Nellie’s, Aunt Grace was a 1:14. believer in the Lord Jesus, and she often took tracts to the wounded soldiers in the hospital. There she spoke to them of the Saviour.
One Sunday afternoon she asked Nellie to go with her, and give out tracts. Now although Nellie’s father and mother and aunt were Christians, and she knew the way of salvation herself, she had never yet accepted the Lord Jesus as her Saviour. She thought, How can I give away tracts when I am not saved myself?
In one of the wards was a young soldier who had had his fingers blown off. Nellie noticed how bright and cheerful he was, notwithstanding his sufferings, and she knew it was because the Lord Jesus was his Saviour and Friend. As she looked at him a great longing came into her heart that she might know that she too was saved. Then and there, unknown to those around her, Nellie in simple faith took the Lord Jesus as her Saviour, and her heart was filled with peace and joy.
When they were outside the hospital, Nellie looked up at her aunt and said, “I’m saved, I took the Lord Jesus as my Saviour when I saw how happy that wounded soldier could be in spite of his suffering.” Then when she reached home, to the joy of her mother and father, she ran into the house, exclaiming, “Mother and Dad, the Lord Jesus saved my soul this afternoon.”
In the evening Nellie went with her parents to the gospel meeting. She was happier than she had ever been before, and after the service she openly confessed the Lord Jesus to some of her friends.
At the end of the meeting they sang the well-known hymn,
“Just as I am — without one plea,
But that Thy blood was shed for me,
And that Thou bidst me come to Thee:
O Lamb of God I come!
“Just as I am—and waiting not
To rid my soul of one dark blot,
To Thee, whose blood can cleanse each spot,
O Lamb of God, I come!
“Just as I am—Thou wilt receive,
Wilt welcome, pardon, cleanse, relieve;
Because Thy promise I believe,
O Lamb of God, I come!
“Just as I am—Thy love, I own,
Has broken every barrier down;
Now to be Thine, yea, Thine alone,
O Lamb of God, I come!
Nellie sang the well-known words from her heart for the first time. They had a new meaning to her now.
Perhaps there are some among our readers who are like Nellie. They know how to be saved, but they have never accepted the Lord Jesus for themselves. Do not linger, but now while you are young, take Christ as your Saviour, and receive from His loving hand the pardon He is offering you.
ML 02/26/1961