The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-05-20


enough Of the oil of the Holy Spirits
influence on his soul to make him ac-
cept our Lords company In such
place, but he will not accept of eternal
life as a gift. 0utwardly he mas
Joined the Apostles Band, but, inward
ly he is thief. Good company, but
a thief's heart
His choosing to "join" before he
had received" may have cost him his
soul. If he had humbly insisted upon
not joining until he had accepted our
Lord Jesus Christ as the one who
would fulfill all sacri1cial types TOR
sinners, then he might have ranked
with John or Paul.
He knew the place. Those trees
could talk TO him. He could gather
messages from the footprints and
paths there. The very air was elO-
quent, to him. Oh, there are records
which do not at into music boxes or
conform to machinery. They are
heard at most unexpected times. As
IL started by unseen hands, in the
dark Of the night, they compel us 70
listen. Just as some who read this
can hardly help thinking of the path
up to the old scbOolhouse, where, IN
the winter revival, they sang, Come
We sinners poor and needy" or of the
old kitchen In the old farmhouse
where family prayers were conducted
once day. How often the Spirit OF
God whispers Forget not all his ben
efits." But Judas had sinful heart
and would not yield that to Jesus the
;in-bearer. The place was outside the
nan, the heart of sin was close with
n. Groom over the place, he might.
out like a soldier on guard, he would
light Jesus away from that citadel OF
die heart.
And why should Judas be one OF
he twelve? To be sure, he Is later
substituted by Matthias, but why was
le ever admitted? II have chosen
Iou twelve and one Of you is devil"
ire the words so startling. And that
)ne the treasurer Yes, for when God
s manifested fighting sin, he asks for
10 favors or quarter. He fights 1t
IN Its own ground and out in the
open. The apostles are In the thick
If the centuries-Old conflict with hui
nan sin. So far as the record states
here could not have been much money
.or Judas to handle anyway. But he
AN be allowed to add and subtract
md have first-hand information,
where, If there had been any trick
cry advised, he would have known
about II.
Now this is the man who sells Jesus
.or a few cents more than five dollars.
Yes, but this is the man who through
tut the whole known record never
states that he finds any trace of decep-
Jon or trickery on Jesus part. This
'son of perdition" on the inside, with
irst-hand information, this "deviP'
cannot find flaw or a tleek In all the
structure of Jesus conduct. He OBJ
ects to Mary amounting him, but re-
member, he nowhere calls him
Lord"
Do we not see that today men and
k0men, hayward and guilty, will say
hat they do not criticize Jesus? His
lnemies admit, by the ten thousand,
hat they find no fault in him." Yet
hey refuse him their hearts. How
.oud Jesus Christ be such a true
eacher, leader of men and example
L his repeated declaration of his
savior-ship were false? How can a
nan properly appreciate his teaching
ind his wonder works and at the same
homent reject his shed blood? You
ldmire him, but you do not receive
lin; beware lest, for price, you sell
lin.
There is another place" mentioned
l. the account Judas went to his
,wn place." He had heard Of that
.lace from Jesus himself. ITO be
last into hell" had doubtless rung In
! lis ears more than once No garden
With olive trees there. No Jesus to
each one there. The sale Judas made
ind that place are closely associated.
Z he will hear him teach and even
ndorse his greatness, but yet have
he heart to sell him. that one place
his destiny. Soul. do not reject the
Lord Jesus as Saviour today. lest, to-
borrow the heart that SO rejects
proves to be the heart that sells. and
tou enter that-"place." Like a garden
whose trees and flowers all speak Of
blessing. so Is his grace today, but
you reject that. l would that you
night realize that you turn toward
Judas place. Judas had. as II were.
deed In hand to that place when he
ras right in the company Of Jesus.
BE had fully realized It, doubtless the
lery possession Of 1t would have been
. him like fire.