in, Father Faithful. Come in, Matthew. Come in, Valiant-for-Truth." No, they said these might do as they liked. They were quite sure to take their own part—but they looked first to the most feeble! Then why should I be turned aside? I am the feeblest and want His Person most.
I may use my very feebleness and proneness to fall as the reason why I should come to Him! Why should I be turned aside?
I may fall into sin. My heart may grow cold without His glorious Presence—and then, what if I should perish! Why, here let me think. If I am the meanest lamb in His flock I cannot perish without doing the God of Heaven damage. Let me say it again with reverence. If I, the least of His
children, perish, I shall do His Son dishonor, for what will the arch-fiend say? "Aha," says he, "You Surety of the Covenant, You could keep the strong, but You could not keep the weak—I have this lamb here in the pit whom You could not preserve! Here is one of Your crown
jewels," he says, "and though he is none of the brightest, though he is not the most sparkling ruby in Your coronet, yet he is one of Your jewels and I have him here in Hell! You have no perfect regalia—I have a part of it here."
Shall that ever be, after Christ has said, "They shall never perish, neither shall any pluck them out of My hand"? Shall this be, when the strong arm of God is engaged for my succor and He has said to me, "The Eternal God is your refuge. And underneath are the everlasting arms"? Jesus, turn me not
aside, lest by my fall I grieve Your Spirit and lest by my fall I bring disgrace upon Your name!
Why should I turn aside? There is no reason why I should. Come my Soul, there are a thousand reasons why you should not! Jesus beckons you to come. You wounded Saints, you that have slipped to your falling—you that are grieved, sorrowing and distressed—come to His Cross! Come to His
Throne again! Backsliders, if you have been such, return! Return! Return! A husband's heart has no door to keep out his spouse and Jesus' heart has no power to keep out His people!
Return! Return! There is no divorce sued out against you for the Lord, the God of Jacob says He hates putting away. Return! Return! Let us get to our chambers, let us seek renewed fellowship. And, oh, you that have never had it and have never seen Christ, may you thirst after Him tonight and if you
do, remember the text I gave you, "Him that comes to Me I will in no wise cast out." Whoever you may be, if you will come to Jesus, He will not cast you out—
"Come and welcome, Sinner, come."
God bring you for Jesus' sake. Amen.