The Saviour of the World

 

March 1,
 
The Saviour of the world.
John 4:42

 

JESUS is the Savour of sinners,
  of sinners of every nation under heaven.
 
The Jews fancied that salvation was to be confined to them,
  but it is sent unto the Gentiles.
 
There is now no difference between the Jew and the Greek,
  all have sin, all need salvation, Jesus is able to save all,
  and all are welcome to seek and find salvation in him.
 
The gospel excludes no one.
 
There is no sinner but what Christ can save.
There is no sinner but he is willing to save,
  if that sinner is willing to be saved by him.
 
But how does he save?
 
He fulfilled the precepts of the law in his life,
  and he paid its penalty in his death.
His one sacrifice made an infinite atonement for sin.
It met and satisfied all the claims of divine justice.
 
In his life and death he did all that was necessary to procure 

  the pardon,  justification, and eternal life of poor sinners.
 
His resurrection and ascension to heaven prove this.
 
And now he places to the account of every sinner that 

  believes on him, the merit of what he did and suffered.
 
Thus, “as by one man's disobedience many were 

  made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many 

    be made righteous” Romans 5:19
 

Come to Christ, your sins confessing;

Grace and glory he can give;

Pardon, peace, with every blessing-

All are yours if you believe.

 
James Smith 1849