Perhaps some of my readers may not have heard of a young lady who was a striking example of the way in, which Satan deceives the human heart.
This young lady’s life was one of devotion to the world and its amusements; balls and the like were her favorite attractions, and she was being carried headlong into destruction by the giddy whirl of this world’s pleasures. She had, however, some Christian friends, and these induced her to accompany them one Sunday evening to a gospel preaching.
After the meeting someone spoke to her at the door, and questioned her as to her soul’s salvation, but failed to get any satisfactory reply.
The next Sunday her friends again persuaded her to go, though much against her will.
Blinded by Satan the poor young lady saw not her need of a Savior. A ball had been arranged for the following month, and this was the one thing present in, her thoughts.
As before, she was addressed at the close of the preaching, and on their pleading with her, she replied, “I’ll tell you what, I can’t come to Jesus now, I’ll come in a month’s time.”
Alas! could anything be worse than this procrastination? Think of putting off salvation for a month, when life is so uncertain that you may never see another day. The opportunity rejected seldom, or never, returns, and, sad to say, it proved so in the case of this poor rejecter, as we shall see.
Having dressed for the ball which had so much occupied her attention, she was passing near a fire, when the flame caught her light clothing, setting it ablaze, and before assistance could arrive this poor young lady was burned to death.
“In a month’s time.” Ah! little did that dear lost one think, when she made that promise, that she would never live to fulfill it. Her intentions no doubt were real, but when her own appointed time came, it found her—where? In eternity, in torment. Taken from this earth without a moment’s warning, what time had she for repentance?
And now, dear reader, I do plead with you before God, will you any longer reject the blessed Savior, who stands so patiently waiting with open arms to receive you? Will you still refuse His salvation? He loves you, and has proved His love in giving Himself to die for you. He has borne all God’s judgment, which you justly deserved, and now all you have to do is simply to trust in Him, acknowledge your lost and ruined condition, and own Him as your Savior, and then your salvation will be complete. God gives you now one more opportunity of taking salvation. Do not put it off; you may never have another.
Just one word more. Jesus says, “He that heareth My Word, and believeth on Him that sent Me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, but is passed from death unto life.” (John 5:2424Verily, 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)).
Will you take Him at His Word, and own His as your Savior?