 the
ross. We know, but who dare say thar
he one who chooses TO refuse the ssl
alton God offers now shall ever have
mother prefer Of mercyf
There l. 3 time. We know not when.
A place. we know not where.
That seals the destiny Of man
For glory OF despair.
Behold, nov IL the accepted tia
ahrlA mrxw l. a. - - -