“I have traveled from end to end of this country, seeing all that is to be seen, and still I am not satisfied,” said a young tourist as we sat together.
“I do not wonder at that,” I replied, “for that is exactly what a wealthy and wise king said three thousand years ago, after he had seen a great deal more than you or I have ever seen.”
“Is that so?” asked the young tourist quite astonished.
“Yes, here are the words of the great king Solomon: ‘All things are full of labor; man cannot utter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing. I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.’ Eccl. 1:8, 148All things are full of labor; man cannot utter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing. (Ecclesiastes 1:8)
14I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit. (Ecclesiastes 1:14). You will never be truly satisfied,” I said, “until you ‘Behold the Lamb of God, which tath away the sin of the world!’ This is the greatest of all sights—greater than anything in this world, and all who see Him by faith, are both saved and satisfied.”
The young tourist replied as we parted, “I wish that were so with me.”
Dear reader, it can be so with you, though I cannot tell you any more about that young tourist. You do not need to go on through life with a heavy heart, burdened with the sorrows of this poor world, and above all with your many sins. It is sin that has spoiled everything in this world, but God has declared that it can never enter heaven. If you would be there, you must have your sins taken away, and there is only One who can do this.
The blessed Lord Jesus died for you, and He is able to put away every sin in His precious blood. He is able and willing to do it today.
ML 07/11/1954