A MISSIONARY tells the story that after he had preached the gospel and told the Indians about the love of God in giving His Son to die for poor lost sinners, the Indian Chief sent his servant to the missionary to ask if the Great Spirit (for that was how he spoke of God) would accept "poor Indian's blanket." "No," said the missionary, "God has no need of your blanket."
Then he sent again and asked if the Great Spirit would accept poor Indian's hunting-dog. "No," said the missionary, "the Great Spirit has no need of your hunting-dog."
So the Chief came himself and asked if the Great Spirit would accept poor Indian himself. "Yes," said the missionary, "God will indeed accept him, for He wants you." So the Indian Chief gave himself to God, and I am sure he came knowing that Jesus, God's own Son, had died for poor sinners, and so for him. He heard the blessed gospel, you see, and although he did not quite understand at first, yet he believed what he heard and gave himself to Jesus.
And you must come yourself and give yourself to Jesus; He does not want anything that you could give Him—your time, or money, or work. No, He wants you to give yourself to Him.
R. B.