"How Ivy Was Saved."

From: Messages of God's Love: 1927

WHILE preaching the gospel in the open air recently in a village near my home, a number of children were interested in the meetings. Among them was a school girl named Ivy, who took deep interest.

After listening to the blessed words of life and salvation for a time, Ivy was brought to believe on the Lord Jesus as her own personal Saviour.

One day I received a letter from her in which she wrote,

“Dear Mr. G.

I have now come to Jesus, and I know that He is my Saviour and Shepherd. He has taken all the burden of my sins away, and made me so happy. I find great joy now in reading my Bible, and in praying to Him.

Yours Aff. Ivy.”

Ivy has left school now, and gone to live in service away from her home, but she is very happy in the sense of the Lord’s love and care. The following is copied from a recent letter I received from her,

“Dear Mr. G.

O, what a great comfort it has been to me since I came to Jesus and trusted in Him, the One who hung on the cross, and bore my sins that I might be saved. O, how happy to know that He holds me now, and will never lose me. He is carrying me Home safely in His bosom.

I often pray for those dear boys and girls in the villages, that by your teaching they may come to Him and be carried safely Home as I am. O, what a burden it will take from them, if they will only trust in the Lord Jesus, and follow His footsteps by His most gracious, loving, help.

I heartily pray they may be saved, and come into His everlasting Kingdom that He has prepared for us:

Yours Affectionately in Christ.

Ivy.”

You see now Ivy knows the Lord Jesus, she wants others to know Him too, and prays for them; and we invite you who read these lines to come to the Saviour, because you are a sinner and need Him (Rom. 3:23, 24²³For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; ²⁴Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: (Romans 3:23‑24)).

The Lord Jesus has suffered and died and shed His own precious blood for you (Rom. 5:6-9⁶For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. ⁷For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die. ⁸But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. ⁹Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. (Romans 5:6‑9)), and He is calling you to Him, O listen to His voice of love,

“Come unto Me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” Matt. 11:28²⁸Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. (Matthew 11:28). He is tenderly calling today,

Now is the day of salvation. Tomorrow may be too late. Do not delay but come!

You may come; the vilest sinner

May in Christ confide.

You are welcome; for to save you

Jesus died.

Come just as you are, like the prodigal’ son came in all his wretchedness and sin (Luke 15th chapter).