Jack Johnson had lived his whole lifetime without God. He resented anyone speaking to him about the Lord or his need of salvation. Now he was a very sick man, and it seemed he was nearing his end. Mr. Thomas, a Christian man who had prayed much for Jack, went to have a talk with him, but Jack would not see him.
“Very well then,” said Mr. Thomas to Jack’s wife, “I am going to get at him through the roof.”
Jack’s wife went back and told her husband what Mr. Thomas had said, and at first both were not a little puzzled as to what he meant. Jack pondered the matter for some days, and during that time he felt the Lord was speaking to him. Finally he sent for his Christian friend, who gladly came and talked to him about Jesus and his need of the Saviour.
Jack was thoroughly broken down. He confessed what a sinner he had been and asked the Lord to save him. The Lord Jesus never turned anyone away, and so Jack found Christ. Before he passed away he rejoiced to confess Jesus as his Saviour to his friends. His Christian friend had got at him at last through the roof.
ML-04/06/1980