The Man Who Cursed on Calvary
Part 7
I went to my room and prayed for him.
The next evening I looked for him, but he did not appear.
Nor on the second evening, nor on the third.
But oh! the fourth night he came in just after the meeting had begun.
As he looked in at the door his eyes caught mine.
There was something about his face that told me a great change had occurred.
He walked boldly up the aisle, took a front seat, participated in the singing, and the moment an opportunity was given for testimony he was on his feet.
For an instant I dreaded his attempting to speak, as I thought that his tendency to stutter might make him confused, if not actually ridiculous.
But though he had difficulty with the first word or two, his stammering soon disappeared, and he spoke right on in a firm, clear voice.
I cannot reproduce his exact words, but I shall never forget the substance of his testimony.
He said something like this:
"My dear friends, I want to tell you tonight that after years of infidelity and unbelief, God has revealed Jesus Christ to me as my Saviour through the fifty-third chapter of the book of the prophet Isaiah, which I have read over and over and over again in the last few days and nights.
"I have passed through deep conviction because of my sins.
I felt as though I had sinned too greatly for God ever to forgive me, but tonight I am certain that He has forgiven all my sins through the merits of Jesus Christ.
