THERE had been a terrible accident in the pit, caused by carelessness on the part of two lads. Much destruction of property was the result; and several of the men were hurried into eternity. How sad it is when any can play recklessly with human life, especially in a mine, where there is so much danger and therefore so much need caution.
After the earliest confusion had subsided, it was found that a young miner was missing. He was not among the dead; nor had he been discovered among the living. A mate therefore, not much older than himself, ventured down the shaft to search for him; and had the joy to find him, still warm, though badly injured, and unconscious. He was brought to the surface as quickly as possible, and warmly welcomed by one of the owners of the pit, the manager, and his anxious sister. He was then carried home; and after weeks of careful nursing, he was able to return to his employment. He never forgot his rescue.
All mankind are in a lost condition, and by nature are under the wrath of God. But there are those who can testify to the fact that they have been rescued from their lost condition, and saved by rich abounding grace.
The purpose of this page, dear reader and fellow-sinner, is to ask you if you have ever been made sensible of your ruin as a sinner before God, and been led to cry for mercy to Him as a lost sinner? You cannot be rescued without feeling your danger, or saved without knowing yourself to be lost. I therefore press the inquiry, Have you been rescued?
The grace of God comes right down to where the lost sinner is. No sinner can rescue himself, or raise himself from death; and therefore the grace of God brings salvation. No matter how deep the pit in which he lies, or how deep the grave in which he is buried, grace can bring him to the light. The Lord Jesus said, “Verily, verily, I say unto you, the hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God; and they that hear shall live.” Have you, my friend, heard that voice?
The grace of God rescues the sinner who hears this living voice from the service and power of Satan, and brings him into the kingdom of life and light. It rescues him from eternal death, and puts him into possession of eternal life. He shall be rescued from every danger, every snare, every enemy; and shall be brought safely home at last to sing the praises of his Almighty Rescuer.