Testimonies to Ministers and Gospel Workers - Ellen G. White

its side. In his weakness he cannot speak, but the
agony upon his face would excite pity in any heart
that was touched with human tenderness. But do
the occupants of the boat stretch out their hands to
lift him in? No! All heaven looks on as these men
beat off the feeble, clinging hands, and a suffering
fellow being sinks beneath the waves, to rise no
more. This scene has been enacted over and over
again. It has been witnessed by One who gave His
life for the ransom of just such souls. The Lord has
reached down His own hand to save. The Lord
Himself has done the work which He left for man
to do, in revealing the pity and compassion of
Christ toward sinners. Jesus says, "A new
commandment I give unto you, That ye love one
another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one
another." Calvary reveals to every one of us the
depths of that love.
There are souls in their darkness, full of
remorse and pain and anguish, who still feel that
God is just and good. The Lord is keeping alive the
spark of hope in their hearts. The poor, darkened
soul feels, If I could only appear before God, and
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