03-Conversion: The Great Necessity

It was said of Robert Murray M‘Cheyne that when he preached
you felt ‘as if he was dyin’ a’most to have ye converted’; that is,
he wanted your conversion, there and then. That is what you felt.
And you were right. M‘Cheyne wasn’t play-acting, putting on a
show: your conversion was his consuming passion. He wanted
you to be convicted of your sin, repent, and turn to the Lord Jesus
Christ, trusting him to wash you in his blood and clothe you in his
righteousness, and so have peace with God. To crown it all,
M‘Cheyne wanted this so badly you felt he would almost have
died to get it.