THERE is a story told of the servants of Satan, one of whom says to sinners there is time enough, and that therefore it is not necessary to turn to God at once. Long ago I was reading a book, in which this deceit of Satan is well brought out, and I determined there and then to seek the Lord. It was a hard struggle, I assure you, for Satan does not give us up very easily; but thanks be unto God which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ, after praying for some time it came into my mind that I must believe on the Lord Jesus Christ if I would be saved.
I had tried to venture my all on Christ, and then I thought I would sit down and wait for Him to give me peace. As I was repeating the verse of the hymn―
“The dying thief rejoiced to see
That fountain in his day,
And there may I, though vile as he,
Wash all my sins away,”
I believed, and then I realized that I was saved. I shall never forget it.
There is one thing about true religion, it serves for dark and cloudy days as well as for those when all is sunshine. In the hour of affliction Christ is our comfort, for He has said, “I will never leave thee nor forsake thee,” and this I have provide now for several years.