TAKEN sick, he invited a servant of God, saying, “I will be glad, if you can help me, but I don’t want to hear about Jesus Christ.” The minister quailed at first but said, “I will talk tonight about the GREATNESS of God.” The man listened attentively as he spoke of creation and its wonders, and urged him to come again. Next night he spoke of the GOODNESS of God, His unnumbered mercies, and the merchant exclaimed, “It’s all true!” Next it was the JUSTICE of God, and the sick man trembled at it, and when the minister rose to leave, said, “You are not going to leave me in this distress, can’t you give me some comfort?” “No,” said the minister, “you have yourself forbidden me. He, whose name you will not hear, is the only One that can comfort and save you.”
The vail dropped from his eyes, and he listened eagerly, trusting Christ as his Saviour.
ML 12/14/1902