Dear young friends: We think you will be interested in these extracts from a letter written from Ghana by one of our brethren who recently spent some weeks in that land.
“One of my correspondents came to our hotel late yesterday, having traveled by train about 125 miles. When we met each other for the first time outside the hotel, he just hugged me. He was so happy... He is a dear young Christian, only saved 1 ½ years, and it is amazing how much he knows of the Bible. He knows where most every passage is found, and chapter and verse. Most of us in a lifetime do not gain as much knowledge as this young man in so short a time.... He is very open to learn the truth. We talked till 10 P.M., and again this morning he returned at 7:30 and we talked over the Word until 1 P.M., when he left to take the train home. It is rare to find as brilliant a young man as this. He is a very dear and affectionate lad and really won our hearts.”
How refreshing to see that first love for Christ in the heart of this dear young fellow, and his appetite for the Word of God. May the Lord keep him and bless him, and make him a blessing to others in his homeland.
“The schools closed yesterday for six weeks, so our gospel work in the schools is over. That has been our happiest work here in Ghana. Monday we spoke to around 400, and Tuesday we went to two schools. It made us happy to hear the boys in the Junior High School help us quote the gospel verses when we were talking to them. It showed that the teachers were having them memorize the Word. Last Lord’s day evening we had the joy of having a 16-year old girl, Grace B— —, come up to the front of the schoolroom and confess the Lord as her Saviour after the gospel meeting.... Another girl at one of the schools also confessed the Lord.”
O dear friends, may this blessed work of the Spirit of God in others, especially those less privileged than we, stir our hearts and stimulate us to more diligence and faithfulness in reading God’s precious Word, and to grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. The Word of God tells us all about Jesus, and is the food of the new nature in the believer. From cover to cover Christ is set forth and shines on every page. The Lord tells us in John 6:3535And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst. (John 6:35): “I am the bread of life: he that cometh to Me shall never hunger and he that believeth on Me shall never thirst.”
How thankful we are for all the dear ones that have been over their Bibles searching for the Answers, and we pray that the Lord will abundantly bless many hearts.
We miss some who have not been answering and hope they are not losing interest in the Word. We trust they are enjoying deeper truths and learning more of the Lord in their private reading. We hope that some who dropped behind last term will pick up and be among the first next year.
“Life at best is very brief,
Like the falling of a leaf,
Like the binding of a sheaf...”
The Lord Jesus is coming!
“Soon we’ll hear His voice afar,
On the dark horizon rising,
As the bright and Morning Star.”
How little time there is left to live and shine for Him! May we, dear friends, be found “redeeming the time,” buying up the golden opportunities to learn more of Him, before we pass into His presence and be forever with Him there.
ML-06/08/1969