A YOUNG MINER named Davie was lately converted. He worked in the pit among a lot of godless young fellows. The day after his conversion he took his Bible with him to the pit. He was met with a volley of abuse by the ungodly young men as they gathered in a group to play cards. They invited him to take a “hand” as he had done before.
“I’ve changed my master,” said the young miner, “and if you are not ashamed to own your master, neither am I to own mine.” So he sat down a little way off from the group to read his Bible by the light of his lamp. When they saw that he was determined to “stick to his colors” they let him alone. In a short time a number of them gathered around Davie to hear him read the Word aloud, and God blessed it to the conversion of several of them.
Never be ashamed of Christ. The servants of the devil are not ashamed to own their master. Why should those who are the servants of Christ?
ML-01/19/1964