A man who had a great passion for hunting was examining a house which he was moving into. When in one of the upstairs rooms he noticed scratched on the window the words, “Prepare to meet thy God.”
He staggered and for the first time in his life, he trembled and cried out, “Lord, have mercy on me! Save me!”
After much distress of soul one day he saw a notice that a well-known evangelist was to preach the gospel that evening in a town, and he rode sixteen miles to hear him. The text was, “Come unto Me all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”
“Doubtless,” said the preacher, “there are some here weighed down with sin and misery, and wanting rest.” (At the same time pointing here and there.) “Have you tried the blood—the blood of Jesus Christ, which cleanseth from all sin?”
Stricken in his conscience, the man was melted under this appeal, and he saw Christ had shed His blood for him. Soon he was filled with joy and peace in believing.
ML-10/01/1978