Mr. Rick and his son Todd were putting a new roof on old Mr. Williams’ house. A fire had destroyed the old roof and part of the kitchen.
One day while working there, Mr. Rick noticed an open Bible on the table, and so he asked Mr. Williams if he knew the Lord Jesus as his Saviour. “Yes,” was the reply. “I’ve known Him now for many years.” Mr. Rick asked him how he came to accept the Lord Jesus as his Saviour. Mr. Williams told him his story.
“You see, I had seven boys. These boys were not my own, but I was a foster parent to them. I never did marry, not that I didn’t try. When I was a young man I was engaged to be married to a lovely girl. Her name was Ruth, but just four days before the wedding she was killed in an automobile accident. And then a few years later I met another wonderful girl, Lucy. We were engaged to be married, but one day, yes, just one day before our wedding she too was killed in an automobile accident. I decided after those two heartbreaking occasions I wouldn’t try to get married. Instead I decided to help homeless boys! Now these boys - I had seven in all - were a bit on the rough side as they came from rough backgrounds, but I wanted to love these boys and give them a good home.
“One evening we were eating dinner and somehow we got talking about religion. Gary, who talked the most, said, ‘Let’s go get us a Bible after dinner!’ And so that’s what we did. We came home from the store with a Bible and started reading it that night, and one by one we were all saved! Now I am an old man, but these seven boys love the Lord Jesus and today are teaching their own children and others about Christ.”
It doesn’t matter if you are from a home where you hear about the Lord Jesus and His love for sinners, or if you are from a home that doesn’t even have a Bible. The Lord Jesus is seeking you just the same! He loves you and died on the cross for you. He wants to wash away your many sins and is now knocking on your heart’s door - won’t you let Him in? “Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear My voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with Me” (Revelation 3:2020Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me. (Revelation 3:20)).
Will you let Him save you from your sins?
ML-05/04/1997