“You ought to be ashamed of yourself, sir,” said a worldly church-member to a young man, who stood outside the entrance gate to the race course holding a banner, with the words inscribed in bold letters:
“Flee from the wrath to come!”
“After death the judgment.”
The pointed words, culled from the Book of God, had pierced his conscience, and unable to find fault with them, he vented his spite on him who held them up to the gaze of thousands.
The young man looked into the angry man’s face, and softly said:
“So I am ashamed of myself, sir, but I’m not ashamed of the Word of God. Are you?”
Aggressive efforts to reach the careless crowd will always meet the sneer of Christ-less men, and even of worldly believers. But shall it be given up because of this? Certainly not. It is a blessed service to carry the Word of God right into the enemy’s camp, but it needs courage. God blessed His Word on the banner that day to awaken a young lady to concern about her soul, and she is now saved and serving Christ.
Thus the Lord’s young servant was amply repaid for the sneers and scorn of the worldly man.
Be not ashamed, dear young Christian, of the Word of God. Speak it freely, scatter it abroad, hold it forth, always, and in all places, and God will give the blessing.