A Chinese Christian was thrown, into jail because he preached about Jesus. Chang, the prisoner who shared the cell with him, was an honest man, but had been put in jail because Someone accused him of stealing. The Christian silently prayed for him, but he soon found out that Chang didn’t want to hear anything about the One who loved him and died for him.
One day they were taken out by the soldiers to weed in a field, and here they found the remains of many books which had been burned. In the ashes the Christian found a complete copy of the book of The Acts which had escaped the flames, and it was very precious to him, He read it most of the time, and soon Chang wanted to read it too. He read it carefully many times, and soon he sought and found the Saviour who was seeking for him. He confessed that his sins needed punishment, and then believed that Jesus bore that punishment for him when He died on ‘the cross. This made him so happy even though he was in prison, and when he was released he loved to tell others of the Saviour he had found.
Do you tell others of the Saviour who has saved you, dear young Christian? Jesus said to one of old: “Return to thine own house, and show how great things God hath done unto thee,” Luke 8:3939Return to thine own house, and show how great things God hath done unto thee. And he went his way, and published throughout the whole city how great things Jesus had done unto him. (Luke 8:39). How wonderful if someone were saved because you or I spoke to him of the Lord Jesus!
ML 04/09/1950