There must have been hundreds of people in the railroad station when I entered the waiting room, but among them all my attention was drawn to a distinctive figure seated on the front row of benches.
He was an old Indian chief dressed in a feathered headdress, beaded buckskin tunic ornamented with fur and dyed porcupine quills, and deerskin moccasins. Two braids of hair hung down over his shoulders, and his weather-beaten face was wrinkled with age. A station attendant told me that the chief was almost a hundred years old.
The longer I watched, the more fascinated I became and when I saw the seat beside him was empty, I slipped over to have a chat with the old man. He seemed pleased that I took an interest in him and told me many interesting stories about his long and eventful life. However, I wondered whether the old man had any hopes for eternity, and finally I gathered the courage to ask him.
"Chief," I said in his ear, "Has anyone ever spoken to you about the Lord Jesus Christ?"
"Jesus!" he exclaimed. "Jesus! Yes, I know Him! He is the Door. Jesus said, 'I am the Door,' and 'No man cometh unto the Father but by Me."'
Then to my amazement the old Indian began to tell me of God's wonderful plan of salvation and how a sinner must repent of his sins and be born again before he can ever enter heaven. At the mention of the words "born again" I ventured another question, this time with more confidence. "Chief, when were YOU born again?"
His face lit up and he replied with enthusiasm, "Over fifty years ago, and Jesus did it!"
In the past, Indians were often regarded as heathens who knew little of Christianity and looked forward only to reaching their "Happy Hunting Grounds" at death. Yet here was an old chief who knew more about God's great plan of salvation than many people who consider themselves good Christians and who would be offended if called a "heathen." He knew that he was BORN AGAIN. Can you say the same?
If you have a desire to be saved from your sins and made fit to dwell in God's presence, why not come to the Savior now, trust Him and receive -Him as your own? In doing so you will become a child of God and your heart can rejoice in the assurance of the forgiveness of all your sins.