The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-09-06
DR. DAVIDSON DELIVERS
POWERFUL ADDRESS ON
=" RObbIHG GOD" At THE
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A splendid audience heard Rev r. L.
pastor Of Broadway Baptist
church, speak Sunday night on the
subject, Robbing God. The speaker
said in part:
In Malachi 3:S God asks a startling
question of his people Israel, "Will
a man rob God" and himself gives
the astounding reply "Ye have rob-
bed me-" There are men and women
in Ardmore robbing God every day
who would not rob their neighbors
OF pin or tooth pick. We must
know what belongs to God in order
TO know whether we are robbng him
or not.
Gods Possessions.
The heavens are Gods because he
created them. The earth is Gods for
the same reason. God made the gold
and the silver and the copper and
the iron and the diamonds and all
precious stones. He deposited the coal
and the gas and the OIL in their beds.
He formed all the vegetables and he
created the fish and the fowls and
mammals and man. They belong to
him by right of creation. He has new
er parted with his title. AS between
man who holds warranty deed
he owns il but as between him and
God, God owns It,
Gods Rights.
A man has right to returns for
the machine which he invents, for
the house he builds, for the farm
which he owns, for the money which
he lends, for the orchard which he
plants, for the child which he rears.
or every thing a man possesses he
expects some fitting returns. God Is
entitled to returns from his posses
sions. AS between God and man,
man Is the propriety of nothing. he
is only the steward OF God. He Is to
employ and use 1t for Gods profit.
He does not own himself. He belongs
to God.
Human life. in all It's various
phases. suggests an unseen capitalist
who has invested largely in us. and
who is looking for return. By
Kind Of celestial book keeping. there
Is maintained q debit and credit ac-
count between US and this great Cap
italist. At the beginning the account
Is all on one side. Our very person
ality, to which we cling 40 most
centrally ours, was none of our or
dering. That we should have be-
gun life on this earth instead OF Mars
or Jupiter or Venus that we should
nave been born in the nineteenth
century instead of the ninth or the
ninetieth that we should be OF Ger.
tain physical and mental capacity.
with gifts and predictions for law.
medicine, teaching, finance or agri.
culture instead OF some one of n
thousand other possibilities. are not
OF our choosing but are the order.
ings OF that unseen investor. For
some time after our arrival in this
world we are recipients and absorbents
only. Life's boarded capital is az ev.
cry turn being lavished upon us.
The universe flows in through myriad
open gateways OF the soul. leaving
deposits OF all kinds from its lnfinl,e
storehouse.
But there Is another side 10 this
marvellous bookkeeping. The capital.
LIST with whom we have 10 deal. law.
ish though he be, Is no aimlcss spend.
thrift. Like men. he expects returns
ION his investments and insists on
getting them. The man who fails or
refuses to make returns to him de.
frauds him.
Robbing God.
God IS sovereign. We are living on
his domains where he has q right TO
rule. The man who refuses to obey
God robs him OF that loyalty which Is
due him Every sinner Is a moral an.
archist he is Red in the realms OF
Jehovah. The man who speaks against
God Is moro guilty than the man
who spoke against our president while
We were In war with Germany. The
man who aids the forces OF Hell is
not only robbing God OF the loyalty
due him but he is also guilty OF
high treason against \, Kingdom
OF God
\ man may rob God by withhold.
ing his service from him II the Unit.
cd States is entitled to the service
Of i;s citizens. God Is entitled to the
services OF his subjects. The man who
works for himself six days In the
week and then goes JOY riding on
and robs God OF the ser.
vice OF that day is not guuty OF
grand larceny but Of sublime lar.
ceny.
The man who enjoys material pros.
petity from God and never makes any
returns TO him Il robber. II no vns
tenant he would pay rent. II he
were borrower OF money he would
pay interest Surely God il entitled
to as fair treatment as our fellow
man.
We may rob God by withholding
him our love. Christ said the great.
est commandment was to love God
with all OF MIR hearts. An orphan
sirl was adopted into the home OF =
rich woman The adopted mother
showed the little girl through All tho
wealth OF the home and finally took
her TO beautiful room In the homo
and said to her. This is yours" Tho
Eitl looked at her in amazeman, 10,
moment and then said. What am
to give you for all thls7" Your
love, that II oil / want" What rias