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letters have come to me from persons who were in despair over their
sins. One and another have written: “I fear I am past all help. Is there
any hope for me?” To these poor souls the message has been given:
“Hope in God. The Father has bread enough and to spare. Arise, and
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go to your Father. He will meet you a great way off. He will give you
His love and compassion.”
When the enemy comes in like a flood, and seeks to overwhelm
you with the thought of your sin, tell him: “I know I am a sinner. If
I were not, I could not go to the Saviour; for He says, ‘I came not
to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance’ (
Mark 2:17
). And
because I am a sinner I am entitled to come to Christ. I am sinful and
polluted, but He suffered humiliation and death, and exhausted the
curse that belongs to me. I come. I believe. I claim His sure promise,
“Whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting
life’ (
John 3:16
).”
Will such a plea made in contrition of soul be turned away?—No,
never. By the suffering and death of Christ is proven His boundless
love to man. He is willing and able to save to the uttermost all that
come unto God by Him.
Then as a little child, come to God, presenting yourself as suppliant
at His feet; for we need not ascend into the heavens to bring Jesus
down; nor into the earth to bring Him up; for He is ever near us. He
says, “Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my
voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with
him, and he with me” (
Revelation 3:20
). How willing is Christ to take
possession of the soul temple if we will let Him! He is represented
as waiting and knocking at the door of the heart. Then why does He
not enter? It is because the love of sin has closed the door of the heart.
As soon as we consent to give sin up, to acknowledge our guilt, the
barrier is removed between the soul and the Saviour.
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