TWO WEEKS ago we told you the story of the little blind girl, and of how an eminent surgeon performed an operation on her eyes and she was able to see for the first time in her life. This week we give you the very interesting and happy sequel to that story.
A well-known evangelist was holding gospel meetings in Baltimore, and one night he told the story of the little blind girl who was made to see. He went on to tell how the gentleman stood beside the three little girls at the shop window for some time and listened to their conversation. He said it was most interesting to hear them trying to describe the different articles to the blind child, but they found it a difficult task.
Said the evangelist: “That is just my position in trying to tell others about Christ. I may talk about Him, and yet they see no beauty in Him that they should desire Him. But if they will only come to Him, He will open their eyes and reveal Himself to them in all His loveliness and grace as a Saviour and Friend of sinners.”
There came to those meetings a man who did not believe in God and scoffed at the Bible. He believed that the stories the evangelist told were just made up. He came with the express purpose of trying to catch the evangelist in his remarks and intended to expose him in the newspapers.
After the meeting the infidel came to the evangelist and asked him where he got that story about the little blind girl. The evangelist said he had read it in the Boston paper. What was his surprise when the man told him that it had happened right there in the streets of Baltimore, and that he was the very man referred to in the story. It all made such an impression on him that he gave up all his infidel thoughts, humbled himself before God and accepted the Lord Jesus as his Saviour. He became a bright witness for Christ in the city where he lived.
How wonderful are the ways of God and how rich is His grace toward sinners who deserve nothing but judgment. He used a little blind girl in order to bring blessing to that man. The blind scoffer got his eyes opened to see in Jesus the “altogether lovely” One.
ML-04/16/1972