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Dr. John Hunter Torchbearers’ Fellowship England
W hat a privilege it has been to visit a number of missionary fields! It was amazing, as an example, to see the refugee work going on in Hong Kong. Large areas are being cleared, areas of waste water filled in as preparations are made to accom modate people. Here in Hong Kong Island and Kowloon on the mainland, area of four by three miles, are more than four and a half million people. Day by day there are many who struggle to freedom across the boun dary to seek a home in Hong Kong. The city at its worst is much better than China itself at its best. Here are individuals, as well as families who have fled from terror and per secution. They have found a new home and a place of rest. This reminds me of the words of the Lord Jesus Christ. He told His faithful followers, “Let not you r heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you unto my self; that where I am, there ye may be also.” The Saviour is now pre paring a place for each one of us. While He doesn’t tell us what the home is like, He does give us wonder ful assurance. Do you know where you are going when you die? Recently, while in S a i g o n , I watched a Buddhist funeral. There was the priest in front of the proces sion with the gongs and other weird instruments to scare away the evil spirits. It was most difficult to watch the mourners. There was a sad pathe tic look on their faces, for they seemed devoid of hope. If you come to the Lord Jesus
Christ as Saviour, and as a sinner acknowledge your belief in Him, you will have eternal life. Would you like Jesus Christ to say these words to you, “Let not your heart be trou bled: ye believe in God, believe also in me?” You know, it is a terrible thought to go out into the darkness. What hopelessness! Do you have vi sions of going to hell to receive all the punishment and suffering of hell ? This is the tragedy of darkness. You don’t have to live with this. Come right now to Jesus Christ. He will not only forgive your sins but also give you peace and joy in this world, and the knowledge of a new home in heaven. It’s like these people who struggle across the border to Hong Kong, hoping to find a resting place. They find such a little room and pro tection from the storms of life. If you know the Lord, He says He will be there to meet and receive you. I don’t care who you are, wherever you may be, rich or poor, educated or uneducated, man or woman, boy or girl. Jesus Christ makes this free offer, “Whosoever will may come;” “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” He means not only rest in this world but also rest in the world to come. This can’t be inherited or pur chased. It can’t be won. Take the free gift that God offers you in the Lord Jesus Christ. Come as a sinner to the cross and believe that Jesus Christ died for you. You can say, “Lord Jesus, I don’t understand it, but I don’t have to. I know I am a sinner, and dear Lord, I want for giveness and a home in heaven. I want to know where I am going when I die.” Open your heart and receive Him. May God bless you for this act of faith and love. 11
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