The Key West citizen., 1954-12-04
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON

ged God for help, and his cry was
heard. In fact those who call upon
the Lord he viii in no wise cast
out John $50. One does not need
to become sick before calling upon
the Lord. Neither need one be IN
despair when in difficulty for the
Lord win hear our voice, If We
only use it.
Sin a Tsrribls Reality
Either consciously or unconsi-
ously we all sin. We often pray
and admit that we have done the
things which we ought not to have
done and We have not done those
things which we should ave done.
There are sins of commission az
well as of omission.
When one breaks the law we can
him a criminal. When one breaks
the law of God, we call him 4 sim
ner. One criminal was found guilty
and served six terms in prison. He
held no grudge against the state
for he explained that they had
caught him in only about hah the
crimes he had committed. One
may succeed in not getting caught
by the state, but no one has been
able to deceive God. God is noe
Knocked.
We don't like to admit that We
are sinners and. more than that.
we don't like for anyone to tell
us about it. DR.. A. ]. Davidson in
the Pulpit Digest, tell of 4 Negro
minister who was asked what he
preached about and he said.
sometimes love, sometimes bap-
tism, and sometimes de joys Of de
hereafter" When asked if he never
preached about chicken stealing:
he replied, Definitely mol All has
discovered dat subjects of dat des-
cription throw what one might cali
a coldness over da meeting"
The sinner has one great salts
faction. Jesus seemed to love the
sinner. Mary Magdelene, the sim
full woman, Zacchaeus, the publican
of Jericho, and the multitude CT
others = all of whom admitted
their sins repented, and were glor-
iously saved.
/ Gods Way ous
/ Whether we come to ourselves.
as We did the Prodigal Son. or
whether We become physically des-
perate, and failing to find relief
from any earthly source, cry unto
the Lord from the depths Of our
despair, God hears the penitent
and gives relief. Just read the lat
ter part of the 130th Pslam and
the first part of the S6th and we
note that the Psalmist has made
connection with that divine power.
and found relief. Forgiveness. not
punishment, comes from on high.
Try to get forgiveness for traf.
fic accident, and they'll laugh al
you. Mans way is punishment.
Gods way is forgiveness.
i It might be interesting to read
the whole of the Psalms. The first
forty one books explain the power
. and dangers of sin. Books forty
two TO seventy-two describe the cry
Of man desperately longing for COM
munion with God. Books seventy
three to eighty-nine show the fool
| ishness of sin as compared to the
holiness of God. Books ninety to
one hundred six express the wrath
of God in regard to mans SHINING,
and books one hundred seven 10
one hundred fifty loudly praise
God who sees and understands
mans sins and is ready to forgive
| the penitent. These books show
Gods way out for those who have
sunk to the depths of despair.
The s6th Psalm pleads for instruc-
ton = teach me thy way. For
ltunate is the man who comes Ia
the time when he seeks instruction.
We walk in our own sinful way un.
mindful of the dangers and pit.
falls along the way. These all lead
to trouble and often disaster. II
corrodes character, dissipates op'
portunity, alienates real friends,
and leads eventually to destruction.
The way Of law, and love and truth
is Gods way which leads out Of
| the depths = to the abundant and
good life.