“It was supper hour in the, steel plant where Jim and Joel worked together. Joe had just recently been converted, and Jim was surprised to see his friend take Bible from his pocket and read it as he ate his supper in the lunch room.
“Well, I never! What’s the matter with you? Are you going to die?” asked Jim.
“No, no, Jim,” replied Joe, “I hope I’m not going to die just yet—I’m only now beginning to live. I’ve been dead all these years—yes, dead in trespasses and sins; but I am I thankful to say I am now alive unto God, and He has for Christ’s sake forgiven my sins, and has taken I away my desire for drink, gambling, swearing, and everything that is bad.”
“Well, I never would have thought it,” went on Jim. “But I’m mighty glad, I am indeed. And if you can keep it up over the holidays, then I’ll come and get converted too!”
Through grace Joe’s faith never wavered, and Jim became more and more interested in the salvation of his soul. He went with Joe to the gospel meetings where he soon accepted the Lord Jesus as his Saviour, too. Now they were both happy together in the Lord, and by their consistent lives and testimony they were engaged in seeking to win others to the Saviour. “And he brought him to Jesus.
ML 08/11/1968