The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-07-29

guished a prisoner
IN Carisbrook castle, where one morn
ing was found her lifeless form lean.
ing her head upon her Bible, opened
at these words: "Come unto me. and
l Will give you rest" Faithful. sol.
emn message, yet sweet and warm
from that cold marblel There is no
rest for the heart, though it be the
heart Of princess, save in Christ
alone.
Come" This word reveals the in.
mite Savior-heart. From Gods call
to Noah to "colne into the ark" to the
last call Of Revelation, LET him that
Is athirst, come." it occurs nineteen
hundred times in Scripture. ringing
from every page with earnest entrea.
" and warmest welcome, and telling
OF love that waits to pour out it's
exhaustless fulness into the heart that
Will but draw near to receive. But
no less does it tell of the need Of
all mankind that must forsake itself
to find its help in Another. 'Come"
from your helpless ruin; "come" from
your futile efforts at self-help; "come''
from the unrest that sin has made,
and Il will give you rest"
"Come unto Me-" Not to a church
are you called, nor to a system of re-
ligicn. but to Person, one Person
alone. 1t is not system Of doctrine,
however true, nor code of ethics,
however high, that He is offering to
sinful men: it is Himself, with all
that He has.
All, who is this standing up before
whole world full of restless hearts
and Offering Himself as a remedy for
all their ills? Oh, come and see: 1t
is my lovely Lord! Is He enough?
Can He. do what He says? Ask any
soul that has come to Him! Every
generation since these words were
spoken has had its millions of rejoic-
ing witnesses to their truth, and in
every language that men have spoken
new words have had to be found to
express the new blessedness that has
filled mems hearts and lives. Yes, He
does what He promises, and everyone
can prove it for himself.
And whom is He calling to Himself?
It is thou, O~sOul, reading now these
lines-thou who never yet hast come.
It was thee He thought of when He
said, "All ye that labor and are heavy
laden" Labor and heavy loads are
tokens Of the curse pronounced upon
creation because of sin, and no living
being escapes it. Doesn't He know?
Doesn't He know the desolation, the
dispeace, the restlessness in every
life? When He spoke of the rest that
He would give was it not because He
knew that Of rest there was none in
hearts where sin has reigned? Be 1t
known unto you, then, that this Is
your claim upon Him-your need, your
lack Of that which He alone can give.
Oh, the wonder Of it: your sin. and
your sin alone, gives you title to come
to Him!
But how and when are you to come?
Just as you are and now! No waiting
for fitness or worthiness. If you could
put away your sin your heart would
find rest without Him. If you could
make yourself fit for His presence
you would not need Him and His invi-
tation would he an impertinence. As
you are and with your sins, come to
Him. Fitness Is not attained. it is OBJ.
tanned. He gives 1t!
And the one thing that, above all
others, your heart is seeking now, Is
the thing that you shall find when you
come: REST! Rest from all the ter
rible consequences Of sin--from its
guilt and penalty from the awful re-
morse that it inevitably brings.
One touch Of the nail-scarred hand
and the record of your life Is wiped
out forever, so that God Himself can
find nothing against YOU any longer.
He has Himself borne the penalty, so
that He can on u righteous ground Of
fer you His rest. Rest. sweet rest !!
Rest from this poor self at last! Res.
from bitter memory! rest from the
chagrin of a vain and misspent life !!
Rest! For this, Oh, Lord, I come!
He GIVES 1t! Only He can! There
are no questions that He has to ash.
There are no conditions to be imposed.
Ao vov 0no and nOw come tO Him