It was a cold, rainy Sunday evening, and Mr. Williams dropped into his big arm chair by the fireside. Ordinarily he was in the habit of spending Sunday evenings at the homes of his friends, but this rainy night he decided to stay indoors. And Sandra, his little daughter, was at home with him.
“Daddy, shall I read you a story out of my book that I got for a Sunday school prize?” she asked earnestly.
“If you like, Sandra,” replied her father carelessly. And Sandra, glad of the opportunity, sat down on the hassock and began to read from the book that her Sunday school teacher had given her for good attendance.
It was only a simple story about how two young men were converted to God, and Afterward spent their lives in the service of the Saviour. But the Spirit of God used it to cause Mr. Williams to think about his soul. When Sandra finished reading, he asked her to read it again, which she gladly did. And he sat thinking silently for a long time.
That was the turning point in Mr. William’s life. Though he was a molly upright and good-living man, he came to realize that this was not good enough for God. Not long after, he turned to the Lord Jesus, and confessed Him as his Saviour. He became a decided Christian and follower of the One who loved him and gave Himself for him.
Sandra had already been saved at Sunday school, and she had longed to see her dear father saved too. This was the way she took to reach him with the gospel, and the Lord owned it.
Dear boys and girls, if the Lord Jesus has saved you, seek, as Sandra did, to lead your friends—perhaps your parents—to Him also. If you are not yet the Lord’s, then come to Him as you are and He will save you now.
ML 05/23/1965