The Christian's Business.
By J. Addison Alexander
As Christ came to seek and to save that which was lost, his servants must do likewise. Their work like their Master's, is to save lost souls. They cannot save, like him, by their own power or merit. But as instruments in his hands they may be means of saving. Not the preacher only, but the humblest Christian, in his little sphere, is bound, in this way, and in some degree, to seek and to save that which is lost. With this commission we are all sent forth. We are not sent to a world which is merely in danger of being lost. It is lost. It is condemned already. The gospel is not merely a method of prevention, but of cure. Christ came to save that which was lost already, and to seek it, in order that it might be saved; and we, as his instruments, are bound to seek the lost, that we may save them. We are not to keep back the salvation of the gospel till men seek it for themselves. We must offer it to them. We must press it upon them. We must not only spread the feast, but bid men to it. It is our business to invite men to the Saviour. We must therefore learn the art of invitation.