Two men, walking in a park, were talking about conversion. One said he could not see that “whosoever” meant him. He was anxious about his soul, yet unable to trust in God’s Word. Its very simplicity baffled him. He would, if he had spoken his real thoughts, have said, “But surely I need something besides that!”
Presently in their walk they came to a board with the following words on it:
CAUTION!
Whosoever is found trespassing on
these flower beds will be prosecuted.
Said the Christian friend to the other, “You may go and trample on those beds, and do what you like.”
“Oh no, I may not! Don’t you see the notice?”
“Oh yes, I see the notice, but you just said that you did not see that ‘whosoever’ meant you. I cannot go, but you - you can go.”
“Ah, I see it now” was the reply. “ ‘Whosoever’ does mean me. ‘Whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.’ It does mean me and is a free, open invitation to everyone to come to Christ.”