One day a young missionary of about twenty-two came to Bolivia. He was a recent graduate of a seminary in a large U.S. city. Entering a humble little dwelling where a few dear believers in the Lord Jesus had gathered, he sat in the very front.
A dear old native brother, who labored for many years in this location, also happened to be there. He was a tried servant of Christ. The young man, full of zeal, energy and new ideas, came to him and said, “Why don’t you link up with us? We number in the thousands in the States, while you are just tiny groups of the twos and threes here.” But he didn’t realize that he was talking to a saint who always had a quick, ready reply.
The aged brother looked at him and said, “Dear brother, I hope you have been born again.” Then without waiting for a reply from the surprised young man, he went on. “Tell me, can you have any more of the Lord Jesus with your thousands than we have with the twos and the threes?” And he quoted that verse in Matthew 18:2020For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them. (Matthew 18:20) (JND): “Where two or three are gathered together unto My name, there am I in the midst of them.”
Brethren, what more could we want? Is there any place more blessed than to know that the Lord Jesus is present in our midst? I know of no other place so blessed as that.
E. F. Smith