December 5

“The wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” (Romans 6:23)

If an angel came straight from the throne of God, and proclaimed that God has sent him to offer us any one thing we might ask—that each one should have his own petition granted—what would be your cry? There would be but one response, and the cry would make heaven ring: “Eternal life! Eternal life!” Everything else would float away into nothingness.

It is life men want, and value most. Let a man worth a million dollars be on a wrecked vessel, and if he could save his life for six months by giving that million, he would give it in an instant. But the gospel is a six months’ gift; “The gift of God is eternal life.” And is it not one of the greatest marvels that men have to stand and plead and pray and beseech their fellow-men to take this precious gift of God


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