A young lady was playing the piano while a Christian preacher sat nearby. He was longing for an opportunity of speaking to her of the Savior whom he loved.
Suddenly she stopped the music, and turning to the servant of God, said, “Mr. C—, do you think there is any wrong in a young girl like myself going to a ball?”
“Well,” he replied, “it all depends upon what has happened to your big toe.”
“My big toe is all right,” she answered.
He turned to Ex. 29 and read to her of the blood of the ram of consecration being put upon the tip of the right ear, upon the thumb of the right hand, and upon the great toe of the right foot. It was thus that the consecrated ones were set apart to God. They were to be for Him henceforth. The blood which made atonement at the altar was upon them. Today, the precious blood of Christ cleanses us who believe upon Him, but it also claims us who are cleansed.
The conversation concluded. But it was not without result.
The next morning, the young Christian did not come down from her room until quite late and then she said:
“Mr. C—, I’ve consecrated my big toe.”
And henceforth her walk witnessed that she was Christ’s, and she earnestly sought to be for His glory in the salvation of others.