A young man, who had been a leader of gaiety among the many of the places in which he lived, came to a Bible reading through the persuasion of a friend. The Word of God went like an arrow to his heart, but stifling the rising conviction, he rose from his knees to saunter to an adjacent saloon, where several young men had assembled for their evening revelry.
His talent for singing made him doubly welcome there. In the midst of singing an idle song, the words vanished from his memory. Every effort to recall them failed. He could only remember the words of a hymn which was sung at that solemn meeting where he had been just a short time before.
A mind at “perfect peace” with God;
O, what a word is this!
A sinner reconciled through blood;
This, this indeed is peace!
Hurriedly he left his friends, and hastened homewards. In the cool night air, and beneath the quiet sky, he poured out his heart in prayer, confessing to God his sinfulness, and longing for peace. God heard the cry of that poor, distressed soul, and his heart was turned to the Saviour. From that night, this young man rejoiced in the Lord Jesus Christ, and had the joy of telling his worldly friends of his happiness in knowing now that his many sins were all washed away in the Saviour’s blood. He, through grace, could say, My former pleasures seem as nothing now, compared to the joy of knowing that the Saviour of sinners is my Saviour, and has pardoned me, and loves me.
God grant, dear ones, this joy may he yours, without the wasting of another day. You may never have another opportunity of hearing of a Saviour’s love.
God’s love in Christ we see—
“Yet there is room!”
Greater it could not be—
“Yet there is room!”
His only Son He gave;
He’s willing now to save
All who in Him believe—
“Yet there is room!”