WHILE walking along a country road, I became thirsty, so stopped at a farm-house for a drink of water. The farmer's wife kindly supplied me and thanking her, I said,
"Did you ever hear of the Man who gives living water?"
"O, do come in," she said; "my husband is very poorly, and he was just wishing someone would come in and talk with him, as he is very much troubled about himself."
So I went in, and found the man reading the Bible. After some conversation I asked him,
"Do you know you are saved?" He answered earnestly,
"I do hope I am saved; I pray to God, and I know Christ died for me, and I do hope I am saved."
“He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life.”
“Do you believe on the Son?” I asked.
“O, I do, I do, with all my heart. I do believe He died for me.”
“Well, then, you must have everlasting life.”
“O, sir, I would not dare to say that; I am not good enough for that, but I do hope I shall be saved.”
“But you told me you believed God’s Word,” I said.
“I do,” he said. “I believe every word of it.”
“But don’t you see God’s Word says if you believe on the Son you have everlasting life, and do you think! God would lie to us?”
“O, I wouldn’t dare to say that. That would be awful.”
“You say you believe on the Son, and God says you have everlasting life. Does God tell the truth?”
He paused for a moment, and then the light dawned on him.
“O, I see it plain now. I believe on the Son, and God says I have everlasting life, and I just know it, not because I feel it, but because God says it.” And then he cried out.
“Thank God, I am saved! I am saved! God says it, and it must be true.”
Remember it must be heart faith on the Son of God, in His death for you on the Cross. Then it is true, “Hath everlasting life.”
Messages of God’s Love 8/7/1932