He went to work one morning, hale and hearty, and while drilling a hole about noon, a large stone weighing about 300 pounds fell on Bob and broke his back.
The day after, when I saw him, he told me that a Scripture came to his mind when he was under the stone, “The way of the transgressor is hard.”
That evening when I heard of the accident, and that he was not likely to die for months, four of us, who know the Lord Jesus as our Saviour, gathered together, remembering His words, “Whatsoever ye shall ask in My name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If ye shall ask anything in My name I will do it.” John 14:13, 1413And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it. (John 14:13‑14).
Fervent prayer was offered up, that God would magnify His grace by plucking another brand from the burning.
On going to see him next day, I found him quite reconciled, and instead of grumbling, he was thankful that God had spared him and not cut him off before he was saved. After asking him about his bodily sufferings, I then said,
“How is it with your precious soul?” to which he replied,
“It is all settled now—I am trusting in the finished work of Christ.”
What a blessed answer to our prayers. Praise the Lord.
Dear children, with eternity before you, are you trusting in anything more or less? If you are, it will fail you when you most need it, and so I plead with you in Jesus’ name make no mistake. God has set before you two ways, and your eternal destiny is fixed by the one you choose.
ML 01/13/1946