Daniel Webster, the famous lawyer, during a summer holiday in a district far away from the capital and its scenes of busy life, went each Sunday morning to a little country church. His niece asked him why he went there, when he paid little attention to far abler ministers of the Word in Washington.
"In Washington," he replied, "they preach to Daniel Webster the statesman. But this man has been talking to Daniel Webster the sinner, and telling him of Jesus.”
Will you let me do the same for you? Will you, for a few minutes, regard your own name, and every descriptive term about you except one, as an alias, and let me speak with you as a sinner?
I must tell you what can meet the crying need of every sinner. There is something that can bring peace to his conscience and lasting joy to his heart. It is all summed up in the one word that meant so much to Daniel Webster: JESUS.
The God of all eternity has thought of you with a heart of deepest, truest compassion. Yet your sins make it impossible for Him to bless you and take you into His favor. They raise a most serious question, for God is holy, and hates sin perfectly.
But He has a way to extend His mercy to sinners without in the least degree compromising His holiness. He gave JESUS, His own Son, to take the sinner's place, and to bear the penalty of his guilt. This is the great work the Lord Jesus has done. This is what He accomplished when He hung as our Surety upon the cross of Calvary. He atoned for our sins by His sufferings and death. The condemnation due to us fell upon Him. It was willingly borne by Him, and now God freely pardons and saves the sinner who puts his trust in the Savior. What rest to the sin-burdened conscience the knowledge of this brings!