Have You Counted the Cost?

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Two young soldiers were talking about the service of Christ. One of them said:
“I cannot tell you all that the Lord Jesus is to me, or what He has done for me, I do wish you would enlist in His army.”
“I am thinking about it,” answered the other young man, “but it means giving up several things—in fact, I am counting the cost.”
A Christian officer just passing heard the last remark and, laying: his hand on the shoulder of the young soldier, said:
“Young man, you talk of counting the cost of following Christ, but have you ever counted the cost of not following Him?”
For days that question exercised the mind of that young man, and he found no rest till he trusted the Lord Jesus Christ, the Saviour of sinners, whose faithful soldier he has been for many years.
“The Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with His mighty angels, in flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.” 2 Thess. 1:7, 87And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels, 8In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: (2 Thessalonians 1:7‑8).
ML 02/18/1940