The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-03-17


defying and deny
ing Him would be to make war po
tween his own attributes. Such
thing is impossible. But this man IL
reading the right kind of literature.
Reading the theories of unDeheVers'
viewing vile pictures, ana nearing
SHADY" songs represents no favoraDie
ground on which to find Holy Eou.
That call Of God after the first man.
adam where art thou?" suggests that
man should answer to God for his at
titude. Every man is responsible 1or
being an earnest inquirer after Goa.
Admitting must give place to inquir-
ing
Such a man may expect to sight Dy
| faith, Jesus Christ as Savior. Now
He has been all the while revealed IN
that very chapter from which the man
was reading, but he did not see Him
with the eyes of his heart. Wheh
Philip made the word clear to nim'
| then he had no further need to inquire
"of whom?" lie was where faith
could easily root and fruit. Being
there. it is little wonder that he asks
for the chariot to stop that he may De
baptized. He has ii all settled now,
that the person "of whom" the prophet
wrote is none other than our sacrl-
fetal and death-conquering Jesus.
The change has been quick. Now
he is reading but not seeing, again he
is accepting and proving. Like man
looking at a field and seeing broad
acres; but, now with a drill he strikes
oil, and that field that very same field,
contains his fortune We do not see
him take time to turn to another part
of the roll nor do we see him haught-
lily lay the roll aside. He is, we think,
looking still at that very same selec-
tlon-so short is the time-and he
sees Jesus. After all He was there
revealed, and not obscured. Many
man has lost his pen behind his own
ear. Is II there. All he needs is TO
find it. So this man discovers Jesus
In the Bible. The chariot suggests
some awkwardness, moving over the
uneven way, but THE WORD fits any
where when soul is inquiring. Men
have been saved on shipboard, In
barns, in forests, In graveyards, on
mountains and plains. There Is no
geography mentioned In the invitation.
You can be saved where you now are.
One says 81 am in the meshes Of
bad habits" Well, God will hear an
honest inquirer from there. Just look,
look, look to Jesus from where you
are. Men say, 1--WE are infidels, unbe-
levers, agnostics." Well, God will
take you from there. There is no d.
rection given as to the starting place.
All have sinned. and sinners can be
saved by accepting Jesus. Start from
anywhere. Start from where you now
are. If you will accept Jesus, you cam
not overtax His power TO save. Mil
lions of people say that they were sur
prised with salvation. They had not
expected it five minutes before they
were sure they had 1t. They were
thinking of the long list of reforms
they must work out first. But one look
to Jesus, the surprise was theirs. And
1t was everlasting life! Something to
gain!
Whatever may have caused this man
J 10 be interested In what he was read
J ing, he had struck n portion of Scrip
J ture which gave him to see the cross
of Christ. and who could see that
without being surprised? No man can
} see that with the eyes of his heart and
not be saved. He sees that what he
} needs cannot be bought or traded; I!
is gift. "The gift Of God is eternal
| no x,.hor l.
; about the lamb being led TO the slaugh
! ter; It had the word Humiliation" In
9 It too. That is II, II is Jesus. and
' Jesus for him. What discovery
There Is the price paid, and there Is
nothing more to pay; so he takes the
gift of salvation.
Philip knew well how to help thi.
{ man. He gives forth not the slightest
J. uncertain note about prophecy, MOI
: does he appeal in his own argument.
= born Of his own opinions to the man
: How many who read this will tax,
e Isaiah's prophecy, chapter fifty-three
!. and read II? But II you do read II, will
i you cast aside all theorizing abou
\ "who knows" or chow can this be-
!. and just look TO see who is here Sc
q forth, and why? When the chapte
$ uses the word "our" (for the time be
I ing) let the word "my" be inserted II
3 its place; how can you fail to see her,
!. your Savior? Talk about discoveries
+ Finding continent Discovering
i musician or an artist When you hav
r seen Jesus here in His Word. you hav
s discovered riches of grace. And II 4
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