All through life, ever since they were classmates at college, Senator Toombs of Georgia, and George Pierce were fast friends, The senator was an utterly unconverted man, and lived a godless life. Ye had however, married an earnest Christian woman, whom he regarded with feelings akin to veneration.
One day, while visiting at his lovely home, Pierce opened a conversation with his friend on this wise: “Something’s going to happen after a while that will go mighty hard with you, Toombs.”
“What’s that?” asked the senator. “You and your much-loved wife will be separated. She’s going to heaven, and you will go to hell.”
“No, that can’t be.”
“Yes, it can be, and it will be unless you accept Christ as your Saviour. You be will be separated from her forever.” Toombs was silent for a few minutes, and thy n said,
“George, I can’t stand that. I could never stand such a thing.”
That conversation resulted in the senor’s conversion. As a guilty sinner he knelt at the Saviour’s feet, and trusted Him for pardon, and hence forward walked hand in hand with his wife as companion of her Christian life.
They that were ready went in with Him to the marriage; and the door was shut.”
It is a terrible thought that among the readers of these lines there may be two sisters, or two brothers, or two dear friends, (it may be husband or wife), who are traveling down the stream of life side by side, but who are going to be separated for all eternity because one has been saved through the blood of Christ, and the other still spurns Him and slights His gracious call.
And thus it may be with two of our readers. It may be one is saved and the other lost. Is one to be plucked from the jaws of destruction, and the other to pass on to a sinner’s hell? Christ stands reach to save. It is for you to choose whether you shall be rescued, or left to perish.
Be wise, and choose Christ for your Saviour. In choosing Hite you choose salvation, joy, peace, and eternal glory. In turning from Him you choose sin, judgment, and the wailing and gnashing of teeth in the outer darkness of despair forever.
His precious blood will wash away every sin, He is as mighty to save today as ever, and His love is as great as His power.
Will you not fly to the arms of His infinite love and be saved? He says,
ML 07/09/1939