"I'm Greatly Concerned About Your Soul." — John Shaqi
"I'm Greatly Concerned About Your Soul."M. A. C.
Religion
"I'm Greatly Concerned About Your Soul."
M. A. C.
Conversion -- Christianity
_Mr. R—_. “After I had left you the other day, I still kept pondering
over those words, ‘I’m greatly concerned about your soul,’ but still did
not feel very anxious myself. I was more struck with the idea of a
comparative stranger being so deeply anxious about what concerned me so
little. But I thought of what you had said, and I began to pray.
Suddenly a strange fear came upon me; I felt I was in danger, and needed
some one to rescue me. I continued almost agonizing in prayer, ‘Lord,
save, or I perish;’ and as I prayed, He who stilled the tempest, also
stilled the tumult within my heart and gave me peace. I felt Him to be
near unto me, and even as Jacob did, I wrestled for a blessing. I sought
my bible, and then the whole plan of salvation became clear unto me, and
_now_ I want to begin to serve my Maker with all my power.”
Time passed on, and each day that once sceptical man grew in grace, and
in the knowledge of his Saviour; he became an earnest disciple, and went
about telling to the world around what a dear Saviour _he_ had found.
There we see an instance of how much good we may be the means of doing,
if we will only try. _Seven_ words were the means of arousing that man.
The most lengthy and eloquent discourse will often fail, but a few words
spoken in love and with earnest prayer for their success, may pierce the
hardest heart.
Unconverted reader! I’m greatly concerned about _your soul_. _How_ do
you intend to answer the questions put to you at the last day? How will
you dare to say, I _knew_ the way, but I _would not_ walk in it? Do you
ever think of the future? do you remember that there _must be_ an end to
your life, and that you _must_ live again either in happiness or misery?
Oh! stop and think; ere you leap the fatal precipice, pray for mercy! and
remember that you _may_ live without Christ, but _how_ will you _die_
without Him?
Let me tell you again “I’m _greatly_ concerned about _your soul_,” and
earnestly pray that our Heavenly Father will, ere it is too late, make
you concerned about your own soul.
M. A. C.
* * * * *
_Price_ 4_d._ _per_ 100.—3_s._ _per_ 1000.
4_s._ _per thousand_, _post free_, _by Samuel Jarrold_, _Norwich_.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
Reviews
Reviews
No reviews yet
Be the first to share your thoughts on this work.
Join the Discussion
Join the discussion
Sign in to leave a comment or review.
Sign InorCreate an account