Mccheyne had been preaching the word of life to the people of God.
In his audience there was on, at least, who was outside of the blessing they enjoyed. He had been long troubled about his soul, but as yet had had no rest or peace.
But after this service he went to speak to the preacher.
His face was glowing with the joy of salvation. So Mccheyne had not to enquire whether he had found peace, but simply asked—
“How did you get, it?”
“All the time I’ve been trying to enter in at the saint’s door; but while you were speaking I saw my mistake, and entered in at
THE SINNER’S DOOR.”
Is not this the difficulty of many? They want to enter by the saint’s door. They try to make themselves a great deal better. They break off evil habits. They become religious. They, are outwardly moral and respectable, but all the while they have not got in. They are waiting to fit themselves to enter by the saint’s door, instead of coming just as they are, and going in by the way which God, in His rich grace, has opened for the vilest and most unworthy.
ML 09/25/1904