SOME years ago one of our friends, who was a nurse in one of the hospitals, related to me the following incident: A woman who had undergone an operation was brought back from the operating room and put into her bed in one of the wards of the hospital. She had not recovered from the anesthetic and was lying motionless. The nurse happened to be passing at the time and, seeing her in bed, she stooped down and whispered in her ear: “The blood of Jesus Christ, His [God’s] Son, cleanseth us from all sin.” There was not a movement in the bed and the nurse passed on and went off duty. When she came back on duty the next day she went up to the woman’s bed and spoke to her and asked her how she felt after the operation. The woman said: “A marvelous thing happened to me.” The nurse replied, “What was it?” “An angel spoke to me,” was the reply.
“And what did he say?” asked the nurse.
“Oh, he said, ‘The blood of Jesus Christ, God’s Son, cleanseth us from all sin.’ "
They had a brief conversation together and it was evident that God had used this verse of Scripture to bring this soul into joy and peace in believing.
It is wonderful that even when a person appeared to be unconscious of her surroundings, this living voice was heard in her soul. The nurse explained that evidently a messenger from God had spoken to her and confirmed her in her newly-found faith. She did not tell her who it was who had spoken this word, but left her with the sweet thought that an angel — a word that means “messenger"—had spoken to her.
The power of the Scriptures, and the value and efficacy of the precious blood of Christ, are still available for anyone who reads these lines. What other foundation is there for any soul to rest upon but the blood of Jesus? He offered Himself without spot to God, that your sins, my reader, might be forgiven. How do you stand as regards this great question of your sins? You can do nothing to cover them up yourself; only the blood of Christ can cleanse you.
It is the blood alone that makes atonement for the soul and without the shedding of blood there is no remission. God is still saying: “When I see the blood, I will pass over you.” What a wonderful thing it would be for every reader of these words to be able to say:
“Peace, perfect peace, in the dark world of sin;
The blood of Jesus whispers peace within.”
ML-09/30/1962