A YOUNG man who was seeking his pleasures in the gaiety of the world in every way, and traveled to other places for this, had heard these words,
They continually rang in his ears, and he did not find the satisfaction he craved. God had His eye upon him, and the need of his soul troubled him so that he could not sleep. The Spirit of God was working in his soul, teaching him the emptiness of the world's wealth and splendor; the hollowness of its gilded charms.
One night he stayed in a hotel, and after retiring he heard some singing in the next room.
"How the sweet the Name of Jesus sounds."
He listened attentively, and looking through the keyhole, he saw the singer was an old man. After the hymn was finished, the man read his Bible and then knelt to pray.
The listener could resist no longer. He knocked at the door. A voice from within said, "Who is there?"
He answered, "A young man in deep anxiety of soul."
"Come in! Come in!" was the ready response.
Then and there he was pointed to Jesus, the Saviour of sinners, the One whose precious blood cleanses from all sin, and fits the vilest sinner who believes in Him, for the presence of God.
Divine light shone into the young man's soul, and what the world could not give, he found in Christ, He opened his heart and received the Lord Jesus as his own personal Saviour. Another repentant sinner had turned to the Lord Jesus Christ for salvation! He then went to bed and to rest –- real rest this time!
Messages of the Love of God 7/27/1952