HIS LAST CONVERT

(These One A Days are added to each day}

If I asked you what you think of when you hear the word Titanic you will most likely reply tragedy.

But there is a story behind that story. On the cold dark night when that mighty ocean liner hit an iceberg, there was on board a Scottish preacher named John Harper.

Just before the ship slipped beneath the sea he jumped overboard, throwing himself out as far as he could. Alone in the darkness, his life preserver holding him up, he felt himself slowly freezing to death. And then he saw a shadowy figure bobbing not far away.

“Are you prepared to meet your God?” weakly shouted the preacher.

“No,” came back the simple reply.

And they began to talk and share their desperate time together.

John Harper, much older than the other man, spoke of how he had no fear of death, how his knowledge of Christ was giving him such solace. At last he died and the young man floated on alone in the terrible silence.

A year later in a church on a Sunday morn, the same young man, who had been picked up at sea along with the body of the dead preacher, looked out over the congregation and said, “I am John Harper’s last convert.”

There is an old saying that reads, “Where God builds a church, the Devil builds a chapel.” And yes, the challenge to us is quite obvious.

Have a friend visit my LIFE IS NOT WHAT IT BUT WHAT YOU MAKE IT site. Have them go to Google and where it says “Google Search” and type in “Wyrick’s Writings”

And, yes, if this site has met any of your needs just have them go to “Google Search” and type in “Neil Spiritual Vitamins”

And, yes, maybe they will back track a few weeks to read other of my musings.