The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-07-20
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placed the best breakfast on the table
he had ever eaten. 49,.
Be honest! Pay your debt if. you
can, and if you can't tell your cred
itors why. God won't send you to
hell if you don't pay, but still you
are obligated toward the man you
owe. Some people get credit at the
grocery or shoe store and then pay
cash at the movies. Some fellows who
have lost their credit in town, smoke
up and puff out, and chew up, and
spit out enough tobacco in one year
to pay up a bunch Of their debts.
Pay your grocer what you owe him,
and pay the milk man what you owe
him, and pay the butcher what you
owe him. Pay the dentist what you
owe him-don't sing, ''Come to
Jesus" through false teeth you've
never paid for.
And by the way, don't forget to
pay God what you owe Him. Don't
try. to, beat. your way to- heaven by
trying to see how cheap you can get
Through. Pay your debt to the
church as we'll as to. the merchant.
Paul not only preached righteous
ness, he also warned OF" coming
judgment. He told Felix he was
headed for the judgment and there
he would have to answer for the way
he was living upon earth. can
imagine l hear Paul describing the
scenes and issues of the judgment
with impassioned eloquence: So ter
rible was the picture he drew: that
Felix trembled as he listened. A con-
victed sinner, sheaswas about toayield
to God when he glanced at the woman
at his side, and it was all Of, for
she would not let him 60: To become
a Christian would mean the separa-
ton from this sinful woman, who
was not his wife. 1t would mean
giving up his life of sensual indulg-
ence. It was too much for. him and
so he says, eco thy way for this time,
when have q convenient season I'll
call for you again." In other words,
"You may 60 now Paul, it's not con-
venient for me to do as you say just
now" ........t,,.,,,.,. <. ...,.. 49,.
That's what many a soul says to
God---it's not convenient. The rea-
son some Of you are not Christians
is not because you don't know
enough, but because you're not will
ing to do enough. You'e not willing
to take the card-table but of your
home. There's no power in the world
can save some people unless they
make a. clean sweep of the things
that are wrong in their lives. Get a
new hitching post; leave. the thrilling
goddess crowd you've been training
with, say goodbye to the old life and
the dirty deeds Of the fesh.F~A .
+, The preacher had delivered his
! message and was leaving the palace
chamber. When the door closed be.
hind him another door closed and shut
Felix out Of heaven. 1t was the door
of mercy. God had given him the
opportunity of his. life and he had
turned it down. = -. !.
There comes to every soul a special
opportunity to be saved. Should that
opportune time be neglected it may
! never come again. During a series
of meetings in southern city 8
young man was saved who worked
for. his uncle, who had drug store
in the town. The next day that
young man went to his uncle and with
tears in his eyes begged him to also
become a Christian. His uncle was
greatly moved, but brushing the tears
from his eyes he said, George, I'm
glad you've taken the step and some
! day may do the same thing, but its
not convenient just now" That was
about one o'clock in the afternoon
and at four o'clock the same day .
man entered the store and started ar
argument with the uncle. Hot words
followed and suddenly the man pulled
a gun and shot the druggist. dead. or
the. spot. At one, o'clock God called
him for the last time; at four, o'clock
death called him. The door of mercy
had closed. ,1sl .,..:-::.... - 49, g,
And T say to you, my friends, come
while God calls and mercy waits
:Come tonight and be saved, for to.
morrow may be too late. l.. &aaE.