A poor boy of the streets was taken into a mission home in China. The common practice of his life had been to lie and steal, so he gave much trouble to his new friends. He disliked very much to attend the services, and disturbed often with his noisy movements.
One morning a man who felt much interest in Jimmie, as he was called, said to him,
“How much is a good slave boy worth, in China?”
“O, ‘bout $60, mister, some parts.”
“Well, Jimmie, there is Someone who wants to buy you. How much are you worth?”
The boy was indignant to think that anyone wanted him to be a slave, and said he would not be a slave to anyone, “It is the Lord Jesus who wants you, Jimmie. Would you be worth $60, to Him?” the man said.
“No,” said the boy slowly, “me no worth $60 to Lord Jesus.”
“Would you be worth $50 to Lord Jesus?”
“No, no worth $50 to Lord Jesus.” The man kept lowering the price, until Jimmie said,
“Me no worth nothing to Lord Jesus.”
You see, he had learned one great fact, although the workers thought he was not learning anything. He had learned that there could be no sin in the presence of the Lord Jesus, and he remembered his dishonest honest ways.
The friend told him that the Lord Jesus wanted him anyway, and had already paid for him with His own life. This made Jimmie feel that the Lord loved him in spite of his sins, and he said he would like to serve and be a “slave” to the One who had bought him.
Jimmie soon became a good helper at the mission and since that time has walked many miles, suffering many hardships, to give out Christian papers and portions of the Bible.
Would you be worth more to the Lord Jesus than the street boy of China? Jesus can pay no more for you than He did for Jimmie. He has paid His own blood to claim you as His own.
“For ye are bought with a price.” 1. Cor. 6:20.
“...For Thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by Thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation.” Revelation 5:99And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; (Revelation 5:9).
ML 01/30/1938