Daily devotion – drifting in danger
Most of you know the story and tragedy of the sinking of the Titanic. The British passenger liner on her maiden voyage which sank in the North Atlantic Ocean on the 15th April 1912. Of the estimated 2,224 passengers and crew aboard, more than 1,500 perished at sea.
On board that cruise was a Scottish preacher by the name of John Harper who was on his way to preach at Moody Church.
When the ship went down, Harper drifted into a young man holding onto a plank in the freezing waters. Harper said, “Young man, are you saved?” The young man answered, “No.”
Just then a wave separated the two men but after a few minutes they were within speaking distance, and again Harper called to him: “Has your soul made peace with God?” The young man said, “Not yet.”
Another wave came and overwhelmed John Harper, and he was seen no more. But the words “Are you saved?” kept ringing in the young man’s ears. Two weeks later the young man stood up in a youth meeting in New York, and told his story, “I am John Harper’s last convert.”
John Harper knew the value of a soul almost lost at sea. As a result, a young man discovered that the worth of his soul was eternal.
This is why the prophet Isaiah wrote,
“Seek the Lord while He may be found,
Call upon Him while He is near.
Let the wicked forsake his way,
And the unrighteous man his thoughts;
Let him return to the Lord,
And he will have mercy on him….
For He will abundantly pardon. – Isaiah 55:6-7
The question for you today is the same as to that young man drifting in the North Atlantic Ocean – “Are you saved? Has your soul made peace with God?”