Harry was a young man who was in the army. He had been brought up in a Christian family. His father and mother believed in and loved the Lord Jesus and had taught their children about Jesus, but Harry had never accepted Jesus as his own Savior. He knew how to be saved from his sins; he knew all about what Jesus had done on the cross; he had even memorized many verses in the Bible. But sadly, he had never taken the step of admitting that he was a sinner and accepting the Lord Jesus for himself.
Now Harry was in Korea during a war. Some of his buddies were killed right near him, but Harry still did not seem to be concerned about settling the question of his salvation, even though he could be the next to lose his life. If anything, the war seemed to make him hard-hearted. “God [speaks] once, yea twice, yet man [perceives] it not” (Job 33:1414For God speaketh once, yea twice, yet man perceiveth it not. (Job 33:14)).
One night while Harry and his squad were on patrol, they were ambushed by the enemy. Several soldiers were killed, and Harry was wounded. Then, he was taken prisoner by
the Communists.
For many days he lay in a North Korean army hospital where he had lots of time to think. Still, his close call with death and God’s mercy in sparing his life did not seem to soften his heart.
Then one day a young doctor in that Communist hospital came to Harry and asked him many questions. To Harry’s amazement, he discovered that the young Korean doctor was a Christian! The doctor had to be very careful not to say too much about God, or he would be punished by the Communists. This made Harry begin to think. He thought to himself, Here I am, brought up in a Christian family, having gone to Sunday school, having read the Bible, and still I am not a Christian. Yet now I am being urged to become one by a North Korean army doctor in
Communist territory!
For the first time in his life, Harry was ashamed when he thought of how long he had ignored the Savior who loved him. The Lord Jesus wanted to bless Harry. He had reached Harry all the way in Communist North Korea to bring him that eternal salvation that only Christ can give. When Harry thought of that love and the prayers that he knew his parents were praying for him every day, it broke his heart. He surrendered to God and thankfully accepted the Lord Jesus as his own Savior.
Messages of God’s Love 1/17/2021