More than eighty years old, with wrinkled skin and silvered hair, she was still without peace and tormented with doubts. Her simple country life was often darkened by fears as thoughts of death and eternity again and again burdened her.
Friends had asked me to call on her, so one afternoon last winter I went to see her. The message of God’s love and Christ’s death and resurrection was again given—the wonderful story told once more. Still she wanted to see or feel some change. So I thought to show her that feeling followed faith and did not go before it.
Suddenly, while I was still speaking, a bright gleam of sunshine passed over that clouded face. “Then,” she slowly said, “you mean that I’m to take it in the dark?”
“Yes! That is just it,” I replied. “You cannot see it. The happy ones are those who have not seen, and yet have believed. But, just simply believe what God says about the death of His Son. Yes, as you say, ‘take it in the dark.’ ”
Wait no longer for happier feelings. Look no more for brighter experiences. But give glory to God by believing what God says—just because He says it! And so “take it in the dark.” The message is, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved” (Acts 16:3131And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house. (Acts 16:31)). “All that believe are justified” (Acts 13:3939And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses. (Acts 13:39)).