ROGER had just been converted, he had trusted the Lord Jesus as his Saviour. Then he began to think of his family and friends. Alone he prayed that the Lord would save and bless them as He had himself. He also asked the Lord God to give him strength and courage to read the Bible with his family and pray. It was going to take a great deal of courage, but after a long struggle he decided to start that very evening.
That very night one of his friends, an unbeliever and thorough man of the world, paid him a visit. Roger was terribly embarrassed, but the Lord gave him courage not to wait until the next day to witness to his family.
After supper he opened his Bible. The family and company were astounded as he read a few verses and then knelt down to pray. Poor Roger trembled and he felt a great lump in his throat, so that all he could do was to stammer out a few words, “Lord—Lord—Lord—" with long pauses between. Then confused and ashamed he got up. His friend made no remark but bade him farewell.
Sometime afterward, much to Roger’s joy and shame, he received a letter from this same friend full of praise and thanksgiving, telling him that he had felt the Lord speaking that night at the supper table and that He was present in the room. There it was that he began to read the Bible and now he too could say that he was rejoicing in the Lord Jesus as his Saviour.
The Lord can bless the feeblest witness and overcome the adversary in a way that a well-polished sermon could not do. “For the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.” 1 Cor. 1:2525Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men. (1 Corinthians 1:25).
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