One Sunday evening, at the close of a gospel meeting, a lady came up to me and said, “I can tell you your text of this night 34 years ago.”
“Really?” I replied, “What was it? Please tell me.”
“And the Lord said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark.” Gen. 7:11And the Lord said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation. (Genesis 7:1). You spoke from that text on the first of April 34 years ago, in this town, and on that night I was turned to the Lord. I did not find full peace until the next day, but my mind was made up, and I decided for Jesus that night.”
“And He has kept you ever since?”
“Ever since, and He will to the end.”
I remember the occasion when reminded of it, and also the deeply anxious lady to whom I spoke after that gospel meeting that night. But it was sweet after a lapse of 34 years to find that the incorruptible seed of God’s Word had brought forth such good fruit, as her happy face, and evident delight in the Lord indicated.
ML-09/24/1978