It was about ten years ago when a poor old Chinese woman stood at the door of a gospel hall in a town of China. On her old wrinkled face was an expression of sadness and despair. The lady missionary asked her to come in, and there she heard the glad tidings for the first time in her life. She continued to come regularly to all the meetings and before long her sad expression disappeared.
But what was her sorrow? She had lost her husband and five children, and then the only surviving son, who had supported her by turning a hand mill to grind corn for the neighbors, had also died. Mrs. Kao, for that was her name, was too old and feeble to turn the heavy stone mill. She had no income, no one to care for her, and she was even turned out of her little house since she was now unable to pay rent. Through coming to the gospel meetings, she learned about the Saviour who loved her and died for her upon the cross. She learned how He has opened the door to heaven to all those who receive Him as their Saviour, and by and by the peace of God changed that sad face into a happy one.
As one of God’s children she proved that her heavenly Friend did not leave her nor forsake her. He was always able to feed her and provide a place for her to live. She was such a happy, thankful Christian and always brought half a dozen children from her neighborhood with her to the meetings. But she was getting more feeble, and one day, while going home from a visit to her missionary friend, she became dizzy and lost her sense of direction. She wandered about until dark and then fell into a deep ditch. The next morning someone helped her out and she continued to wander about, till toward evening a neighbor found her, far away from where she lived, and brought her home. Everybody was so glad to see her again. But she was never well again and after a month went peacefully home to be with the Lord. God took her away just before the town had to suffer much through civil war and famine.
Even though we may have many trials and sorrows in this world, dear reader, all those who have taken the Lord Jesus as their Saviour know that He makes all things work together for good to those who love God (Romans 8:2828And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. (Romans 8:28)), and even death itself is ours. “The sting of death is sin,” 1 Cor. 15:5656The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. (1 Corinthians 15:56), but since our sins have been washed away in the precious blood of Christ, we have nothing to fear. Death only takes the believer from this world of sorrow to be forever with the Lord. Even though the believer will pass through death (if the Lord does not come in his lifetime), yet he does not taste death at all, for the Lord Jesus said:
ML 04/04/1954