RECENTLY a Christian who had served his Lord for many years lay dying in a hospital in Ontario. It was late in the evening and when the beautiful young nurse on duty that night came to give him a sleeping capsule, he was reading a greeting card received from a friend that day. The message on the card was woven around the coming of the Lord Jesus — "that blessed hope."
"Listen to this, nurse," he said, and he read to her the greeting, "He's coming again! Wouldn't it be grand if He should come tonight?" Then he added gently,
"Nurse, if the Lord should come tonight, would you be ready?"
With a catch in her voice, she replied, "No, I'm afraid I would not."
He then told her simply and faithfully from the Bible how she could be ready — by simply trusting in the Lord who had died to redeem her upon the cross. He then drifted into a deep sleep.
But God who never slumbers nor sleeps continued the good work begun that evening, and when morning came the patient was aroused by the nurse just before she went off duty. Softly, she whispered, in his ear,
"I'm ready now!"
During the night, while others slept, "she met Jesus at the crossroads" of her life; and before day dawned she had made her choice and received Jesus by faith into her heart as Saviour and Lord.
Wise, happy girl! And wise, happy man that showed her the way, for "He that winneth souls is wise, (Prov. 11:3030The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise. (Proverbs 11:30)). Shortly after this the Lord took his servant home to the happy land where "There is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth." Luke 15:1010Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth. (Luke 15:10).
Messages of the Love of God 3/30/1975