“Go into the Highways and Hedges”
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Every time you refuse to listen to the message of mercy, you
strengthen yourself in unbelief. Every time you fail to open the door
of your heart to Christ, you become more and more unwilling to
listen to the voice of Him that speaketh. You diminish your chance of
responding to the last appeal of mercy. Let it not be written of you, as
of ancient Israel, “Ephraim is joined to idols; let him alone.”
Hosea
4:17
. Let not Christ weep over you as He wept over Jerusalem, saying,
“How often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen doth
gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not! Behold, your
house is left unto you desolate.”
Luke 13:34, 35
.
We are living in a time when the last message of mercy, the last
invitation, is sounding to the children of men. The command, “Go
out into the highways and hedges,” is reaching its final fulfillment.
To every soul Christ’s invitation will be given. The messengers are
saying, “Come; for all things are now ready.” Heavenly angels are
still working in co-operation with human agencies. The Holy Spirit
is presenting every inducement to constrain you to come. Christ is
watching for some sign that will betoken the removing of the bolts
and the opening of the door of your heart for His entrance. Angels are
waiting to bear the tidings to heaven that another lost sinner has been
found. The hosts of heaven are waiting, ready to strike their harps and
to sing a song of rejoicing that another soul has accepted the invitation
to the gospel feast.
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