One morning a young man sat in his library reading a book. The maid entered with what appeared to be a letter. On opening the envelope he found a tract entitled, "PREPARE TO MEET THY GOD." With an oath on his lips he started to put it in the fire. Then: "No, I won't do that," he said to himself. "I know what I will do; I will send it to my friend Black. It will be a good joke to hear what he will say to it." Putting the silent messenger into a separate envelope, he addressed it in a disguised hand and forwarded it to his friend.
Mr. Black, on receiving the tract, looked at its title: "PREPARE TO MEET THY GOD.”
"Methodist humbug!" he muttered. He too was inclined to destroy it; but then he said to himself, "I'll not tear it up! Perhaps I'll get some fun out of it at our club.”
As he looked at its contents he was struck by the solemn and searching title: "PREPARE TO MEET THY GOD." Deep down in his soul he knew he was utterly unfit for such a meeting. The Holy Spirit prodded his conscience and revealed to him his guilt and danger. In his distress he cried unto the Lord, and not long afterward he was led to rest his weary, sin-burdened soul on the Savior of sinners. Through believing that the Lord Jesus had suffered and died in his stead, he became the happy possessor of everlasting life.
Friend, ARE YOU READY TO MEET GOD? Heaven is a prepared place for a prepared people. Are you certain that you are prepared? You cannot prepare yourself for the inevitable meeting. The Lord Jesus has done everything that was necessary to make you acceptable to God. "He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities." Isa. 53:55But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. (Isaiah 53:5). By His death on our behalf He has eternally settled the sin question. Why not now believe on Him who did it all, and thus be "justified from all things"?
"Now is the accepted time.”
"Life is found alone in Jesus,
Only there 'tis offered thee.
Offered without price and money,
"Tis the gift of God sent free.
Take salvation,
Take it now, and happy be.”