Is it possible that the great God above can care for one soul among all the millions on earth? It is, for the One who came to tell us all we know of the heart of God said, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth. God desires that all should be saved, but He rejoices over one. Has He rejoiced over you yet?
The lifeboat men will save the whole of the shipwrecked crew if they can; if not, they rejoice to be able to bring even one safe to land. An instance of this is found in the records of the Deal lifeboat. Looking out through his glass late one spring evening, Richard Roberts, the coxswain of the boat, saw a new wreck on the Goodwin Sands, and a solitary man. Only one man! Was it worthwhile launching the lifeboat for his sake?
The lifeboat-men never stopped to question that, for as soon as the tide would permit there was a rush for life belts and over the wild waves the boat sped to the rescue. But to save that one man was no easy matter. Night came on, inky black, and their eyes could see nothing. The waves rolled over the boat and though they shouted and strained their ears for an answer no voice could be heard above the noise of the sea. They cast anchor and waited through the long night for the dawn.
With the first gray light they caught sight of the object of their search not more than four hundred yards away. It was but the work of a few minutes to get him into the safety of the boat. Unable to save himself, help came to him from without. So Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. Has He saved you?
The saved man was captain of a Norwegian boat which had run onto the shoals the morning before, and he had seen the six men that formed his crew drown before his eyes. He had lashed himself to the wheel, and so escaped the fate of the rest.
He received a royal welcome when he was brought in to the town of Deal, and you may be sure not one of the lifeboat men resented the labor and the hardships they had undergone to save only one man.
Who can estimate the value of one soul? The whole world is nothing in comparison to it. For one soul, as well as for millions, Jesus died. He seeks for one soul today, and that one soul is yours. Welcome Him; welcome Him now. Take this message from God Himself to you, and make it your very own.
God so loved you, that He gave His only begotten Son, that if you will believe in His name you shall not perish, but have everlasting life. Then over your soul there will be joy in the presence of the angels of God, and with joy you can exclaim, The Son of God, who loved me, and gave Himself for me. (Galatians 2:2020I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. (Galatians 2:20).)
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