Only One Word
"This
is what
I think of your tracts!" growled a passenger standing by the rail of an
ocean liner. A Christian had offered him gospel literature which he
accepted
with a malicious scowl. Then with a flourish he tore the tract into
tiny
pieces, cradled them for a moment in his hand, and finally tossed them
over the
rail.
The
Christian went
away with a heavy heart, while the unbeliever headed for the ship's
bar. As he
lifted the intemperate glass to his lips, however, he noticed a small
piece of
paper hanging from his shirt. He pulled it off, inspected it, and
discovered it
was one piece of the discarded tract. Only one word appeared--"God."
The man turned the paper over and was startled to read, "eternity."
Those words pierced his soul. For hours he seemed to see them in
letters of
light--"God, eternity." Liquor would not chase them from his memory.
He tried gambling and dancing and conversation, but whatever he did,
and
wherever he went, the solemn words, "God" and "eternity"
haunted him. In desperation for relief he looked for the tract
distributor who
joyously led him into a redemptive relationship with God by which the
sinner
was brought into eternal life.
“WHAT DOES IT MEAN
TO
BE SAVED?”
QUESTION:
“WHAT DOES IT MEAN
TO BE SAVED?”
