Not long ago a Christian who had served the Lord for many years lay dying in a hospital in Ontario. It was late in the evening, and when a dedicated young nurse on duty that night came to give the patient a sleeping capsule, he was reading a greeting card received that day. The message on the card was woven around the truth of the coming of the Lord— "that blessed Hope."
"Listen to this, nurse," he said, and read her the greeting. "He is coming again! Wouldn't it be wonderful if He should come tonight? Then he added gently: "Nurse, if He should come tonight, would you be ready?" With a catch in her voice, she replied: "No, I'm afraid I would not."
Her patient then told her, simply and faithfully from the Word of God how she could be ready— by coming to Christ as a needy sinner, and trusting His finished work for her upon the cross. He then drifted, involuntarily, into a deep sleep.
But God who never slumbers nor sleeps continued the word begun that evening. And when morning came the patient was aroused by the same nurse, just before she went off duty. Softly she whispered in his ear: "I'm ready now!"
While others slept, she had met Jesus at the crossroads of her life; and before day dawned she had made her choice and taken Jesus by faith into her heart.
"HOW LONG HALT YE BETWEEN TWO OPINIONS?"
(Don't let Death decide for you!)