An elderly lady, who had been deeply concerned about her lost condition, was invited to my mother’s home where some Christians had planned to spend the evening reading the Word of God. After the meeting was over, our aged friend spoke up.
“I want to be saved. I have to know Jesus tonight,” she said.
There was a silence for a moment, and then one of the Christians present said to her, “Do you believe that the Bible is God’s Word?”
“Yes, I do.”
“Do you believe that the Lord Jesus died for you and wants to save you?”
“O yes. I do believe that He died for me; but I’m a sinner and I want to know that He is my Saviour — I want to know tonight!” She was nearly in tears.
“Do you believe that He is the Son of God?”
“Yes, yes!” she answered. “I believe all that, but I just want to know that He is my Saviour.”
The Christian then asked her to open her Bible and follow the words as he read to her John 5:2424Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life. (John 5:24). She followed closely as the precious words were read: “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth My word, and believeth on Him that sent Me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.”
“Do you mean that I have everlasting life if I just believe?” she asked in surprise.
“That is what it says,” was the reply.
“Then I am saved!” she exclaimed, and her once sad heart was now overflowing with joy.
We were all overjoyed along with her, and thanked the Lord for giving this aged friend peace in her soul. Her happiness continued and she loved to tell others about her Saviour. But she had one regret and that was that she had not come to Jesus with her heavy load of sins when she was a young girl.
A few years after this night she passed on to be with Christ—the blessed One she loved and longed to see.
ML 11/22/1959