She was an old lady, unsaved and puzzled by the very simplicity of God's way of salvation. To her it seemed incredible that the Lord means exactly what He says in John 5:2424Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life. (John 5:24): "Verily, verily, I say unto you, he that heareth My word, and believeth on Him that sent Me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life." Salvation simply through hearing and believing, without good works of any kind, was just too easy, too good to be true. When I first met her, I gave her a little gospel book, and then asked if she knew the Lord as her Savior. She answered that she was most anxious to be saved, and was praying for salvation.
"But," I said, "salvation is all ready for you; you have only to take it. Jesus said, 'It is finished.' He did it all!"
I asked her to give me back the little book I had given her. Holding it in my hand, I said: "Now I am going to give the book back to you. But remember, when I offer the book to you, God is offering salvation to you in just the same way. The question is, Will you TAKE salvation?"
I then held out the little book to her, saying: "God is offering salvation to you. Will you take it?" At once the old woman put out her hand and took the book.
"Well," I asked, "what are you going to say?" To my joy she began to thank God for having saved her. "Are you saved?" I asked her in surprise. At once I got a decided "Yes." Her happy face told me it was true, but she had so simply and readily received Christ that it seemed too good to be true.