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p& ALI Old Testament,
pleading with
Israel, is our Lord Jesus Of the New.
/. And whaf hands are these that
50 patiently plead with menu
!. They are almighty hands. It Is
10 the Son that the words in Heb.
ITO are addressed: THE heavens are
the works OF thine hands," and Of Him
1t is written in John 3 :S5. ''The Father
loveth the Son, and hath given alb
things into his hand"
D soul. when with rapturous gaze
you behold those heavens and are lost
In wonder and amazement. do not for
get that the hard that spread them
out above You and sprinkled them
with their dust o. stars, holding every
one In its appointed place, is the hand
that beckons now to you in Lowell
2. They are pierced hands. "They
pierced my hands and my feet" was
written of Him a thousand years be-
fore He was born. But who pierced
them7 O man. let me tell you'll 1t
was your sins that did Iii Your sins
that held Him there upon the nails
your need, more than all the leglOns
of the Roman army that prevented
His escape and kept all the hosts Of
heaven from breaking through to His
relief.
Those pierced haIds tell of mighty
transaction that he has finished for
you, of that awful death In which He
was made sin" fer you and me. and
In which He barred His own breast TO
the judgment stroke that was Your
due and mine. They tell OF something
that has been done for you, not Of
something that you must do for Him.,
and proclaim the everlasting peace
made by Him between an offended
God and every soul that viii receive
Him. "peace be unto you: and when
he had so said, he showed unto them
his hands," John 20 20).
3. They are sheltering hands, for
He hath said. :" give unto them eternal
life; and they shall never perish,
neither shall any man pluck them OUT
OF my hand" (John 10 :2s). They are
saved and safe who fall Into those
almighty, pierced handsl o blessed
shelter o safe retreat Is 1t yoursf
A few more steps upon the road
few more risings and settings Of the
sun. and you shall be face to face
with the sneed Of this infinite refuge
God help you TO accept It howl
4. They are pleading hands. More
eloquent than the silveriest speech are
they of the compassionate heart. Of
the wooing love. Of the welcoming
mercy, Of the reconclling, saving grace
and keeping power Of the Savior. For
hearken>--it has been put into the
feeble language Of men: sNow then
are we ambassadors for Christ. as
though GOD DID BEsEEcH BY Us:
WE PRAY You IN CHRISTS
STEAD, be We reconciIed to Cod
(li Cor. 500.
II. Unto whom are those hands
stretched forth7 To His foes For
whether we like II or not. this Is what
sin has made Of every one Enemiesl
swhen we were enemies. we were
reconciled 10 God by the death Of his
Son." (lsom. 5 100. And. ~The carnal
mind Is enmity against Cod from
SD.
III. How Iong7 "Ali day" AID
through this heightened period he
calls -today"-this day OF privilege
and grace to sinners; this day Of "the
longsuffering Of our Lord which is
salvation" All through these days
and hours Of your sin. Of your joyless
pursuit Of pleasure. Of your setting at
noughf Of things worth while for
tribes lighter than air. or your dis
regard Of Him and His great salvation.
But the day shall close. THE night
cometh"-nIghf 10 which no dawn sue
ceeds. The outstretched hands shall
be withdrawn. Too latei SIS
Nv. Oh. the bitter end Of your un-
heedIngl Because I have called. and
We refused: | have stretched out my
hand. and no man regarded: but ~
have set st nought all ny counsel,
and would none Of my reproof | also
win laugh 81 your calamity; | win
mock when your fear comefh when
your fear cometh a. desoIafIon. and
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