JHWANI DAS was a highway robber in India. One day he held up and robbed a native Christian teacher. Part of the loot he took was a book containing portions of the Bible. He took the Book home and his son, who was a school boy, asked for it. One day Jhwani Das asked his son to read to him from this Book. The boy opened the Bible at random, and his eye chanced to fall on the Book of Numbers chapter 32, verse 23 “Be sure your sin will find you out.”
No sooner had his father heard this verse read to him than he began to tremble and show great fear. His son asked him what was the matter, but he got no answer. Later on, the father took the Book himself and began to read, and came again upon this very same verse: “Be sure your sin will find you out.”
Convicted of his sins, and fearful of coming punishment, he read further on in the Old Testament and then in the New. He learned of Christ the Saviour who came into the world to save sinners from their sins. Das then went to the mission station at Budaon. There he learned more fully of how, great sinner though he was, God loved him, and Jesus died for him. He believed, was baptized, and for the rest of his days on earth he lived a consistent Christian life.
“BE SURE YOUR SIN WILL FIND YOU OUT.” It does not say, “Men will find your sins out,” no, though they do find out a good many of them; but whether men find them out or not, sin and its penalty will find us out.
Let us turn to another verse, Proverbs 28:1313He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy. (Proverbs 28:13), and read: “He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.”
Two things must be done: Confess, forsake. Have you, dear reader, confessed to God, and do you know the peace that comes with having your sins forgiven? If so He will give you strength to live and shine for Jesus in your life.
ML-08/17/1969