A man came all the way from Holland to see Mr. Spurgeon in London and to ask him how he might be saved. Said the well-known preacher: “Well, you have come a long way to ask that question. You know that you are to believe on the Lord Jesus Christ.”
“But I can’t seem to believe on Jesus Christ,” the man replied.
“Well now, look here,” said Spurgeon. “I have believed in Him a good many years, and I do trust Him. But if you know something or other against Him, I should like to know it, for I do not like to be deceived.”
“No, sir, I don’t know anything against Him.”
“Why don’t you trust Him then? Could you trust me?”
“Yes, I would trust you with anything,” said the man.
“And yet you can’t trust Jesus Christ? Do you mean to say that?” asked Mr. Spurgeon.
The man stood still for a moment, and then he said: “Dear me, I can see it now. Why, of course I can trust Him. I cannot help trusting Him; He is such a blessed One that I must trust Him. Good-by, sir, I will go back home. It’s all right now.”
And why can’t you, dear friend, trust the Lord Jesus for all that He has promised us in the gospel—forgiveness, pardon, eternal life, peace, comfort, and a Home in His presence forever?
ML-05/08/1966