“I AM safe on the rock, and only waiting,” were the words of one now passed away, Oh! how sweetly and calmly, to be with Jesus. When his wife asked him if he were afraid to die: “Ah!” he replied, “I shall not die but only fall asleep in Jesus. ‘Oh! death, where is thy sting?’ Death has no sting for me.”
When taking leave of him one morning he held my hand, saying “Good-bye, I shall not see you again.” “It is but for a little while. You will be up there waiting with Jesus, and I shall be down here waiting for Jesus,” I answered.
To another, who, when taking leave of him, said, “Good-bye, for the present,” his reply was, “You will not see me until you meet me up there,” His last words were “Beautiful home, happy home; come, Lord Jesus, come quickly,” and almost instantly he was absent from the body and present with the Lord.
Thus passed away one who had been brought unto peace with God, and in the following manner: ―Being ill, and troubled in soul, he labored to find peace by praying, When one day a gentleman, quite a stranger, called in upon him and pointed him to Rom. 5:11Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: (Romans 5:1). “Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.” This verse was read over several times to him, and the Lord, by His Spirit, graciously showed him that peace is not to be had by working, nor by praying, but by believing. Thus he obtained that peace he had long labored for in vain. And his soul was stayed upon the word of God, not upon feelings, though he had feelings, and happy ones too.
W. M.