FEW hours ago I stood by the bedside of an aged pilgrim, whose spirit was about to enter into the joy of his Lord.
Of this world's goods he had none; as to his soul, he thanked God more than once that he had not left the question of his soul's salvation until his dying bed, for his body was so racked with pain that to have considered such matters seriously and earnestly would have been impossible. What was it that enabled this dying pilgrim, in the very jaws of death, to exclaim, in the ecstasy of his soul, in my hearing: “Praise the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, praise and bless His holy name"? What a triumph! What a victory! Thank God, years before he had had the question of his sins out with God, and had come into the enjoyment of the blessed effects of the work of Christ, so that now, in perfect peace and joy of heart, he could quietly pass out of this world into the presence of the One, who loved him unto death, and whose voice now called him home.
Reader, are you ready for that moment—the moment of all moments in your history—when your spirit shall take its flight into the great beyond? If not, turn to the Savior of sinners now, trust Him, believe in Him, and the scripture says:
A. E. M.