are a few years of time to Him whose power, whose presence, whose love,
fill all eternity? I imagine that He who knew how to convert Saul in a
moment, can convert the most abandoned of mankind.

Then, as I said, there is another class of men to be considered. I mean
the heathen, and all those who never had the means of knowing the way of
life. What about the untold millions that passed away in the darkness?
Will not the grace and power that redeemed such a man as Saul be
available in their case? Yes! we think that--judged by the highest
standards we know--there would be far more mercy for them, and the work
of saving them would be a thousand fold easier. But we are dealing here
with power and love that are infinite. No doubt the sin that has to be
overcome is great; but we believe it will come true again that "where
sin abounded, grace did much more abound." After all, it is infinite
grace against human sin. In such a case, it is not hard to forecast
which will win the day. God will evermore be triumphant.

O yes! the ransomed of the Lord will come home at last. What a day it
will be when they will come to Zion with songs! The old prophecy will
then have its complete fulfillment: "They shall obtain joy and gladness,
and sorrow and sighing shall flee away."

Though I lay so much stress on the omnipotence of divine love, I do not
forget that divine wrath must be reckoned with as well. "God is angry
with sinners every day." "Tribulation, and anguish upon every soul of
man that doeth evil." "Our God is consuming fire." But the essential
thing is love. "God is love." It is a constituent of His character.
That could not be said of wrath. It is but the dark shadow of love. In a
state of innocence it could not exist. When sin is done away, wrath will
be seen no more.