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He Had No Song
A lady asked me to go with her to see her husband, who was quite sick. After a few words about his bodily suffering, I asked him if he thought his suffering would end when his body yielded and death came.
"Well," said he, "I think my chances for getting to heaven are pretty good."
"Do you believe heaven is a reality?" I asked.
He said, "Yes."
"Is it true there is a hell?"
"Yes, I believe it," he replied.
"And you have a soul that will soon be in one of these places forever?"
"Yes," he said earnestly.
"You just now said you thought your chances for heaven were pretty good. You must have some reason
for such hope."
"Well, I have always been kind to my wife and children and have lived a good, normal life, and have not intentionally wronged any of my fellowmen."
"What kind of place do you think heaven is, and what do they do there?"
"Well, I think there is no sin nor sorrow there. It must be a happy place, and I think they sing there a good deal."
Turning to Revelation 1:5, I said, "Yes, they do sing there, and I will just read you one of the songs they sing: 'Unto Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood.' You see, they are praising their Saviour, the One who loved them and died for them. They have not a word to say about what they have done. It is all about what He has done."
"'By grace are ye saved, through faith, and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God. Not of works, lest any man should boast.' Ephesians 2:8,9."
"Now listen to this verse, which is another beautiful song they sing up there: 'Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us."
"Now suppose you were to go to heaven in the way you say, because you have been good to your family and so on. There would be one sinner in heaven who had never been washed from his sins in the precious blood of Christ, and you could not join in their songs of praise.
His head dropped and he was silent for a moment. He was now coming face to face with eternal realities, and his only reply was:"I never thought of that before."
"But God has," I replied, "and He has made provision for just such as you who believe they can get to heaven by their good works. He says,'Except a man be born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.' John 3:3. If heaven is a place where there is no sin, then no one will ever enter there who as not first been washed from his sins in the precious blood of Christ. Another song they sing up there is, 'Thou art worthy, for Thou wast slain and hast redeemed us to God by Thy Blood.' Revelation 5:9. Remember, my friend, there will be only one song of praise up there, and that will be unto Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood. "This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners."
"To-save-sinners," he repeated slowly.
"Yes," I said, "to save sinners. Not to help sinners to be saved, but to save sinners. He is not a helper, but a Saviour."
He did believe, and I left him that night with a hope based not on what he had done, but what the Lord Jesus Christ had done.
BY GRACE are ye saved through faith, and that not of yourself, it is the gift of God. (Ephesians 2:8,9.)
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