How solemn, that boys and girls should, lose their lives for a trifle. We have read of the prince who lost his life because he trifled ten minutes: of the railway man who lost his life in endeavoring to catch his cap which had blown off; of the sailor boy who returned to the sinking vessel for his kitten and was lost.
Are you, dear ones, clinging to something of no value, and losing your never losing soul? What trifle is keeping you from salvation, At this moment your soul is either “lost,” or “saved.” Which is it?
On the coast of C—the ship had struck a rock, and the pumps had failed to keep her afloat. The boats had been lowered, and all were safe except the captain and Mate. The call was urgent for the two to leap into the boat. The captain plunged in the mate was about to follow, when he cried,
“Wait a minute, I have forgotten my purse.” Rushing into the cabin to reach his coveted treasure, he tarried one moment, and that moment proved fatal. Had he let all go, and plunged into the boat, he would have been saved.
So with the sinner. When he gives up all hope of salvation by his own merits, doings and strivings, and rests wholly on Christ’s finished work, he has everlasting life. The purse was taken from the dead man’s hand and found to contain only 30 cents; that was all. The mate had sold his life for 30 cents.
Remember dear ones your soul was so valued by the Son of God, that, He gave His life for it.
ML 10/27/1940