Queen Victoria was the queen of England from 1837 to 1901. She and her husband had a beautiful vacation home on the Isle of Wight called Osborne House.
At the time of this story, there was an old lady living on the Osborne House Estate. She had worked serving the queen for many years, and now she received money to support her in her old age. One day a niece of this lady’s from a nearby town went to her aunt’s cottage for afternoon tea. During that afternoon Her Majesty, Queen Victoria, walked in and stayed a while, knitting and talking with the old lady. She had tea with them.
After tea the Queen said, “Now I will read a few verses from John chapter 14,” which she did. No doubt that included this verse: “Jesus [said] unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man [comes] unto the Father, but by Me” (John 14:66Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. (John 14:6)).
Then, looking kindly at the young girl, she said, “I wonder whether you are a Christian, my dear?”
“Oh yes, your Majesty,” replied the girl.
“How do you know you are?” asked the Queen.
The reply was: “Because I’ve been christened and confirmed.”
The Queen made no answer, but gently said, “Now we will have a few words of prayer.”
The Queen then prayed, and in her prayer she said, “Lord, open the eyes of this dear young girl, and show her that, without a change of heart, she can never become a true Christian, and show her that no outward observances can in any way save her soul, and this I ask in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ.”
When the girl told this story, she said, “I have many times sung ‘God save the Queen,’ but I never dreamed that I would hear the Queen pray to God to save me.”
This prayer was answered about a year later, when this girl was truly saved. She was greatly used in her life to help other people come to know the Savior she had come to know and love. “Go ... into all the world, and preach the gospel” (Mark 16:1515And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. (Mark 16:15)).
We talked about the fruit a Christian will have in their life in our first story. Even the Queen of England showed that she was a true Christian by sharing the gospel with others. If you know the Lord Jesus, this is something you can do for Him.
Messages of God’s Love 6/16/2024