your understanding, defiles your con science, hardens your heart, and dis orders all affections God wishes you to maintain. There is a way of relief. It is found in God’s forgiveness. Sin is a cloud. God’s forgiveness is the sun which drives away that cloud. Sin is a stain. God’s forgiveness is the blood which washes the stain away. Sin is dross. God’s forgiveness is the fire which bums out the dross. Sin is darkness. God's forgiveness is the light which dispells it. Sin is a bur den. God’s forgiveness is the remov al of that burden. Sin is captivity. God’s forgiveness is freedom from that captivity. Sin is death. God’s forgiveness is Christ’s meritorious life substituted for your forefeited life. What relief to experience the truth that where sin abounds grace doth much more abound! The Saviour was set forth to be our propitiation. We are saved through faith in His blood, declar ing His righteousness for the remis sion of sin. Therefore He is the Justifier of them who believe in Jesus. There is absolutely no remedy for sin except in the sacrificial death of Christ. His is the only name under heaven given among men whereby we must be saved. “God hath made Christ to be sin for us who know no sin that we might be made the right eousness of God in Him.” How is the captive made free? Jesus said, “He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me hath everlasting life . . . is passed from death unto life.” Paul said, “The law of the spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.” Christ is the everlasting source of human sal vation. He only, by His word, can break the power which holds you in chains. Mercy is open to you. You see, Christ receiveth sinful men. The sinner’s Saviour received the wages of sin, which He never earned, that you might have eternal life, which you never deserved. Christ
went to the pit that you might sit on His throne. He went into awful gloom that you might escape the severity of God’s judgments. He was scourged that by His stripes you might be healed. When the crew of the Squalus realized that they had taken their last dive and were lying helpless at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, 240 feet below the surface, they sent up smoke flares and a buoy. Would one of the sister ships find them? If so, could they be rescued? Help could only come from above. Twenty- four hours passed before any rescue work could be started. A giant 10- ton diving bell dipped and rose again and again, each time taking several men alive from those awful depths. Finally, all 33 men who were still alive were rescued. Do you know, not one sailor refused to be rescued. All accepted the way to safety. Not one said, “I’ll think it over, for there are hypocrites on the rescue ship and I’ll have nothing to do with them. I will wait for a more convenient season.” Not one said, “I'm in good condition the way I am.” Not one said, “I’ll wait until I get married.” Not one said, “There’s too much to give up.” Not one said, “I’m waiting for a loved one or friend.” Not one said, “I cannot understand the work ings of the diving bell.” Not one said, “Sometime I will.” Not one said, “Tomorrow.” Will you today put your faith in the Lord Jesus Christ? God says, “They that seek me early, shall find me.” Quicker than a speeding wheel turns on its axis, quicker than the swiftest wing that ever moved in flight, come to Jesus. You who long have been dead in sin, come quickly out of your grave. Come more quick ly than ever a wounded man called for a doctor. Come more quickly than ever a drowning man reached for a lifeboat. Come today even as you read these words. Jesus will glo riously glorify His name through your salvation. 4
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