Whose Side Are You on?

THERE are only two classes of people found in the word of God; namely, those who are saved and those who are not saved. The former have accepted Christ, the latter are rejecting Him. Before going further, dear reader, I ask you to turn your eye again to the heading of this paper, and answer to God from the deep secret chamber of your heart this solemn question; for it is of the greatest importance that you should be certain as to your present condition in His presence―a thrice-holy God. How solemn to be classed with the people in John 19:6,6When the chief priests therefore and officers saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Take ye him, and crucify him: for I find no fault in him. (John 19:6) who with one consent cried out, saying, “Crucify Him, crucify Him.” Where are you then as to Christ, my reader? If still rejecting Him, you are shutting out God’s salvation. Oh, how can you treat this sinner-loving sinner-seeking Saviour so, when He seeks in every possible way to win your confidence to Himself. Think what it cost Him. Oh, who can measure the length and breadth, height or depth, of His surpassing love―love that brought Him down, even to the death of the cross, for sinners stained with sin of deepest dye? Blessed be God, His blood can make the foulest clean. (1 John 1:77But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. (1 John 1:7).) Why go on in unbelief? Why sell your soul to the devil for the passing pleasures of this poor, doomed world? Why procrastinate when God says, “Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.” You must have to do with Christ personally either as a Saviour or a Judge. Oh, how His loving heart yearns over you How He seeks in every possible way to stop you in your wayward course, by presenting to you the rich provision He has made for you in His own precious death. How God the Holy Ghost would point you to Him as He now sits glorified at God’s right hand; and, constrained by His infinite love, I would earnestly pray you to accept Him now by simple faith as your own personal Saviour, and if through grace you do, what joy it will give to His loving heart; yea, joy to the heart of God, and the object of this paper will be gained. On the other hand, if you continue to reject Him, there remains nothing for you but the wrath of God, which may at any moment burst upon you.
R. G.