A HOLLANDER, who had settled at the Cape,’ once .noticed a poor Hottentot reading the Bible, and said contemptuously to him, “Put that book away, it is not for the like of you.”
Quietly replied the black: “It is indeed for me, sir!”
“How do you know that?”
“Well,” was the calm answer, “my name is mentioned in it.”
“Your name?” asked the Hollander surprised. “Where is it then?”
“Here, sir,” said the man, pointing to the open page and placing his finger On the text: “‘This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners.’” (1 Tim. 1:1515This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief. (1 Timothy 1:15).)
And then, he added, “‘Sinner!’ that is my name, and therefore the book is also for me.”
Dear reader, your name also occurs in the Book of God. Whether you hear a great or a humble name in the -world, before God there is no other name for you but the one— “sinner.” And, therefore, that book is also for you. So make right diligent use of thy property, and see to it earnestly that thy name also is found written in the “Book of Life.” (Rev. 20:11-1511And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. 12And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. 13And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. 14And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. 15And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire. (Revelation 20:11‑15).)
Messages of God’s Love 6/22/1913