GOD moves in a mysterious way the souls of men to save! But one of the most mysterious is doubtless by that marvel of modern science, the electric telegraph, which has been more than once utilized by God to convey the message of salvation to souls in despair.
Here is a striking case. A young man employed as a telegraph clerk near PRESTON was in deep distress of soul. His sins rose up before him like a mighty mountain;' the moment when he should hear the last click in Time and stand before the judgment throne in Eternity 'kept continually rising up before him. He longed to have "peace with God.”
Week by week as the Sunday came round he went from Church to Chapel and from Chapel to Hall in hope of hearing words whereby he might be saved, but not a crumb of comfort did he pick up. Salvation's message was to come to him through the telegraph.
Here are his own words as to how the event of all events in his life took place: " One Monday morning I was standing in the telegraph office, bowed down with sin and sorrow, in the act of asking God to give me relief and forgiveness, or I should go mad. Just at that moment a signal came from WINDERMERE—an address, and then the words, ' BEHOLD THE LAMB OF GOD, WHICH TAKETH AWAY THE SIN OF THE WORLD.' IN WHOM WE HAVE REDEMPTION THROUGH HIS BLOOD, EVEN THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS!' 'ACCORDING TO THE RICHES OF HIS GRACE.' That LAMB OF GOD,' that 'REDEMPTION,' that 'BLOOD,' those 'RICHES OF HIS GRACE,' went right into my poor heart. I heartily accepted it as God's message to me, His answer to the cry of my soul. I did behold the Lamb of God,' obtained the forgiveness of sins,' and no one in the whole world could have had greater joy than I had that Monday morning. The message I took myself. It was for a young woman, a servant in the neighborhood, who, being very anxious about her state of soul, had written to her master's brother, who was staying at the Lakes, and he had taken this means of replying to her letter. She, too, a short time after, as I heard from her own lips, found this same message to be to her own soul the ‘light of life’.”
Thus it pleased God to convey the message of salvation to two precious souls by the one telegram. Why should the same message from His precious Word not bring "great joy" into your soul?
The mighty, risen Savior standing on Mount Zion, with "all authority in heaven and earth," commissioned His disciples to go "into all the world and preach the Gospel to every creature." The Gospel is the good news that “Christ died for our sins" (1 Cor. 15:33For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; (1 Corinthians 15:3)), that "In due time Christ died for the ungodly," that "God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Take your place as an ungodly one in the world which God loved. "Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world," and you will "have redemption through His blood, even the forgiveness of sins," according to the riches of His grace.
The message is urgent: "Behold, now is the accepted time." There is "nothing to pay," for it is "without money and without price;" "satisfaction" is assured to all (Psa. 107:99For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness. (Psalm 107:9)).
Like the Lake tourist who sent the wire, the operator who took the message, the maid to whom it was addressed, and millions more, put the truth of God to the test, "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ," sign your name as one who has heartily accepted the heavenly message, and you will have joy unspeakable in Time, and spend Eternity in the palace of the King. HYP.