Mr. Clark was walking through a very poor district in one of the big cities of England. Here and there along the street there were men and women selling fruits and vegetables from little hand-pulled carts. But one of them specially caught the eye of Mr. Clark. There was nothing very unusual about the barrow, or the apples that were being sold. But there was something quite unusual about the happy face of the apple man.
Everyone who stopped to buy was offered a little gospel tract, and every boy or girl who passed by was offered a Sunday school paper. Now Mr. Clark loved the Lord Jesus, so he was interested in what this man was doing, and stepped up to him for a chat.
“Those are fine apples you have, sir. I would like to buy a pound.”
Quickly the man put a full pound in a bag and handed it to Mr. Clark. “And now, sir, would you please accept this little paper? It tells of the love of the Lord Jesus Christ.”
Gladly Mr. Clark accepted the tract and then shook hands warmly with the apple man. “I’m so glad to know that you love the Lord Jesus. He is my Saviour too. And I hope you never get discouraged giving away these tracts.”
“Sir, I have not known the Lord very long, and it was my little daughter Carrie that first told me of Jesus. I was a careless, godless man, but somehow our little Carrie started ping to Sunday school, and it wasn’t long till she was singing hymns at home and telling us of the Saviour’s love. And of course, she was always begging me to come to the gospel meeting with her. Just to please her, sir, I went one night, and that very night I found out what a sinner I was, and the Lord Jesus saved my soul. Now it is my joy to speak a word to others as they pass by or as they buy my apples.”
Maybe your name isn’t Carrie, but if the Lord Jesus is your Saviour, what a happy thing it would be to lead others to Him. Carrie led her father to Jesus, and he was leading others. But first you must know Jesus Christ as your own Saviour. Do accept Him now.
“One of the two which heard John speak, and followed Him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother. He first findeth his own brother,... and he brought him to Jesus.” John 1:40-4240One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother. 41He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ. 42And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone. (John 1:40‑42).
ML 03/25/1956