New Britain herald., 1924-02-11


 is abused by locking out those who ought to be in, and here in this in-
 stance is the door closed against Christ. We have looked out of our
 hearts One who ought to be. in; we have locked Him out of our lives and | thoughts; thedoors are closed against 1 Him. We do not think of him, the 1 Saviour Of the world.
 Just yesterday one of my brother 1 ministers said to me as he looked over what l had said in the papers last ! Monday night, he was glad to read those closing remarks about our sal vation hinging upon the death of our Saviour. He said, I have waited a long time to hear that not from you. and I was glad to hear you sound it.
 My friends, l was never more sur prised in my life than to have a min ister say that of me. The only time I was ever so surprised was when
 brother Taylor asked me if I believ-
 ed in the deity of Christ and in the inspiration Of the Bible. How could
 live in this city for four years and
 people not know that I believed in
 the deity of Christ and the inspira-
 tion of the Bible. When I preach on
 subjects l preach practically all l know on that subject, which often isn't very much. 1 have preached on the deity Of Christ. My friends, I
 believe in my Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ.
 We have seen some Of the tri- umphs of His grace here in this class. Men who have been drunken have been saved from drink; men who have been gamblers have been saved from gambling; men who have had no faith in God have been brought to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ and God: men whose lives have been bruised and broken have been healed and helped in this Bible class. That Is the Saviour whom some of us have closed opt of our hearts, and He says, Behold I stand at the door and knock His mission is a golden mis- sion; He comes in to bring a golden light, not dross, not tin--He comes to bring the golden life into your life, and yet we have locked the door against Him. When I saw this hand
 
 and puts the key into the lock and turns the key and returns again into the hidden place (referring to such a mechanical device exhibited) a sort of mystery came over my soul. I thought of the hand of God that is reaching out today to unlock your heart and thoughts and affections that are lock- ed against God. We do not think of God: we do not love God as We should. He wants to unlock that heart and come into it. What Is the ] key that will unlock your hearts l door? They make q lock different for l every key, They make first tho key | and then the lock to fit it. God has 1 made the keys to unlock different | hearts. One of the keys is fear. You l can scare some people into opening l the doors of their lives. There's. the | key of kindness. that will unlock l many hearts. There is sorrow. Noth- ing will ever bring some men 10 God ! and open their lives except sorrow. i And there's disaster and failure. Fail lre is better for some men than sue cess, because failure will often loosen their lives and make them think or God.
 Riches and poverty often will open the hearts door. Every heart is opened or made to be opened by these l keys that unlock all of our hearts. ' Gods is the hand thrust out Of the l place of mystery to open those hearts. | Listen to justice and kindness and 1 r. ason and open the doors Of our | hearts, and do not wait until sorrow or disaster or failure comes to us. There isn't a man listening to mo but who has heard the voice Of God. You nave felt that you ought 10 be bet CT man, a more worthwhile man, you ought to be kinder, more sympathetic: fou ought to love your own home provide for if better than you have; 'ou ought 10 be more just and right 'ous than you are. Down deep in our heart that's the voice Of God ,alling to you, and He said IT any , nan hear My voice, and open the i loor, will come in 10 him. and will i up with him. and he with Me Any nan, black or white. murderer, inc lecent man. the respectable sinner. he wn-and-out man. the gambler any man, it makes no difference yhat your past has been. some 2 night say. could a murderer or i riminal be forgiven1' Yes any man s unless my Bible is wrong, and T cad in if any man who will hear 'hrist's voice and will open the door, ' Te will come in and will guide that c fe. And then I ask myself also. will 2