WAS asked to speak to a young man who I was in great distress about his soul’s welfare, and, laying my hand upon his shoulder, I said, “Friend, what is your trouble?”
“I am anxious about my soul,” he answered. “I have been to a Bible class time after time, and there I got troubled in my conscience. I gave up attending it, and my companions laughed away my impressions, but I could not keep away from seeking after God. I have been going on in this miserable way for some time. Now tonight, I believe the Spirit of God has said to me, ‘This is your last chance, if you do not accept Christ tonight, you will never have another opportunity.’ Oh, sir, tell me, can my sins be forgiven?”
I replied, “God has said, ‘Though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow,’ The blood of Jesus Christ, His Son, cleanseth us from all sin.’ Let us get down on our knees, and do you confess your sins to God, and ask Him to forgive you.” Together we knelt in prayer, and the young man, in broken, heart-felt words, poured out his soul to God, asking His forgiveness. Before he arose from his knees, the answer came, and he was able to thank God that his sins which were many, were all forgiven. He shook me by the hand as we parted, and said, “I came here a miserable man, I am going out a happy one in Christ.”
J.H.