The Wanderer — Part 3
“Peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ” (Romans 5:1).
Robert Robinson was born on September 27, 1735 in very poor circumstances and lost his father at age eight. At 17 an incident happened that changed his life. On May 24, 1752, he and his friends joined together to make fun of an old fortune-teller and laugh at her predictions. The old lady told Robinson that he would live to be very old and see many generations of descendants. This so impressed him that he reasoned, “I will, during my youth, endeavor to store my mind with all kinds of knowledge. I will see, hear and note down everything that is rare and wonderful that I may, when incapable of other employments, sit and entertain my descendants. Then shall my company be rendered pleasant and I shall be respected, rather than neglected in old age. However, that same night he went to hear the gospel preacher, George Whitefield, and was convicted of his need of a Saviour. He was saved three years later at age 23.
Maybe there is a 23-year-old reading this who has never found peace with God through the Lord Jesus. This could be that wonderful life-changing day for you!
