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The Bread of Life for the Hungry, April 22
He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him.
John 6:56
.
The Lord has made every provision that the uplifted Saviour may be revealed
to sinners. Although they are dead in trespasses and sins, their attention must be
aroused by the preaching of Christ and Him crucified....
The infinite value of the sacrifice required for our redemption reveals the fact
that sin is a tremendous evil. God might have wiped out this foul blot from His
creation by sweeping the sinner from the face of the earth. But He “so loved the
world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should
not perish, but have everlasting life” (
John 3:16
). Why are not all who claim to love
God seeking to enlighten their neighbors and their associates, that they may not
longer neglect this great salvation? ...
Christ is able, Christ is willing, Christ is longing, to save all who will come
unto Him! Talk to souls in peril and get them to behold Jesus upon the cross, dying
to make it possible for Him to pardon. Talk to the sinner with your own heart
overflowing with the tender, pitying love of Christ. Let there be deep earnestness;
but not a harsh, loud note should be heard from the one who is trying to win the soul
to look and live. First have your own soul consecrated to God. As you look upon
our Intercessor in heaven, let your heart be broken. Then, softened and subdued,
you can address repenting sinners as one who realizes the power of redeeming love.
Pray with these souls, by faith bringing them to the foot of the cross; carry their
minds up with your mind, and fix the eye of faith where you look, upon Jesus the Sin
Bearer. Get them to look away from their poor, sinful selves to the Saviour, and the
victory is won. They behold for themselves the Lamb of God that taketh away the
sin of the world. They see the Way, the Truth, the Life. The Sun of Righteousness
shed its bright beams into the heart. The strong tide of redeeming love pours into
the parched and thirsty soul, and the sinner is saved to Jesus Christ.
Christ crucified—talk it, pray it, sing it, and it will break and win hearts. This is
the power and wisdom of God to gather souls for Christ.... The melting love of God
in the hearts of the workers will be recognized by those for whom they labor. Souls
are thirsting for the waters of life. Do not be empty cisterns. If you reveal the love
of Christ to them, you may lead the hungering, thirsting ones to Jesus, and He will
give them the bread of life and the water of salvation (
Testimonies For The Church
6:66, 67
).
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