The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1922-04-27

HVyT ~, M things put under
Y NsA m him"
We aIe ivUALis for something due
In the tomorrow which Is not yet an
event of our day. 1t is, however, as
sure as If 1t were present-day fact.
by the numerous prophecies concern
Ing the birth, the ministry, the death,
resurrection, ascension and interces-
sion of our Lord Jesus Christ full
tlled to the letter, we are compelled
10 credit like fulfilling of these still
due In the fulness of time Surpass-
lngly great is the expression to us Of
Gods goodness in letting us know GER
tain outstanding parts Of his program
before they actually come to pass.
The miracle of Gods foreknowledge
giving US certain information which
human reason could never grasp OF
itself provides us with fund of know
ledge simply stupendous-we have the
privilege of drawing on the treasure
house of Gods foreknowledge.
The two short words, mot yet"
suggest fixedness OF fact with which
we are to be confronted some day.
But today it is in contrast with that,
for it is choosing day. That second
word of the two tells the story, it
Is yet" "Yet there Is ROOM" yet
little while, and he that shall come
will come ~ The word reminds one Of
the snap and cracking of parlor
match. The time for choosing is snap
ping, but will it bring light or will
the winds Of unyielded will blow the
light out?
The direct import of these two
words Is in their association with
what is declared about the coming
day when everything shall be COM
pletely subjected to Jesus Christ. Be
cause this is not yet accomplished, the
scene round about us is one of sin,
sorrow and death. This has existed
so uninterruptedly since our earliest
days and long before that we sink
into the habit of rating 1t as of ever
lasting endurance. We add our little
efforts, sincerely put forth, to defeat
these, but they still prevail. Tears
and heartaches endure and multiply.
But all this Is In the present. Out
before us yonder all will be changed,
for Jesus will have all things put I'M
der him. "Sit thou on my right hand
until l make thy foes thy footstool !"
Quoted in Acts 2 IA, 35). Yes, indeed,
this earth has not yet witnessed the
final acts of Jesus Christ. We are
like the throngs lining the street sides
with necks strained to help us see the
distinguished person coming In the
great parade, for HE must reign"
"Yet little whilel"
Here surely is a most important
question. 1t concerns the person mot
yet" subjected to our Lord Jesus
Christ. Are you, then, classified with
lawlessness and tears and heartbreaks
and deaths because you are not sub
jected to Jesus Christ? Diseases and
infirmities, thorns and thistles, the
devil and demons-all these represent
that there is lack Of subsection to
Jesus Christ. Are you following this
line Of thought with me and to the
horrible list of such as these would
you add your name? Men will subject
themselves to WEAKNESS for wealth,
to pain for popularity, to folly for
fellowship and to perversity for pleas
ure, but such men will not halt and
heed what is offered them in Jesus
Christ.
Not yet subjected Time enough to
have done 1t ten thousand times.
Thoughts enough about 1t and appeals
enough given to have had it done ten
thousand times but-"not yet" Not yet
subjected Then one must be yet a
rejecter The situation demands that
we be subject or an enemy.
Fairly considered, the thought that
IL the world were subjected to Jesus
Christ, all would be well, should af-
feet our decision for our immediate
subsection to him. We may observe
that not yet is Satan chained, not yet
creation restored, not yet "peace on
EARTH" but even so, what could 1t all
mean to us unless we personally have
accepted Christ as Savior and Lord?
The first great step of all is for us 10
accept Him. The subsection of my soul
to him is the very first consideration.
II Is n personal matter.