Mr. Brewster was building a road to the top of a mountain. The sides of the mountain were very steep and rocky. Some experienced road builders thought that it would be impossible to plow a road from the bottom all the way to the top, so Mr. Brewster knew that the job would be difficult and dangerous. Each morning before going to work, the family would pray that the Lord would keep him and his two sons safe as they worked on the mountain.
Most of the work was done with a huge bulldozer. The work moved along quite well until they were almost to the top. Then one day the earth beneath the outside track of the bulldozer let go, causing the big machine to slip and hang dangerously over the side. Then it began to slide down the side of the mountain. Mr. Brewster looked up to God his Father in heaven and asked for help with this dangerous situation.
In the time that followed, Mr. Brewster had the “ride of his life,” riding that big machine down the side of the steep mountain, praying as he had never prayed before! If the machine caught a rock just right it would flip end over end, or if it slid sideways it would roll over and over down the mountain. Either way, it would have meant certain death for Mr. Brewster. Once the machine started down, it would continue to speed downward for a long distance. There would be no stopping it!
The most reassuring thing about this frightening experience was that Mr. Brewster knew the Lord Jesus as his own personal Saviour. By that we mean he knew that all his sins were washed away in the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ. He was ready to meet God.
The second thing that is so wonderful is that since he knew Jesus as his own Saviour, he could cry out to God as his Father for help, knowing that He would hear him.
We wonder, boys and girls, if some tragedy were suddenly to face you, would you be ready to meet God? We hope so! But first you must know the Lord Jesus as your Saviour. Oh, how important it is to know that your sins are all forgiven. Only “the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanseth us from all sin.” 1 John 1:77But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. (1 John 1:7). The Bible says, “Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved” (Rom. 10:1313For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. (Romans 10:13)), and, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved.” Acts 16:3131And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house. (Acts 16:31). If you haven’t done this yet, please don’t wait any longer! Call upon Him right now and accept Him as your own Saviour! Those who are saved also have God as their Father and can ask for His help every day in all of their activities.
God, who hears His children, heard Mr. Brewster’s voice and answered his prayer. Through the Lord’s mercy, Mr. Brewster managed to ride that bulldozer all the way down to a safe stopping place. God, his Father, had kept him safe.
A verse from the Bible came to my mind when Mr. Brewster told me this story. I learned it from him 35 years ago when we were much younger. We were returning from a Bible conference together. It goes like this: “The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and He knoweth them that trust in Him.” Nahum 1:77The Lord is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him. (Nahum 1:7).
ML-06/14/1987