A poor man on the coast of Malabar, India, had inquired how he might atone for his sins. He was directed to drive iron spikes sufficiently blunted through his sandals; to place his naked feet on these spikes and walk 480 miles. If through loss of blood and fatigue, he was obliged to halt, he might wait for healing and strength.
He undertook the journey, and while weary and footsore, and resting under a shady tree, he heard a missionary preaching that the blood of Jesus Christ, God’s Son, cleanseth from all sin. The man rose up, threw off his torturing sandals and exclaimed, “This is what I want!”
This is what we all want. Salvation is not obtained by doing pence, nor by any of our works.
“The gift of God is eternal life, through Jesus Christ our Lord.” Rans 6:23.
ML 03/26/1944