The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-03-18

cept q man when
he Is resisting.
defying and deny
Ing Him would be TO make war De-
tween his own attributes. Such
thing is impossible. But this man IL
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 Coo.
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 Tor
being an earnest inquirer after COD.
Admitting must give place to inquir-
ing.
Such a 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
A'of whom?" He was where faith
could easily root and fruit Being
there, II is little wonder that he asks
for the chariot to stop that he may be
baptized. He has II all settled now.
that the person "of whom" the prophet
wrote is none other than our sacri-
ficial and death-conquering Jesus.
The change has been quick. Now
he is reading but not seeing again he
is accepting and proving. Like a 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-
Ny 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 n
man has lost his pen behind his own
ear. Is Il there. All he needs Is to
find II. 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 shpboard, In
barns. in forests, In grayeyards. on
mountains and plains. There Is no
geography mentioned in the invitation
You can be saved where you now are
One says, II am in the meshes Of
bnd habits" Well. God will hear nv
honest inquirer from there. Just look
look, look TO Jesus from where yor
are. Men say. 1--WE are infdels. unhe
levers, agnostlcs." Well, God will
fake you from there. There Is no dl
rection given as to the starting place
All have sInned. and sinners can b,
saved by accepting Jesus Start from
anywhere. Start from where you nov
are. II you will accept Jesus, you can
not overtax His power TO save. Mil
lions of people say that they were sur
prised with salvation. They had no
expected It five minutes before the.
we're sure they had It. They wer
thinking of the long list Of reforms
they must work out first. But one lool
10 Jesus, the surprise was theirs. An,
II was everlasting life! Something t
gain!
Whatever may have caused this maj
10 be interested In what he was read
ing, he had struck a portion of Scrip
ture which gave him to see the eros
of Christ, and who could see tina
without being surprised No man ca
see that with the eyes OF his heart an
not be saved. He sees that what h
needs cannot be bought or traded:
II a gift. The gift of God Is eterns
life." The place where he read tol
about the lamb being led to the slaugl
ter. n had the word Humiliation |
Il too. That Is II, II Is Jesus. an
Jesus for him. What discovery
There Is the price paid. and there
nothing more to pay: 30 he takes III
gift OF salvation.
Philip knew well how to help IN
man. lie gives forth not the slighte,
uncertain note about prophecy. nc
does be appeal in his own argument
born Of his own opinions to the MAJ
How many who read this win tai
Fsaiahs prophecy. chapter hfty-thre
end read III But II you do read II. wi
you cast aside all theorlzlng abol
.who knows or how can this bs
and lust look to see who Is here s.
forth, and whyf When the chapt,
uses the word "our" tfor the time b
ing) let the word my" be Inserted
Its place; how can you fsIl to see be-
your Saviori Talk about discoverie,
Finding a eontinenti Discovering
musician or an artist When you ha,
seen Jesus here In His Word. you ha'
discovered riches OF grace. And II
frea