"Brethren," said the speaker in closing, "how must we appear in the sight of God, who loved us
to the extent of giving His only Son to die for our sins, when it is possible for one to live long,
weary years in our midst with none to tell him of Jesus? Can we expect ever to hear from His lips
the welcome plaudit, ‘Well done!’ when we are no more zealous than this for the souls whom He
came to save? Can it be true that we are selfish to the extent of being satisfied simply with our
own salvation, when His heart of infinite love and compassion is yearning over the lost?

"We have the opportunity now which angels may well covet, that of leading souls to Christ. This
priceless privilege is intrusted to us only for the brief time of our earthly existence, and how we
should prize it above all things else! Consider the fact that our happiness and capacity for enjoying
Christ and heaven depend upon the manner of our spending this present vapor called life. . . .

"It seems a paradox that it is possible for one to be a Christian without having a consuming
passion for souls. But in reality the whole matter centers not upon our love for those around us,
but upon our love for the Lord Jesus Himself."

I gave My life for thee,
My precious blood I shed
That thou might ransomed be,
And quickened from the dead;
I gave My life for thee:
What hast thou done for Me?"