IT was a happy time for Walter when the doctor said to him, “Walter, what would you say if I were to tell you that God is going to take you home soon?”
Brightly, with a smile he answered, “I shall say, ‘Thank God;’ not that I have a bit too much pain, not a bit. I was a regular heathen before I was taken sick; was I not, mother? But I have often thanked God for making me sick, and sending a Christian doctor. I am quite prepared to go. Jesus died for me and I long to see Him and be with Him.”
Soon after this Walter said, “Call in all those who are in the house to hear the good news. I wish to tell them, this is the happiest day of my life. I am soon going home.”
Dear children, do you know the Good Shepherd who gave His life for the sheep? If you were told that you were soon to die, could you say, “This is the happiest day of my life”?
The Apostle Paul said, “Having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better.” We cannot say this if we do not know Him as our Saviour.
ML 03/10/1918