The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1947-11-13

Inc reference mere is to Abraham
who interceded for his nephew, Lot
and his family, when God was about
to destroy the wicked city of Sodom
God told jeremiah to search the CITY
to Jerusalem to see if he could find
a man that would love the truth and
execute righteousness and he would
pardon it. Jer. ST.. In the 1O6th
Psalm we read that God would have
destroyed Israel had not Moses in
terceded for them. Now Ezekiel
voices Gods desires to find a man
to stop the overflowing tide of wick
edness and save his people from dis
aster.
One verse from the prophets will
give us picture of the sad condi-
ton of morals in that city. "The
heads thereof judge for reward. the
priests teach for hire, the prophets
divine for money" yet will they lean
upon the Lord and say, ''IS not the
Lord among us? No evil can come
upon us.
Do we not find similar conditions
today? The church has its hirelings,
the state its evil politicians, society
its gangsters, cheaters, racketeers,
murder, robbery, sex crimes are
rampant, corrupt movies, night clubs
and road houses abound, and the
greedy liquor raffic is making the
whole matter worse. st. Paul's pro-
phecy of the last days that Men
shall be lovers of pleasure more than
lovers of God', has come true. J.
Edgar Hoover, head of the FBI, says
he is not easily alarmed. But, he
says, today, like thousands of others
/ am both shocked and alarmed.
Some of the crimes youngsters are
committing are unspeakable. Pro-
stitution, murder, rape: these are
ugly words but it is an ugly situa-
tion. He might have added that
adult and parental delinquency is as
bad as juvenile and more respons-
ible.
In the face of this danger God is
looking for a Moses to lead us out
of our moral and spiritual slavery.
He is looking for some flaming
Isaiah to- Stand in the gate of the
Lords house and proclaim all these
words unto the people whether they
will hear or whether they will fore
bear" He wants stern reformer
like Amos reproving those in author
ity for selling the poor for silver
and the needy for a pair of shoes"
He is searching for heart broken
Jermiah to weep over the sins of his
people. He needs faithful prophet
like Habbakkuk who will rebuke the
liquor traffic (government) with,
"woe unto him that giveth his
neighbor drink, that putteth the
bottle to him, and maketh him
drunken also, that thou mayest look
on their nakedness." He is looking
for trail blazing John the Baptist
preaching repentance in the face of
persecution and prison. He is look
ing for courageous Deborah woman
to lead timid and fearful Barak
to victory. He is looking for a Dor
cas- who will make clothing for the
worlds needy.
Reader, God is searching for an
interceSsor in your home, in your
church, in your school, in your COM
munity. Will you volunteer for serv-
ice? Will you take time to pray for
the members of your family, instruc-
ting them in right living and warn
ing them of evil? Church member,
Christian, are you praying for your
self, your minister, your fellow
MEMBERS and your neighbor? Will
you pray in real earnest, and then
go out to do something about it?
Is it anything to you ths vim is cut
ting short the lives of those about
you? Will you step in the gap be-
tween them and ruin and intercede
for them like Moses at the expense
of your own honor and safety? Will
you seek out the lost about you like
your Master, even though it means
reproach and persecution?
We may well take warning from
the history of other nations. God
gave a warning to Israel, by Jere-
miah, go to Shiloh and see what
/ have done to it for the wickedness
of my people Israel AS have done
to Shiloh so will do to Jerusalem"
If our ears were as keen to hear
the divine voice as Jeremiah's per-
haps we could hear, GO to Berlin,
Tokyo, London, and see what l have
done to these cities, so will l do to
Washington (America) and her
people" Let us hear the sound of
the trumpet and take warning
Who then is willing to consecrate
his service this day unto the Lord.
Chron. 1915. Who will rise up for
me against the evil doers Ps 94:16,
Also, / heard the voice of the Lord,
saying, Whom shall / send, and
who will go for us?" Then said /
Here am |, send me-" Isaiah 6:8.