The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1921-03-24

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defying and deny
ing Him would be Ito make war be-
tween his own attributes. Such
thing is impossible. But this man is
reading the right kind of literature.
Reading the theories Of unbelievers,
viewing vile pictures, and hearing
SHADY songs represents no favorable
ground on which to find Holy God.
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 for
being an earnest inquirer after God.
Admitting must give place to inquir-
ing.
Such man may expect to sight by
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. When
Philip made the word clear to him,
then he had no further need to inquire
| "of whom?" He 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 be
baptized He has it all settled now,
that the person "of whom" the prophet
wrote is none other than our sacri-
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 field and seeing broad
acres; but, now with 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-
tion-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 it 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 a 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, "We are infidels, unbe-
levers, agnostics." Well, God will
take you from there There is no di-
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 1t five minutes before they
were sure they had it. They were
thinking Of the long list of reforms
they must work out first. But one look
to Jesus, the surprise was theirs. And
it was everlasting life! Something to
gain!
Whatever may have caused this man
to be interested in what he was read
ing, he had struck portion of Scrip
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; it
is a gift. 1.-THE gift of God is eternal
life." The place where he read told
about the lamb being led to the slaugh-
ter; it had the word Humiliation" in
it too. That is it, it 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 this
man. He gives forth not the slightest
uncertain note about prophecy, nor
does he appeal in his own arguments
born of his own opinions to the man.
How many who read this will take
Isaiah's prophecy, chapter fifty-three,
and read it? But if you do read it, will
you cast aside all theorizing about
''who knows" or chow can this be"
and just look to see who is here set
forth, and why? When the chapter
uses the word "our" (for the time be-
ing) let the word ''my" be inserted in
its place; how,can you fail to see here
your Savior? Talk about discoveries
Finding a continentl Discovering
musician or an artist! When you have
seen Jesus here in His Word. you have
discovered riches of grace And it is
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