October 3 Charles Wesley, 1707–1788 … salvation belongs to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb. (Revelation 7:10) The proclamation of the gospel requires a devoted, zealous spirit. The real purpose of this proclamation is to affect a personal conversion in the hearer, and this experience implies a radical change of lifestyle. The Bible speaks of this change as becoming a “new creation” (2 Corinthians 5:17). It involves the convert in at least