5424<\/b> Ol\u2019 Man Kline<\/b><\/p>\n
A certain Mr. Kline, discouraged, defeated, and convinced that life just wasn\u2019t worth living because no one cared for him, walked past a church one Sunday evening when services were in progress. As the congregation sang he caught the strains of that familiar hymn: \u201cSaved by grace alone, this is all my plea. Jesus died for all mankind, and Jesus died for me.\u201d<\/p>\n
His hearing, however, was not very good, so when the congregation came to the words, \u201cJesus died for all mankind,\u201d he thought they sang, \u201cJesus died for ol\u2019 man Kline.\u201d \u201cWhy\u201d, he said, \u201cthat\u2019s me!\u201d Stopping in his tracks, he turned and entered the small auditorium. There he heard the simple message of the Gospel as the minister presented the good news that Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners. Mr. Kline believed and was saved. <\/p>\n
\u2014Richard De Haan<\/p>\n
5425<\/b> The Word \u201cWhosoever\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n
I thank God for that word \u201cwhosoever.\u201d If God had said there was mercy for Richard Baxter, I am so vile a sinner, that I would have thought he meant some other Richard Baxter; but, when he says whosoever, I know that includes me, the worst of all Richard Baxters. <\/p>\n
\u2014Baxter<\/p>\n
5426<\/b> Many Not Any<\/b><\/p>\n
Lady Huntington was a Christian well-known to others during the time of the revival that swept England in the nineteenth century. She was once asked how she, one of the country\u2019s noblewomen, had been converted. She replied: \u201cBy one letter.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHow is that? By one letter?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes,\u201d she answered, \u201cIn God\u2019s Word, I Corinthians 1:26, it says: \u201cNot many noble are called.\u201d That \u201cm\u201d saved my soul; for if He had said, \u201cNot any noble,\u201d I must have been damned. So God blessed the little letter \u201cm\u201d before \u201cany\u201d to the salvation of my soul.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2014Al Bryant<\/p>\n
5427<\/b> If This Book Is Right \u2026 <\/b><\/p>\n
It is said of old Edwin Rushworth, who, having been a skeptic all his life, resolved to read for an hour a day the book that he had so long derided. \u201cWife,\u201d he said, as he looked up from his first perusal, \u201cif this book is right, we are all wrong!\u201d He continued his readings for another week. \u201cWife,\u201d he exclaimed at the end of that time, \u201cif this book is right, we are lost!\u201d He went on reading with more avidity than ever. \u201cWife!\u201d he said earnestly a few nights later, \u201cif this book is right, we may be saved!\u201d And they were! And in entering the Kingdom of Heaven, they left all their \u201cifs\u201d behind them. <\/p>\n
\u2014The Fiery Crags<\/i><\/p>\n
5428<\/b> What Kind of Sinners In Church? <\/b><\/p>\n
The church of which Mr. Samuel Colgate, the great American businessman, was a member, entered into an agreement to make special prayer for the conversion of sinners. For some days they prayed earnestly. <\/p>\n
One day applicants for church membership were invited to present themselves. A woman came forward. Heartbroken, she told her story of what a sinner she had been and how God had forgiven her for Christ\u2019s sake, and she wished to slip into a corner of the church and have the fellowship of God\u2019s people as she made the start for Heaven. <\/p>\n
The silence was oppressive. Then a member arose and moved that action on the application be postponed. Mr. Colgate arose and said in substance: \u201cI guess we made a blunder when we asked the Lord to save sinners. We did not specify what kind. I think we had better all ask God to forgive us for not specifying what kind of sinner we want saved. He probably did not understand what we wanted.\u201d They all saw the point. The woman was received into fellowship. <\/p>\n
\u2014Quiet Hour Echoes<\/i><\/p>\n
5429<\/b> Noah \u2026 Lot \u2026 Gideon<\/b><\/p>\n
Noah preached to the old world for a hundred years, but only eight souls were saved. Lot preached to the cities of the plain, but only three souls were chosen from them. Six hundred thousand men, besides women and children, passed through the Red Sea, but only two entered the Promised Land. Gideon went to fight the Midianites with 32,000 men, but only 300 were allowed to participate in the victory. \u201cMany are called but few chosen.\u201d<\/p>\n
5430<\/b> Start With Individual Problems<\/b><\/p>\n
In the year 1939, just before the Second World War broke upon the world, a woman visited Dr. C. G. Jung of Switzerland and began to tell him of her personal difficulties and problems; then she paused and said, \u201cDr. Jung, I can\u2019t understand how a man like you has time to listen to our petty problems. An individual seems so insignificant with the whole world sliding toward an abyss.\u201d Dr. Jung paused a moment thoughtfully and then said, \u201cBut you see, the world\u2019s problems begin with the individual.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2014N.A.S.S.P. Bulletin<\/i><\/p>\n
5431<\/b> Sheepherder\u2019s Request For \u201cA\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n
A Montana sheepherder wrote a strange request to a Chicago radio station. He lived a lonely life with his dog, four thousand sheep, a battery radio, and an old violin. He loved to listen to the symphony orchestra and wished he could play along with it in the parts that he knew. Unfortunately, his violin was out of tune. He asked, \u201cSome time before you start the next program, would you have the orchestra play A for me?\u201d<\/p>\n
Just before the next Chicago Symphony broadcast, thousands of listeners heard these words: \u201cThe orchestra will now play A for a sheepherder in Montana.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2014Selected<\/p>\n
5432<\/b> President And Garbagemen<\/b><\/p>\n
Just before Christmas in 1974, four Paris garbage collectors were working along the Avenue Marigny behind the Elysees Palace when their truck was stopped by a policeman who told them they were being offered breakfast by President Valery Giscard d\u2019 Estang. The President gave each garbageman a Christmas present of a turkey and a bottle of champagne, and wished them an enjoyable day (Jer. 52:31\u201333). <\/p>\n
\u2014Prairie Overcomer<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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