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All Men Are Drawn To The Uplifted Saviour, January 23
And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.
John 12:32
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Never before was there such a general knowledge of Jesus as when He hung
upon the cross. He was lifted up from the earth, to draw all to Him. Into the hearts
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of many who beheld that crucifixion scene, and who heard Christ’s words, was
the light of truth to shine. With John they would proclaim, “Behold the Lamb
of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.” There were those who never
rested until, searching the Scriptures and comparing passage with passage, they
saw the meaning of Christ’s mission. They saw that free forgiveness was provided
by Him whose tender mercy embraced the whole world. They read the prophecies
regarding Christ, and the promises so free and full, pointing to a fountain opened
for Judah and Jerusalem.
The sacrifice of Christ as an atonement for sin is the great truth around which all
other truths cluster. In order to be rightly understood and appreciated, every truth
in the Word of God, from Genesis to Revelation, must be studied in the light which
streams from the cross of Calvary, and in connection with the wondrous, central
truth of the Saviour’s atonement. Those who study the Redeemer’s wonderful
sacrifice grow in grace and knowledge.
I present before you the great, grand monument of mercy and regeneration,
salvation and redemption,—the Son of God uplifted on the cross of Calvary. This
is to be the theme of every discourse.
Jesus is inviting and drawing by His Holy Spirit the hearts of young and
old to Himself.... When Christ crucified is preached, the power of the gospel is
demonstrated by the influence it exerts over the believer. In place of remaining
dead in trespasses and sins, he is awakened.
Lift up the Man of Calvary higher and still higher; there is power in the
exaltation of the cross of Christ.
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