"I have missed eternal life. I always intended to become a Christian some day, but I thought I had plenty of time, and put it off." The doctor, who was himself a Christian man, said: "It is not too late. Call on God for mercy." "No; I have always had a great contempt for a man who repents when he is dying; he is a miserable coward. If I were not sick, I would not have a thought about my soul, and I am not going to insult God now." The doctor spent the day with him, read to him out of the Bible, and tried to get him to lay hold of the promises. The young man said he would not call on God, and in that state of mind he passed away. Just as he was dying the doctor saw his lips moving. He reached down, and all he could hear was the faint whisper: "_I have missed it at last!_" Dear friend, make sure that you do not miss eternal life at last. Choose Now A teacher had been relating to his class the parable of the rich man and Lazarus, and he asked: "Now, which would you rather be, boys, the rich man or Lazarus?" One boy answered, "I would rather be the rich man while I live, and Lazarus when I die." That cannot be. The Mansion Made Ready Once when I was traveling to a city there was a lady in the car with me. After I had reached the hotel where I was to stay, and had got comfortable quarters, she came, and said: "Oh, sir, I cannot get a room in this hotel; they are quite full! How ever did you manage to get a room?" "Easily enough," I replied; "I just telegraphed on before that I was coming, to have a room ready for me." And it is somewhat similar in regard to gaining admission to heaven. Your names must be sent on beforehand, and entered in its book, else you won't get in; but get your names inscribed on its pages, and then you won't be disappointed. God will have a mansion ready for you when you ascend to your heavenly home. When you come to its gates, the guardian angels will refer to the book of life to see if your name is there. If so, pass in; but if not, admittance will be inexorably refused. The Promise For All Every one of God's proclamations is connected with that word "whosoever"--"whosoever believeth," "whosoever will." I think it was Richard Baxter said he thanked God for that "whosoever." He would a good deal rather have that word "whosoever" than Richard Baxter; for if it was Richard Baxter, he should have thought it was some other Richard Baxter who had lived and died before him; but "whosoever" he knew included him.