A Spanish colporteur, named Fulano, was once distributing the Scriptures in North Africa. He was on his way home to Algiers one night when he lost his way in the dark forest. After some hours of wandering about, he came upon a camp of charcoal burners—men, women and children sitting around a big fire. They, too, were far from their native land, and treated their visitor very kindly. After a time, Fulano opened his bag, took out a book, and began to read some of the Lord’s parables.
“Beautiful!” they exclaimed. “Read some more.” And they listened eagerly as he read the story of the Lord’s death. It was late when they all retired.
Next morning before he went on his way, Fulano gave them a Bible, and promised that he would come back.
Eagerly they looked for his return, nor did he disappoint them. He came back many times, finally to live with them in their little village. How wonderfully God makes all things to work together for good to those who love Him! God blessed His Word first spoken to the poor charcoal burners that dark night when Fulano lost his way, and many of them found the Saviour and became happy Christians.
May God grant that many of our young readers might come to know Christ as their blessed Saviour and Friend, and be able to say with Fulano’s friends, “Thy testimonies have I taken as a heritage forever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart.” Psalms 119:111111Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart. (Psalm 119:111).
In Acts 8 we read about a great man who in the days of the apostles made a long journey across the desert to attend a feast in Jerusalem. He was very religious, and yet he was not satisfied. Somehow he had got hold of a copy of the Holy Scriptures, and now on his way home, as he rode along in his chariot, he read Isaiah 53. But as yet he did not know of whom the prophet was speaking in that wonderful chapter. Just at this point, however, Philip the evangelist, appeared and it says, “he preached unto him Jesus.” The traveler believed and was baptized right there and then. He found Jesus as his Saviour, and the last thing we hear of him was that “he went on his way rejoicing.”
ML-07/22/1979