The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-07-14

R"A Ak If not, also, indif-
ference at least,
1t does not rise above crude amaze
ment Man. sin-blinded and finite,
sits and stares.
1t Is of him who dies there that
Micah's prophecy, when referring to
the place of his lowly birth says,
"Whose goings forth are from eter-
nifty" The limitless past speeds its
tribute TO that Cross, and the unmeas-
ured future can have no glory without
1t. Surely it claims of man something
more than sitting down and watching.
For Jesus on that Cross is between
earth and heaven. AS If earth had
passed him up and heaven could not
yet receive him, or as If some mys-
teriOus reason had caused him to be
adjudged untitled for either, there he
is suspended on the Cross.
'He was made sin for us who knew
no sin, that we might be made the
righteousness of God In Him; He
was made a curse for u.s." HE died
the just for the unjust that he might
bring us to God"
There Is the place Of Loves wonder
work. There is the public explanation
Of Gods estimate of your sins and
mine. There Is the counting out of
the price of liberty from the bond
slavery Of sin.
There is He who came down to
earth and was gifted up; hence, look
ing there, you see the ladder that con-
meets earth with heaven.
How long, how tiresomely long have
people sought that connecting ladder.
Like the telephone operator at the
central office seeking to establish COM
munication for us with our distant
friends, so has been the waiting and
trying of the millions seeking that
connecting ladder with heaven.
Struggling through the deeds of the
law, or listening for the voices of the
dead, or torturing themselves with
physical suffering, they have sought
the way up In the dark.
But there 1t is. His death on the
Cross provides the way, the sure way,
up to where He invites poor, lost sim
ners, saying, "COme."
Could we but see in one short space
of time all that centers there, then
the soul accorded such a gaze-full
would see wealth uncounted, wealth
indestructible. wealth eternal.
Looking there one would see the
mothless, rustless ''riches of grace"
That gaze would result better than
the most promising markets Of worldly
fortunes inherited, earned, possessed
and defended. They may fail. But
what that gaze could claim would be
secure forever. 1t is all there. And
for you!
There we see as If in letters of fire
the final word of infinite wisdom on
how to rescue our souls.
There could not be discovered or
presented any other way by which to
save us.
Reverently, let us say it, God can
find no other way. His angels or arch
angels working and investing through
countless ages could not rescue so
much as one lost soul.
And the project of Calvary will not
submit to explanation on the ground
OF anything that human invention or
human effort could add to its value.
No. It's Gods best. "There is none
other name; ain the fulness Of time
God sent forth his Som; chow shall
we escape if we neglect so great saliva
tion?'
The statement. "That whosoever be-
lieveth in. him might not perish
places the believing In" SO over
against the "perishing" that If words
are of any value to express truth, 1t
is evident this is the final word of how
God can save our souls.
Come then, come with me. Let us
center our attention there. All, soul
rivers are not deep enough, or gar
dens beautiful enough. or mountains
high enough, or buildings costly
enough to classify as sacred there. 1t
IS He; it is He!
And there, and there alone do you
find that the worth of your soul Is so
great that through his blood It Is nc
counted holy, and IL becomes the tenn
pie. the shrine Of the Holy Spirit.
o, find what Is your worth there.
Cleansed from sin by his most pre-
cious blood, you become the shrine.
Calvary never cheapens us. II con-
dennis us only to justify us. The in
vestment made In us Is there Yes,
,xa ora thara And tharo to ha eInrg