A YOUNG friend of mine was very anxious to find Jesus as his Saviour. I had spoken to him several times about the way of salvation, and had quoted many passages of Scripture to him, but still he seemed in doubt and fear. However, one day he looked very bright and happy, so I said to him,
“John, when were you saved?”
“O!” he replied, “it was on that Sunday evening, when we sang,
‘Happy day, when Jesus washed my sins away.’”
Since then, whenever we sing that hymn his face always brightens up at the sweet remembrance which it brings to his mind.
You see, dear children, the joy of the one who knows his sins are washed away, is not only on that first “happy day,” but goes on through time and eternity.
I may never meet you on earth, but I should like to meet you in heaven, and that cannot be, unless you trust in Him now, and know for certain that His precious blood has cleansed you from your sins, and made you fit for the inheritance of the saints in light.
Jesus invites you. He says, “Come.” Will you go to Him now, and say from your heart,
“Jesus, I trust Thee to save my soul; I trust Thee now”? If this be true, you wilt gladly sing with us,
“Happy day, when Jesus washed my sins away.”
ML 10/26/1924