JESUS IS WAITING TO SAVE.

 CHRIST ALONE

SEPTEMBER 7

JESUS IS WAITING TO SAVE.

And therefore will the LORD wait, 

   that he may be gracious unto you, 

                                   Isaiah 30:18

If the Lord had made us wait for him,
  we would not have wondered; 

  but for him to wait for us! 

Yet, the Lord Jesus does wait for the sinner. 

He is on his throne of grace; 

  he has sent out his invitation; 

  he employs his ministers and 

     friends to send sinners to him;

  he waits for them to come, 

   that he may pardon their sins, 

   give them peace with God, and 

   bestow on them everlasting life. 

What wondrous grace! 

  what marvelous condescension! 

Jesus is waiting this day!

Reader, it may be that Jesus is waiting for you. 

He is waiting until-
  you see your folly,
  give up your evil courses,
  are stripped of your self-righteousness, and
  are made willing to be saved by his merit and mercy alone.

If anything will commend thee to him,

  it will be thy poverty, 

  thy misery, and thy sinfulness. 

He waits to see thee stripped of every false hope, 

  driven out of every refuge of lies, and 

  led to flee to him for a full and free salvation.

He is quite ready to bless you,

  if you are ready to be blessed. 

He is ready to receive you,

  if you are ready to receive him. 

He has called you often; 

  he is calling you still.

Every solemn providence,
  every impressive sermon,
  every alarm in your conscience,

  every holy book that is put into thy hand,

  is a fresh call from Jesus. 

It tells thee that he is willing, and 

  waiting to bless you; 

  that there is nothing between thee and 

  everlasting life but thy own ignorance, 

    obstinacy, and unbelief.

The love of Christ is astonishing, 

  surpassing the love of women. 

No fond mother was ever so ready to

  receive to her home and to her heart, 

  her long-lost, wandering son,

  as Jesus is ready to receive thee. 

No one can love thus but Christ alone. 

Then do not doubt his word; 

   do not fear rejection.

"And he arose, and came to his father. 

  But when he was yet a great way off, 

  his father saw him, and had compassion, 

  and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him!" 

                                               Luke 15:20

 JAMES SMITH 1855