Mr. Gibbons was a police officer in Bermuda. He used to make his rounds on his bicycle, for until recent years no cars were allowed on this beautiful island in the Atlantic.
One night when on duty, as he neared Somerset Bridge, he was caught in a sudden rainstorm. Quickly he looked for some shelter, and, seeing a two-story building with a big flight of open stairs outside, he wheeled his bike behind the wall and under the staircase to keep out of the rain.
As Mr. Gibbons stood there in the shelter of the stairs, while the rain poured down, he realized a gospel meeting was in progress upstairs and heard one telling out the sweet message of Jesus and His love for sinners everywhere. As he listened to the old, old story told forth once again, he believed and was saved; for “faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.” (Rom. 10:1717So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. (Romans 10:17).) He had found the Saviour, the only Saviour, and a Friend, One who from then on would watch over and care for him all the way from earth to heaven. Then, too, not only had he found a temporary shelter from the rain, but a shelter from the judgment of God against sin—for all eternity.
ML-08/12/1979