“For every one of you.”
“But I was one of those who, in His extremity, said, Give Him gall and vinegar to drink! Why may I not expect the same when pain and anguish are upon me?”
“Repent of these thy wickednesses; and here is remission of sins for every one of you.”
“But I railed on Him; I reviled Him; I hated Him; I rejoiced to see Him mocked at by others. Can there be hope for me?”
“There is; for every one of you.”
Oh, what a blessed “Every-one-of-you” is here! How willing was Peter and the Lord Jesus by the ministry of Peter—to catch these murderers with the word of the Gospel, that they might be monuments of the grace of God!
Now it is a solemn fact that every one who receives the offer of the Gospel can lock and bolt the door of his heart, and say to the Lord Jesus Christ he refuses to let Him in. But it is also a blessed truth that you can unlock that door and say to Him, “Welcome! thrice welcome, Son of God, into this heart of mine!” The question is: Will you let Christ come in and save you? It is not a question of whether He is able. Who will open their hearts, and let the Saviour come in?
“There’s a stranger at the door:
Let Him in!
He has been there oft before: