A GENTLEMAN, whose heart was unmoved by the love of Jesus, resisted every effort made by preachers and friends to convince him of that love. At last, all but one of them gave up any hope of his being saved. One Christian man continued to pray for him.
After some time it came into this man’s heart to visit his neighbor, who was a wealthy man and had a fine home. The humble Christian was most anxious to tell about Jesus and in his thoughts he planned exactly what he would say. But when he entered the home and found himself in the presence of the rich gentleman, he forgot everything he had planned to say. His voice broke and tears ran down his cheeks. All he could say was, “Oh, sir, I want you to know my Saviour!”
He turned and left the house, thinking how miserably he had failed in his mission. But where a fine speech might not have reached that man’s heart, the tears of the Christian did. They solemnized him and touched his hard heart. As he thought about the gospel he had so often heard, about the love of the Lord Jesus, and about the longing that others had for him, he realized that he was indeed a lost sinner on the way to hell, but that Christ had died for him. He accepted God’s offer of salvation and took Jesus as his Saviour.
Dear reader, have you ever wondered why the gospel still is preached, why this little paper was prepared and given to you, why friends and relatives are praying for you? It is because we want you to know our Saviour. God wants you to be saved. Christ died so that you could be saved. His messengers plead with you. Won’t you too take Jesus as your Saviour?
ML-11/11/1962