One Sunday afternoon, a young mother was walking through the park with her only son, a child of six years. She kept very close to the boy, for she was totally blind, a poor widow too, with scarcely any comfort in life. She had lived outwardly a good life and felt that she did not have enough sins to worry about. She did not know the Saviour who brings joy and satisfaction to troubled hearts.
In the park she heard the sound of preaching, and so with the help of her little son, she came nearer to the spot. She heard a loud voice proclaiming that Jesus Christ was only a man, and that the blood of Christ was utterly useless for salvation. The poor woman immediately turned away. Although she was trusting to her own good life, she did believe that Christ died upon the cross, but now, without Him, all her sins rose up before her. For the first time in her life, she felt herself to be a great sinner in the sight of a holy God, and she cried out in agony, “I must be lost! If there is no salvation in the blood of Christ, I must be lost!”
As she wandered miserably over the park, she heard the voice of another preacher, and again drew near, longing for a little comfort. This time she heard, not just another man’s opinion, but the Word of God. “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth My word, and believeth on Him that sent Me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.” John 5:2424Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life. (John 5:24). This verse was slowly repeated three times over, and these words were used of God to give the poor woman liberty. She heard and believed, and she received everlasting life. She knew now that Christ is the sent One of God, and that His precious blood had washed away her many sins.
That was three years ago, and ever since, she and her little son have been rejoicing in the love of God. Her trials are many, but she does rejoice in the Lord, and looks forward with joy to being with Him forever.
ML 10/11/1953