The foreman of one of the factories in a small manufacturing town in the north was anxious to know what he had to do to be saved. His master was a man of God. He loved his foreman, and often prayed for his salvation. At last he thought that God would bless a step he was going to take in order to bring the soul of his foreman to see that God will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth. (1 Tim. 2:44Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth. (1 Timothy 2:4).) Accordingly, the master wrote a note to the foreman to come to see him at six o’clock, after he left “work.” At the appointed hour the foreman was before his master, with the letter in his hands. “Do you wish to see me, James?” his master inquired. “You wrote to me, sir; you wished to see me; here is your letter; I believed—.” “I see, James, you believed my message, and you came at once—.” “Surely, sir!” replied the anxious foreman. “Well, James, see here is another message for you by your Master and Saviour, more in earnest than I for your eternal welfare; here is an invitation to you for today, giving up your works; read here, James, in His own word, His loving message to you.” James took the Bible and read, “God commendeth His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him. For if when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of His Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by His life.” (Rom. 5:8-108But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. 9Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. 10For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life. (Romans 5:8‑10).).
While James was reading his lips quivered, and his eyes filled with tears. At last, with a smile of gratitude to his master, he said, “I see! I have just to believe God’s merciful message in the same way I believed your letter.” “Just in the same way,” replied the master. “If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater.”
Reader! you believe man, who can disappoint you; believe God’s word— “He cannot deny Himself.”