Fanny Crosby loved sharing the Gospel with anyone who would listen. In 1869 she penned the words to “Rescue the Perishing.” When asked about the song, she explained, “It was written following a personal experience at the New York City Bowery Mission.” She went on to explain that she would go one night a week to talk to “her boys.”
One night while speaking to them, she kept having the thought that there was a boy present who had wandered away from his mother and must be rescued that night, or he would be eternally lost. She made a plea to each boy that was there that night. At the end of the service, one of the young men came forward and said, “Did you mean me, Miss Crosby? I promised my mother to meet her in Heaven, but as I am now living that will be impossible.” She prayed with him and led him to Christ. As they finished, he said, “Now I am ready to meet my mother in Heaven, for I have found God.”
Source: Amazing Grace: 366 Inspiring Hymn Stories for Daily Devotions, Kenneth Osbeck
So how is it with you? Do you know beyond a shadow of a doubt that you will meet your loved ones in heaven? Have you received Christ as your Savior? If so, what are you doing to win others? Fanny Crosby could have used her blindness as an excuse to not serve God, but she didn’t. None of us can do everything, but all of us could do something. What we do could make the difference between heaven and hell for someone. You might not be able to compose songs, but you could tell someone about Jesus. Will you? – HDS
David Stone
Lakeway Baptist Church
Humble,TX
Sent by David Stone on Tuesday, September 2 at 5:03AM
