Tom and I were young fellows together, and baseball was our favorite game. Tom’s parents were real “born again” Christians, and I too had known the Lord Jesus as my Saviour for some time, and had been brought up in a Christian home.
One day coming out of the house I saw Tom coming up the road. “Where are you going?” I called out.
“Up to see the ball game,” he replied.
“Well, I’m going by that way myself,” I said, and so we went along together.
Outside the ball park entrance, I said to him, “Tom, has it ever occurred to you that your folks would be so glad to see you come to the Lord and seek to please Him. Do you know that the Saviour loves you, and did you ever think how He bore you sins in His own body on the tree?” Then I also gave him John 3:1616For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. (John 3:16) as a text: “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”
We closed our eyes, bowed our heads and had a little prayer together, right there outside the ball park. It was then that dear Tom decided for Christ, and the light of the gospel shone into his young heart. He too had found the Saviour and such a look of happiness spread over his face as the joy of his salvation filled his soul. That was the beginning of days for Tom. Now he was truly saved and on his way to heaven.
ML 07/18/1965