Morning, December 7
Go To Evening Reading
“Base things of the world hath God chosen.”
1 Corinthians 1:28
Walk the streets by moonlight, if you dare, and you will see sinners
then. Watch when the night is dark, and the wind is howling, and the
picklock is grating in the door, and you will see sinners then. Go
to yon jail, and walk through the wards, and mark the men with heavy
over-hanging brows, men whom you would not like to meet at night,
and there are sinners there. Go to the Reformatories, and note those
who have betrayed a rampant juvenile depravity, and you will see sinners
there. Go across the seas to the place where a man will gnaw a bone
upon which is reeking human flesh, and there is a sinner there. Go
where you will, you need not ransack earth to find sinners, for they
are common enough; you may find them in every lane and street of every
city, and town, and village, and hamlet. It is for such that Jesus
died. If you will select me the grossest specimen of humanity, if
he be but born of woman, I will have hope of him yet, because Jesus
Christ is come to seek and to save sinners . Electing love has selected some of the worst to be made the best.
Pebbles of the brook grace turns into jewels for the crown-royal.
Worthless dross he transforms into pure gold. Redeeming love has set
apart many of the worst of mankind to be the reward of the Saviour’s passion. Effectual grace calls forth many of the vilest of the vile
to sit at the table of mercy, and therefore let none despair.
Reader, by that love looking out of Jesus’ tearful eyes, by that love streaming from those bleeding wounds,
by that faithful love, that strong love, that pure, disinterested,
and abiding love; by the heart and by the bowels of the Saviour’s compassion, we conjure you turn not away as though it were nothing
to you; but believe on him and you shall be saved. Trust your soul
with him and he will bring you to his Father’s right hand in glory everlasting.