The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-09-01

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plying the need of
the seeking soul.
And what need is here disclosed!
AS great for the queen as for the low
est of her subjects. The poorest out
cast has no greater need of Christ
than the mightiest king. GOD SAVE
the king"
Think of her journey. Sheba was
at the southern end of the desert of
Arabia, LOO miles from Judea, the
ship of the desert was the slowly
moving camel, and the way was be-
set by perils-perils of robbers, perils
OF sand storms, perls of ravenous
beasts. Two and half months of dis
comfort and WEAKNESS, and yet, she
came. For what? To learn wisdom
In her faraway land she had heard
Of the fame of Solomon's wisdom and
came to see for herself whether the
report were true, putting herself at
his feet to be taught of him, thus max
ing manifest that she was one of those
whom the Lord designates as wis
dom's children"
Because of this shall she rise UP to
condemn the men of the Lords gener-
alton and of every generation since,
who have not earned that title for
themselves, for greater than Solo
mon was among them and has been
among men ever since, offering all,
and more, of what the treasures of
Solomon were but the faintest shadow
The very wisdom of God is He and In
Him are hid all the treasures of wis
dom and knowledge.
What the queen of Sheba found up
ON her visit to Solomon was the shad-
owing forth of the riches that are in
Christ and that wait, even now, to
pour themselves out at the feet Of
every seeking sinner. 1t is evident
that the object of her quest was the
knowledge of God, for 1t was when
she heard Of the fame of Solomon
concerning the NAME OF JEHOVAH
that she came to learn of him. "And
she communed with him of all that
was in her heart" There was not
anything hid from the king"
No, nothing is hid from the king,
'for all things are naked and opened
unto the eyes of Him with whom We
have to do" And let there be, on the
part of any sinner-ruler or ruffian-
such frank and open dealing with Him
Of whom Solomon is the figure, and he
shall find every question of his heart
answered. IL you have heard Of His
wisdom and His grace--and you have
and would come to prove these for
yourself. 1t must be to take the place
of sinner before Him. You, with
your folly and He with His wisdom {;
you with your sins and He with His
grace. The same old terms! 1t Is
the fad today to run to the philosopher
with the hearts questions and to turn
to every source Of knowledge save the
only infallible one. O soul, come to
Christ with your questions.
And not only were her hard ques-
tons answered, but her eyes beheld
things of which she had not heard.
When she had seen all Solomon's
wisdom, and the house that he built,
and the meat of his table, and the sit
ting of his servants, and the attendance
of his ministers, and their appeal. and
his ascent by which he went up into
the house of the Lord; there was no
spirit In her."
Think of what she saw. "The house
that he built" And our Lord, the
greater than Solomon" hath built an
house. 1t Is "the house of God" to
which every forgiven sinner belongs.
1.-The meat of his table" How elo-
Quent men become in describing rare
menus. But think of what that table
of Solomon's Is, picture. and the
tongue Is dumb. Wine and bread of
heaven which the Lord of life and
glory provides for all His ownl The
whole Christian life feast" with
nothing lacking and all but little
| foretaste of heaven!
1.-The sitting of his servants and the
attendance of his ministers" Alto
gether worthy of his own exalted sta
ton. But behold the apparel Of those
who wait upon the Lord. He hath
| clothed them with the garments of
salvation: that best robe" is upon
them all. They must be worthy of
Him, and only He can make them so.
Adorned, every one, by His own hand.
1.-THE ascent by which he went up
into the house OF the Lord 1t is a
faint figure of the cleaning way by
which our Lord has gone up into the
sanctuary above, leaving its gate ajar
and Its light streaming out. BY that
way He shall return. and we walt for
Him.
o soul, the greater than Solomon Is
here. No journey to find Him, no per-
lis. He win answer all your questions
and satisfy your heart forever. Ac-
cept Him now as your Savior. lest you
face the condemnation Of that Arab
queen, and His, In q soon coming day