Word Pierces Hearts<\/b><\/p>\n
When evangelist John Wesley (1703\u20131791) was returning home from a service one night, he was robbed. The thief, however, found his victim to have only a little money and some Christian literature.<\/p>\n
As the bandit was leaving, Wesley called out, \u201cStop! I have something more to give you.\u201d The surprised robber paused. \u201cMy friend,\u201d said Wesley, \u201cyou may live to regret this sort of life. If you ever do, here\u2019s something to remember: \u2018The blood of Jesus Christ cleanses us from all sin!\u2019\u201c The thief hurried away, and Wesley prayed that his words might bear fruit.<\/p>\n
Years later, Wesley was greeting people after a Sunday service when he was approached by a stranger. What a surprise to learn that this visitor, now a believer in Christ as a successful businessman, was the one who had robbed him years before!<\/p>\n
\u201cI owe it all to you,\u201d said the transformed man.<\/p>\n
\u201cOh no, my friend,\u201d Wesley exclaimed, \u201cnot to me, but to the precious blood of Christ that cleanses us from all sin!\u201d<\/p>\n
Our Daily Bread, October 1, 1994<\/p>\n
Transforming Ability<\/b><\/p>\n
One of the most dramatic examples of the Bible\u2019s divine ability to transform men and women involved the famous mutiny on the \u201cBounty.\u201d Following their rebellion against the notorious Captain Bligh, nine mutineers, along with the Tahatian men and women who accompanied them, found their way to Pitcairn Island, a tiny dot in the South Pacific only two miles long and a mile wide. Ten years later, drink and fighting had left only one man alive\u2014John Adams. Eleven women and 23 children made up the rest of the Island\u2019s population.<\/p>\n
So far this is the familiar story made famous in the book and motion picture. But the rest of the story is even more remarkable. About this time, Adams came across the \u201cBounty\u2019s\u201d Bible in the bottom of an old chest. He began to read it, and the divine power of God\u2019s Word reached into the heart of that hardened murderer on a tiny volcanic speck in the vast Pacific Ocean\u2014and changed his life forever. The peace and love that Adams found in the Bible entirely replaced the old life of quarreling, brawling, and liquor. He began to teach the children from the Bible until every person on the island had experienced the same amazing change that he had found. Today, with a population of slightly less than 100, nearly every person on Pitcairn Island is a Christian.<\/p>\n
From Signs of the Times, August, 1988, p. 5.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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