A Japanese Christian convert, speaking to his countrymen, said, “Believing that Jesus died will not save anybody, it is just a fact of history; believing that Jesus died for me, will save anybody; that is an act of faith.”
Which is it with you, dear young reader, a fact of history, or an act of faith?
“All the fitness Christ requireth
Is to feel your need of Him.”
“I never thought it have made me so happy to belong to, Jesus,” were the words of a dear young girl who has only lately tasted the joy of being the Lord’s. We are all living at a very solemn time. Would it not make you very happy to know that you were safe, quite, quite safe? Would you not he glad to be able to say,
“No bomb or shell can o’er me burst
Without my God permits it first;
Then let my heart be kept in peace—
His watchful care will never cease.
“No bomb above, no mine below
Shall cause my heart one pang of woe:
The Lord of Hosts encircles me,
He is the Lord of earth and sea.”
Decide for Christ today. There is no time to lose. On every hand Bible-loving, Bible-reading Christians agree in believing that the return of the Lord is very near. Christ is as really coming to claim His own, as in lowly grace He came long ago to be the babe in Bethlehem’s manger. Then those who have fallen asleep in Jesus will be raised, and His living saints changed. Those who are not taken to glory will be left for judgment. In which company will YOU be found?
“Soon that voice will cease its calling,
Now it speaks, and speaks to thee,
Sinner, heed the gracious message,
To the blood for refuge flee.
Take salvation—
Take it now, and happy be.”
ML 11/08/1936