Great indeed is the grace of God in saving those who through a long life have gone on without Him in the world.
Such it was in the case of an aged nobleman. He was eighty-five when he turned to God from his idols. Then his conversion was manifestly real and soon Christian friends were gathered around him.
At times they would refer to the mercy of his Maker who had borne so long with his sinful wandering from Him and saved him in the extremity of his age. But this always brought a sadness to cloud his face and he would answer,
"I am indeed a miracle of grace, but it almost breaks my heart to think that while my soul is saved, my life is lost.
"Saved so as by fire." Saved, but nothing to show for all the labor of the many years he had spent. All vanished from view. The gold, the glamour, the glory of the world, all gone.
O! come to Christ now. Yield your life to Christ now. Live for Christ now and your life will not be lost.