This story is told of the brother of the celebrated evangelist, George Whitefield. Being on one occasion in a despondent frame of mind, his face betrayed his distress to the kind, observing eye of the Countess of Huntingdon. She inquired of him the cause, to which he answered:
"Ali, madam! I am a lost man.”
Greatly to his amazement, she expressed herself as pleased with his reply. His puzzled expression brought forth the softly spoken explanation from her: "The Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.”
The miserable man understood the remark at once, believed it, and was happy.
Glorious mission! Blessed news! '"By Him (the now risen Jesus) ALL that believe are justified from ALL things" (Acts 13:3939And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses. (Acts 13:39)), for God hath "exalted with His right hand, to be a Prince and a Savior," that blessed One who "was delivered for our offenses, and was raised again for our justification" (Rom: 4:25).