Mrs. Weston had a class of girls who gathered in her home each. Sunday afternoon. Most of the girls were the daughters of the farmers and shepherds about the country, and quite a number of them had been led to put their trust in the Lord Jesus. Mrs. Weston loved the girls, and prayed constantly that they might each one accept the Saviour. At the end of each class, she would always ask any who wished to talk further to please stay behind.
Dorothy had been listening very eagerly and quietly, and when all the other girls got up to leave, she closed her eyes and stayed right where she was. God had been speaking to her and had made her feel the load of her guilt and sin, and to see her need of a Saviour. When they were alone together, Dorothy asked with much earnestness,
“Mrs. Weston, you have told us about the Saviour receiving sinners, but will He take me as I am?”
“Indeed He will; Dorothy. His word says ‘Him that cometh to Me I will in no wise cast out.’ John 6:3737All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out. (John 6:37). And it also says, ‘Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners.’ I Timothy 1:15, Yes, Dorothy, Jesus takes sinners just as they are.”
“That’s grand then. That’s just what I need. I’ve tried to make myself into a Christian many times, and always failed. But if Jesus will take me just as I am, then I will let Him have me now.”
“Just as I am, without one plea, But that Thy blood was shed for me,
And that Thou bid’st me come to Thee
O Lamb of God, I come.”
ML 10/21/1951