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The Peril of Neglect, January 31
How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the
first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by
them that heard him?
Hebrews 2:3
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No greater gift can be bestowed upon man than that which is com-
prehended in Christ.... A neglect to lay hold of the priceless treasure of
salvation means the eternal ruin of your soul. The peril of indifference
to God and neglect of His gift is measured by the greatness of salvation.
God has done to the uttermost of His almighty power. The resources of
infinite love have been exhausted in devising and executing the plan of
redemption for man. God has revealed His character in the goodness, the
mercy, compassion, and love manifested to save a race of guilty rebels.
What could be done that has not been done in the provisions of the plan
of salvation? If the sinner remains indifferent to the manifestation of the
goodness of God, if he neglects so great a salvation, ... what can be done
to touch his hard heart?
What importance, what magnitude, it gives to the theme of redemption,
that He who has undertaken the salvation of man was the brightness of the
Father’s glory, the express image of His person! How, then, can Heaven
regard those who neglect so great a salvation, wrought out for man at such
infinite cost? To neglect to lay hold on the rich blessings of Heaven is to
refuse, to set at nought, Him who was equal with the Father, the only One
who could save fallen man. Oh, shall we through neglect of Christ throw
away our one chance for eternal life? ...
What love, what wonderful love, was displayed by the Son of God!
The death we deserved was suffered to come upon Him that immortality
might be given to us, who could never merit such a reward. Is not salva-
tion great in its simplicity and wonderful in its comprehensiveness? ...
Contemplating the fullness of the provision that God has made whereby
every son and daughter of Adam may be saved, we are led to exclaim
with John, “Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon
us, that we should be called the sons of God” (
1 John 3:1
).... The plan of
redemption provides for every emergency and for every want of the soul.
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