A minister was dying, and he called his son, who was a thoughtless boy, to his bedside.
“Tom,” he said, “will you promise me one thing before I die? I only ask that, when I am gone, you will go every evening alone for fifteen minutes and say, ‘What is eternity? and where shall I spend it?’”
The promise was given, and faithfully kept. At first the boy thought little of the words; but he went on doing as he had promised his father, until, at last, he was not able to face the awful question any longer, and was led to give himself to Jesus.
Where will you spend eternity, my reader? You do not wish to spend it in the lake of fire: but have you fled to the only place of refuge from that fearful place of woe, the Lord Jesus Christ?
Every tick of the clock is bringing us nearer eternity. O, come to the. Saviour now. The Word of God tells us: “Behold, now is the accepted time, bold, now is the day of salvation.” 2 Corinthians 6:2. And again,
“Him that comteth to Me, I will in no wise cast out.” John 6:37.
“Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth My Word, and believeth on Him that sent Me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.” John 5:24.
“Eternity! Where? O, friend have a care!
For soon God will no longer His judgment forbear.
Eternity! Where? O! Eternity! Where?
This night may decide your Eternity—Where?
Eternity!! Where? Eternity! Where?
Soon the Saviour will come for His own in the air;
Then sleep not, nor take in the world any share,
Till answered this question—Eternity: Where?
ML 08/14/1938