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Do Not Let Jesus Pass By

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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jul 27, 1911

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 88, No. 30.

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Do Not Let Jesus Pass By

By Theo. C. Gardiner, D. D.

WHEN Jesus passed the gates of Jericho on his last journey to Jerusalem, Bartimaeus, the blind man, heard his footsteps, and quickly cried for help. The poor man did not know that his last opportunity was passing. If he had known, of course he would have improved it, even though others did try to keep him still. We never know when the last opportunity is passing, and many a poor soul has lost his last chance. Felix lost his when he sent Paul out of the judgment-hall. What a blessing it was that the blind man did not let Jesus pass by that day without calling for help! How glorious the world must have looked, and how bright the prospects, to one who had thus been brought from darkness to light! How much happier he must have been following Jesus “in the way,” than sitting as a blind beggar by the wayside.—Theo. C. Gardiner, D. D.