Jose lived in Brazil. He was a poor man and could neither read nor write; yet he had such a desire to hear about the Lord Jesus and to learn from the Bible that he would ask both believers and unbelievers, anyone he could get, to read the Scriptures to him. Still, though he confessed that he was a believer, the missionaries doubted that he was really “born again.”
The time came when the missionaries went to their homeland for a rest. Corning back a year later they met a man who told them that he was a believer in the Lord Jesus. When they asked him, “Where did you hear the Gospel?” he replied, “Through our pastor, Jose.”
Yes, it was our old friend, Jose, who could neither read nor write. He never claimed to be a pastor, but he had memorized so much of the Scriptures, and told the people so much about the Lord, that they called him “pastor.” Dear Jose became a true servant of Christ.
Believers, young and old, do not need to go in for higher education in order to witness for the Lord Jesus. If you love the Saviour, and the Spirit of God dwells in your heart, you can point others to the Saviour just where you are; and if you live for Him, your life will be a signpost pointing to Christ and the heavenly way.
The Lord Jesus has said: “If any man thirst, let him come unto Me, and drink. He that believeth on Me, as the Scripture hath said, out of his belly (innermost being) shall flow rivers of living water.” John 7:37,3837In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. 38He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. (John 7:37‑38).
ML 12/15/1968