Pau Wa Shin lived in Hong Kong. A terrible storm, called a typhoon, swept over the island wrecking houses and ships and killing a great many people.
Pau was walking along the waterfront when all of a sudden a great whirling gust of wind caught him up and swept him into the sea. No one else nearby could swim, so it seemed as if poor Shin would drown.
However, an Englishman named Mr. Bevan, without stopping to think, dived into the surging waves and catching hold of poor Pau managed to bring him to the steps of the pier. Pau was little the worse for his adventure, but his rescuer was badly hurt by the rocks and the waves.
Pau was profoundly grateful to his great deliverer and made him a present of a beautiful silver cup. He also wrote him a letter. “Gentleman,” he said, “I owe my life to you. You are my savior. You saved my life at the risk of yours. I do not know how to express my gratitude. Myself and family are forever obliged to you for your great kindness and heroism.
“Please graciously accept this silver cup in token of my everlasting gratitude to you.-Yours ever gratefully, Pau Wa Shin.”
Pau was in danger of perishing, and, you, dear reader, if unsaved, are in danger of being eternally lost. Now the Lord Jesus came into the world to save that which was lost. He is the only Saviour, so that your only hope of salvation is through His work upon the cross where He died for sinners. Will you trust Him?
You can express your gratitude to Him for His love, even unto death, not by giving Him a cup, as Pau did to Mr. Bevan, but by accepting a cup.
In Psalm 116 David asked: “What shall I render unto the LORD for all His benefits toward me?” Then he answers this question: “I will take the cup of salvation.” This is the only way a sinner can thank the Lord Jesus for saving him. Then he can let others know what a Saviour Jesus is.
Do not be ashamed to confess His name.
ML-08/29/1976